To Infinity and Beyond!

Ok so I didn't go to infinity, and I definitely did not go beyond, but Naomi and I did take a short jaunt around Vermont a week and a half ago (I have delayed posting sometimes). After church we headed up the highway and found our way to Quechee Gorge Village. There was a flea marker outside where many treasures were to be found. Inside we sampled all the Cabot cheeses, tasted Putney Mountain Wine, and ate all the other delectable Vermont goodies. We found ourselves sufficiently thirsty so we grabbed some water and headed out for a hike into the Gorge.

Despite the mosquitos it was beautiful and we even saw about six butterflies fluttering around.

After our hike we continued across Route 4 to Long Trail Brewery. We both enjoyed a cold pint and decided on our new goal for the summer: complete our Vermont Brewery Passport.

A little ways down the road Route 4 connects with Route 100 which takes you down to Ludlow. Just before you get into town is the Green Mountain Sugar House which sells the best maple creamies. Of course we had to stop and eat the delicious ice cream by the lake.

Once home we finished the day by watching Mamma Mia! Does it get any better? Go out and explore Vermont for yourself, I always find something fun... and usually delicious!

OMG

I am in lunch heaven.

So I'm driving a client home today and I see a sign for maple creamies and maple shakes. Obviously I had to stop. Once inside I see they have other food as well so I order the chicken tender combo which includes chicken tenders and french fries. Well let me tell you, this was no ordinary chicken tenders and fries. Hand cut fries deep fried to perfection and fried chicken sliced into strips. Oh. my. god. I repeat: lunch heaven. Top that with a maple shake and I could have died.

If you want to experience this utopia go to the Route 4 Country Store and Deli between White River Junction and Quechee, VT.

Real Coffee

Sure you can get coffee from the supermarket and make it at home or you can even go to a Dunkin Donuts and the like but sometimes you just want real coffee. I mean, you order the coffee and the barista grinds and brews coffee specially for you and adds the fresh made foam all while you are standing there, real coffee. (Some may call me a coffee snob but I say I just have sophisticated taste buds.) This is what I wanted today. Real coffee. I was in Windsor, VT at the ungodly hour of 8am for a meeting and by the end I was craving real coffee. Nothing else would have worked at that point. (And no, this was not due to a hangover from the night before although some may not believe me considering yesterday was my 21st birthday.) In Windsor there is a relatively new coffee shop named Boston Dreams. It brings the best of two worlds together. Real coffee and Boston sports memorabilia. It's epic. I ordered a maple latte (The best part of Vermont: they put maple in everything!) and a blueberry muffin. I was a happy girl. Moral of the story: if you have sophisticated taste buds like myself and a love for New England sports you should check out this coffee shop. I have a feeling Naomi will love it as well and then we can add it to out list of local activities.



My other thought for the day was on aging. As I mentioned earlier, yesterday was my 21st birthday. Now you may, at this point, expect me to say something philosophical about the issue of ago or drinking but all I really wanted to say was... Happy Birthday to Me!!!!! ;)



Have a great day everyone!