Oh, how I love Vermont. First I love it becasue it is beautiful...mostly untouched by big cities. Even the "big cities" there are just small towns compared to Boston.

Second I love it because of the low amount of people there. Call me kooky, but sometimes I just hate people and I need to get away. In Vermont, you can go days, possibly even weeks, without seeing another person.

Third, I love the friendliness of people. Although I sometimes hate people, when I'm in Vermont, I really only hate the loud tourists. ( I know, I'm a tourist up there, too). Vermonters are so nice, warm, and friendly. They'll stop and chat with you about any old thing, and help you with any old thing. They have great stories and are such kinda people.

Finally, I lvoe Vermont becasue of the freebies. Yup, freebies. The area we go to is the tourist-y Stowe area. We stay on Sugarbush mountain and spend time in the little towns around there.

On Saturday we did our traditional day drive. We start out with breakfast, then walk the dog, then head to a few antique stores. About lunchtime we head to Cabot Cheese. Yes, THE Cabot Cheese! The store has all their cheeses (yummmm, cheese) and is even attached to a chocolate shop. As you walk through the store, there are free samples everywhere! A free lunch!

Then, after shopping around the Cheese store a bit, we headed to the World Famous Ben and Jerry's! Free ice cream samples!

And finally, there is a farm we visit that makes fress Apple Cinamo Donuts all day, as well, as fresh apple cider with...you guessed it! FREE SAMPLES!

Vermont really does leave you stuffed to the brim!