Vacation, Finally!

So we decided on heading out a night early.   We want to take the scenic drive on the way to Stowe tomorrow which will take approximately 5 hours with no stops (and we will more then like be stopping).   If we were to leave from home, it would take almost 7 hours.  That was just a bit too much so we have made a one night stop in Keene, NH just a few miles from where we will be beginning our journey tomorrow.  It's now midnight and I feel like I'm relaxing for the first time all day.  Between hospice class, receiving two fillings, shopping, packing, and Dave burning CDs of Ted Talks we left much later than we anticipated.   This left me quite cranky (poor Dave) but I feel better now.  All I need is a shower tomorrow morning and I'll be good to go.

As I was ranting to Dave earlier, I made a realization about myself.  I only go shopping for clothing just before going on a trip.  Shopping for clothes is plain frustrating.  However, when traveling I know that photos will be taken which means that I can't be walking about in scrubs or clothing full of holes.  I want to look presentable or else, I'll just hate being in front of the camera and hate any photos that are taken feeling like I've ruined the shot.  To prevent that, I go shopping and work to create outfits just for the trip.  Because I procrastinate, I can't get frustrated and give up like I normally do when things don't fit.  I have to make things work and therefore cannot give up because I'm tired of trying things on.   That happened today but I found a pair of jeans, a sweater, and a raincoat!  I'm so happy about the jeans and the sweater (I got too fat for my old jeans months ago).

So where will we be staying this weekend?  Allow me to showcase Stowe Mountain Lodge (photos are from various travel websites):