Posted in Local Ventures, tagged barbershop quartets, green mountain chorus, state line grocery on June 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Friday Night:
Vanessa: “Hey Rick, what should we do tomorrow?”
Rick: “Well, we can wash the cars. We have those tickets to that barbershop chorus…”
Vanessa: “Oh yeah… what time does that start?”
Rick: “I’m not sure, 7, 7:30?”
Vanessa: “Well, did you want to go? “
Rick: “Sure…I mean hey, FREE tickets…why not!”
Vanessa: [...]
Posted in Local Ventures on May 28, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Vermont’s State Parks opened their doors to the public this past weekend! Ahh, I was looking forward to this weekend forever. Sort of. I was long overdue for some personal time in the forest. For me, it’s pure therapy. I enjoy camping because I can leave technology behind, along with all responsibility. It just feels [...]
Posted in Local Ventures on April 15, 2008 | 8 Comments »
It was September 21st, 2007 when we last saw Rick’s parents and it was so great to have them in town this past weekend. Their visit was so quick, and I am sad they’re gone already. We had a great time visiting Dakin Farms in Ferrisburgh, the Vermont Folk Rocker in Starksboro, and Vermont’s very [...]
Posted in Local Ventures, tagged frozen stream, snow shoeing, the woods, vermont snow, winter on February 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you’ve ever experienced a Vermont winter, I’m sure you would agree that Vermont certainly doesn’t shortchange you on the snow! Although the snow is not so enjoyable while constantly digging the car out, scraping windows, shoveling driveways, or bundling up just to take the trash out, it certainly can be enjoyable in other [...]
Posted in Local Ventures, tagged bed and breakfast, horses, real Santa, Sleigh Rides, Stowe on December 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Nothing says “Vermont Winter” like driving to the quaint little village of Stowe on a cold snowy day and passing dozens of Subarus heading to the slopes! Rick and I gawked over the dozens of charming “Bed and Breakfasts” that dotted the windy roads. There is something very appealing about the classic house [...]
Posted in Local Ventures, tagged Goats, Pumpkins, Rain, Tractor Ride on November 1, 2007 | No Comments »
October proved to be a great month for me! Rick and I paired up with the Smiths
for a trip to a local farm. Little did we know we would be seeing Vermont’s Giant Vegetable Growers at work! We were fascinated by these large pumpkins that were hauled in the back of pick-up trucks and [...]
Posted in Local Ventures, Wedding etc., tagged Angles, Cinespia, Los Angeles Temple, Mormon Night on August 2, 2007 | No Comments »
Mormon Night at Angels Stadium: My girlfriend Kim came with her friend, Jeff, from Vegas, to hang out for the weekend. (Whoa, my hair [...]
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