Weekend in Vermont

We were so excited to get away for a night to celebrate our 10th. My mom graciously trekked across country to take care of the kids. We jetted out of town early Saturday morning stopping at our favorite coffee shop, Taste. Then it was on to Vermont with a stop in New Hampshire at the LL Bean outlet where Nathan scored some clearance bike gear. We had lunch at the Airport Diner that has yummy sweet potato fries and then arrived in Woodstock at the Woodstock Inn. Nathan has splurged on a suite and the inn had a wine and cheese tray waiting for us. We made a fire and settled in to peace and quiet!

We'd had to cancel the get away when Nathan was busy on his overseas project and the managing directors sent us a gift certificate to use. We decided to have fun at the spa. I had a facial and Nathan an 1 1/2 hour massage! We then went to a darling, very New England restaurant, The Prince and the Pauper. It's been there since, well, since a long time. The pate was amazing so much so that I asked if we could take some home before realizing it may not keep in the car the next day! The next morning we had breakfast at the inn before exploring the town. It was a darling town with two independent bookstores and a newly opened for the season ice cream shop. The homemade ice cream was delicious.

He really does like it.

Then, we stopped at a furniture/pottery maker, Shakleton Thomas (yes, he's related to the Ernest Shakleton), and a glass maker, Simon Pearce. We really enjoyed both factories and were fortunate to have a personal tour at Shakleton and see some glasses being made at Simon Pearce.

All and all it was super fun, relaxing and couldn't have been done without my mom who's youngest grandson awoke at 4:45. Thank you, Grammie!