Vermont
This past Memorial Day weekend,I spent in the rolling hills of Vermont. Our trip there was a nice and relaxing seven hour drive, except for the part where Melissa thought we were lost. She accidentally read the map wrong - turned out we weren't lost at all. But, in the dark winding rodes along route 22 with no street lights or signs of life (oddly eerie in the countryside when it's pitch black) anything can happen. It was honest mistake.
So we arrived close to midnight on Thursday, talked with my aunts a bit and then hit the sack. Here's a pic of the two beautiful women who welcomed me and my "tribe" (as aunt lois likes to say) into their home.
The next day, we headed into the bustling town of Shelburne, which consisted of a country store, a gas station, a coffee shop, a church, an art museum, a restaurant, a country store and an antique furniture store. Everything moved with the speed of a turtle, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. We went back to the house for lunch and then took off down route 7 on a little adventure to another town called Vergennes. Their main street lasted about a half mile, if that, and took all of twenty minutes to explore. When we got back, we had one requirement to fullfill. Aunt Lois said that her fee for housing us for the weekend was to help her plant her garden. No problem. The four of got in, got our hands dirty with some MooPoo and planted lots of vegetables and spices.
We had that garden finshed and ready for watering in less than half an hour! We were served lasagna for our trouble and then some watermelon ice cream followed by a rowdy night of games.
Saturday, we woke up bright and early to go golfing. I've never been before and I must say - it's quite fun! I was able to hit a few good shots off the tee, though once my ball hit the fairway I was in trouble.
The irons and I didn't get a long too well, but me and the five would are tight! I pretty much used the five wood every change I got, and was able to pitch a few good shots on the green. Putting, well that needs some work. I tend to hit the ball a little too hard and send it skidding across the green so fast that falls back onto the fairway in the opposite direction. I had a good time though, and would gladly welcome the chance to golf again. Being out in the sun for four hours though pretty much wiped us all out. When we got back to the house, I crashed until dinner time.
We ate grilled chicken with asparagus, carrots in tomato sauce and brown rice. To top it off we had homemade strawberry shortcake for dessert.
Sunday, Melissa and I went for a run in the morning and then we all ate breakfast. The Vermont marathon was this weekend as well, in Burlington. So we went in to take part in the aftermath and explore the city. It's adorable, if a city can be adorable and reminded me a lot of Boston. We walked down Church Street, which is all on a brick covered street much like Fanuel (sp) Hall in Boston. I loved it. We decided to take the aunts out to dinner to thank them for their hospitality at a Japanese restaurant.
The next day, Memorial Day, we headed back home. A nice relaxing weekend logged into memories.
So we arrived close to midnight on Thursday, talked with my aunts a bit and then hit the sack. Here's a pic of the two beautiful women who welcomed me and my "tribe" (as aunt lois likes to say) into their home.
The next day, we headed into the bustling town of Shelburne, which consisted of a country store, a gas station, a coffee shop, a church, an art museum, a restaurant, a country store and an antique furniture store. Everything moved with the speed of a turtle, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. We went back to the house for lunch and then took off down route 7 on a little adventure to another town called Vergennes. Their main street lasted about a half mile, if that, and took all of twenty minutes to explore. When we got back, we had one requirement to fullfill. Aunt Lois said that her fee for housing us for the weekend was to help her plant her garden. No problem. The four of got in, got our hands dirty with some MooPoo and planted lots of vegetables and spices.
We had that garden finshed and ready for watering in less than half an hour! We were served lasagna for our trouble and then some watermelon ice cream followed by a rowdy night of games. Saturday, we woke up bright and early to go golfing. I've never been before and I must say - it's quite fun! I was able to hit a few good shots off the tee, though once my ball hit the fairway I was in trouble.
The irons and I didn't get a long too well, but me and the five would are tight! I pretty much used the five wood every change I got, and was able to pitch a few good shots on the green. Putting, well that needs some work. I tend to hit the ball a little too hard and send it skidding across the green so fast that falls back onto the fairway in the opposite direction. I had a good time though, and would gladly welcome the chance to golf again. Being out in the sun for four hours though pretty much wiped us all out. When we got back to the house, I crashed until dinner time. We ate grilled chicken with asparagus, carrots in tomato sauce and brown rice. To top it off we had homemade strawberry shortcake for dessert.
Sunday, Melissa and I went for a run in the morning and then we all ate breakfast. The Vermont marathon was this weekend as well, in Burlington. So we went in to take part in the aftermath and explore the city. It's adorable, if a city can be adorable and reminded me a lot of Boston. We walked down Church Street, which is all on a brick covered street much like Fanuel (sp) Hall in Boston. I loved it. We decided to take the aunts out to dinner to thank them for their hospitality at a Japanese restaurant.
The next day, Memorial Day, we headed back home. A nice relaxing weekend logged into memories.
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