Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Stowe Vermont August 13-16, 2021

NYC was not as relaxing as we had hoped but we all really enjoyed the time away. So we decided before it was the end of Summer we’d head north this time for a long weekend in Vermont. 


Drive was about 4 hours including a quick stop at the LL Bean outlet. This is outside our hotel when we arrived.

Becky went to pick up dinner and bring it back to our hotel and Ally and I played travel Uno.

The cards are teeny tiny. 




Becky thought she ordered a fig and arugula pizza. But it was a salad. She ate it anyway but was kind of bummed.


I told my family they looked so relaxed in our room they had to let me take pictures of them. 



Saturday morning. This is 14. New distressed jeans and nikes from our NYC trip.

We decided to drive to Burlington VT on Saturday and check it out. It was about 45 minutes from our hotel. Beautiful view of Lake Champlain. We saw the UVM campus, drove around the lake front and parked to walk through the shopping district.


We stopped in at 10,000 Villages and Becky got this hat. It fits her small head and looks good! Ally got some earrings. 

Becky sat in this ski lift chair and people watched while Ally and I went in a few stores. I bought Ally her first Lululemon leggings. They are almost a requirement here for teenagers. 


They both look so happy. We then stopped for a drink and bought the best popcorn I’ve ever eaten in my life at the kettle Korn stand.  We decided to eat lunch at a restaurant on the water. 

But by the time we had walked there in the sun Ally wasn’t feeling well. So we took a couple pictures while Becky got the car and we drove back to our hotel. After lunch and a long break Ally was feeling better. 
Her new medicine says she needs to be careful in the sun, and eat it with food which she did but we think the antibiotic was a lot for her system.

Later that evening we went in the hot tub at our hotel. 


That night (and every night) we watched a movie together in bed. We had a king size bed in our room, which is plenty of room for the 3 of us. We watched:
When we were soldiers 
World War Z
Tomorrow War

All 3 were very good

Sunday we had planned on riding the gondola up to the top of Mt Mansfield and eat lunch up there. But Ally got sick after breakfast. That medicine really did not sit well with her. So after puking we decided a gondola ride was out. We hung out in our room, watched TV, played Minecraft, I read a book.  Eventually we went out to pick up beer at a local brewery. The Stowe area has many microbreweries and one in particular has a beer that is very hard to get in Boston. And they offered curbside pick up! So we ordered online and picked up beer for some friends back in Boston. 

Becky was very happy to pose for a picture.


Dinner in our room from again, this Bavarian pretzel was bigger than my head. And it was delicious.


Monday morning we took it easy and did not give Ally her antibiotics and drove over to the gondola.




In the car on the way up.

Such a pretty view





But the way down was a little scary for me. 

And Ally thought it was so funny to see me so scared. Becky took a video of us. I just love Ally’s smile. And your can see her perfectly straight teeth! 


Before we left Stowe I made them take a picture in front of a covered bridge. 

Then it was time to leave. Ally listened to her audiobook the whole ride home. She is reading Tell Me 3 Things. 
I’ve been suggesting all Summer she listen to her book and only last week did she finally agree to try and it turns out she likes it. Likes listening. She needs to do something while listening, like draw or a puzzle on her phone. But she is almost done with this book. 



And when we got home Daisy and Ally were reunited. 

Our friends Angelita and Sophocles came to check on Daisy while we were gone. Daisy hid the entire time and they never saw her. Cloey was happy at Beth’s house. 

It was a fun, relaxing weekend. 

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