Can you even call yourself a Julia Roberts fan if you haven’t been to Mystic, Connecticut? I really think not.

Am I a huge JR fan? I mean, I never would have labeled myself as such, but well… I will always rewatch Sleeping With The Enemy if it comes on TV. Same with Pretty Woman. And of course My Best Friend’s Wedding. And she’s adorable in Steel Magnolias. Whoa, am I in love with her?? …I might be??

Regardless, the original plan was to simply go strawberry picking in Connecticut and then my friend Diana and I ended up eating at Mystic Pizza and exploring the small town. And it was lovely!

It’s such a nice little day trip idea from NYC, whether you like Julia Roberts or not. The pizza place itself was very quaint, the service was great and the food was absolutely just fine! Hahah, I’m not meaning for that to sound harsh at all, it was just very okay. (New York pizza has understandably made me quite a snob.)

They play the movie Mystic Pizza on a loop inside the restaurant, so I can only imagine how hard it is to work here, but it’s still very sweet considering the movie came out in 1988. Sort of insane, really. In a good way.

I’m not a huge beer drinker, but I do love trying whatever local beer is available because that always seems fun to me.

Other than eating here, we really just walked around the main part of the town, past the drawbridge, and into all of the little shops along the way. It was such a nice, relaxing way to spend a Saturday.

(I did watch the movie on Hulu when I got home and it was pretty good! Had I seen it before? Absolutely not a clue. Maybe I’m not JR’s #1 fan after all? This was quite a journey for me.)