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September 04, 2000
Vacation's over, alas...
Well, I'm headed back to Boston tomorrow. No matter how long I'm in Vermont, it never seems long enough. It's so relaxing -- my mom looks after me, of course, cooks me my favorite foods and makes sure I get enough sleep -- and I almost hate to go home.
Katia and her boyfriend left here a few hours ago -- they're terribly nice. I knew her the minute I saw her, and I think they had a good time -- at least, I hope so. We're all quiet and shy, so it's hard to tell, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves. We went to the Vermont State Fair yesterday, in the pouring rain -- we wandered around a couple of buildings with cheesy exhibits until the weather cleared, and then went and ate (a hot dog and fries for me, yum) and looked at the 4-H stuff. Prize vegetables (which made us hungry) and flowers and such, and bunnies and cows (which we patted) and the dairy and maple barns -- it's all very cheesy, but fun. We went on one ride, the Zumur, which was swings on long chains, which spun very fast for about five minutes. I loved it, despite the dizziness, but Katia and my mom didn't enjoy it nearly as much. I just leaned back and closed my eyes -- it felt like flying. I wanted someone to dare me to ride the Kamikaze (lots of upside-down action) but sadly, no one did. My mom bought a giant inflatable alien for my brother, and we headed home. It was cold and damp, a good night to curl up with a book, which we all did until bedtime.
Today, we went to Middlebury and prowled all the used book stores. I bought three Jessamyn West novels (inspired by my admiration for this Jessamyn) and a new copy of The Secret Garden. Middlebury is a great little college town, full of interesting shops and bookstores. We had brunch, and shopped, until we were worn out. Mom took the long, scenic route home, we stopped at a yard sale and made friends with a cat, and went on home. I had promised my mom that I would see the new Highlander movie with her, so we did that this evening. I didn't get most of it, since I have only seen the first movie, and never watched the series. Mom loved it, though, and I didn't mind gazing at Adrian Paul for two hours...
Visited with my big brother for an hour or so, and now I'm going to catch up on my journal reading, and head off to bed. I don't want to go home, and back to work -- my next break will be JournalCon, which I'm terribly excited about...
Posted by Mary Ellen at September 4, 2000 04:29 PM