Ben and Jerry's Factory Tour

While in Vermont, Dave and I stopped at the Ben and Jerry's Factory for a tour....because who wouldn't stop somewhere for good ice cream? 

The tour began with a quick video, then there they took us to a room above the factory floor that showed how they made the ice cream and then (the best part!!) FREE samples! 

The tour was only $4, it was a short tour at only about a half hour, but it was still a ton of fun. 

Afterwards we walked up the hill past the factory to the "Flavor Graveyard".

Here are some of my particular favorites:

Dog "Sledding"

Last week Dave and I spent the week up in Stowe, VT. It was such a fun, relaxing trip. If Nibbler and Squishee had been with us, I'm pretty sure I would have never left!

Anyway, one of the adventures we chose to do was dog "sledding" with Peace Pups. Since there was no snow on the ground, we rode in a dog cart instead. It was so much fun, and it was obvious the owner, Ken, really cared for his pups. 

After the ride was over, we got a chance to hang out with the dogs and the puppies. Ken also had a great slideshow that detailed the creation of Peace Pups. 

Stella stole both of our hearts 

Here is a quick video of what it is like on the tour:

End of the Week Roundup

In the words of Dr. Nick (from the Simpsons), Hi Everybody! (if you know who I'm talking about, you probably heard his voice when you read that, didn't you? haha!)

I spent the most of this week in Vermont. In fact, I'm heading home today. It's been an amazing week, but I miss my boys so much. I can't wait to get home to them!

1. Friday night, I met up with my mom and Dave to eat at the taco place that I eat at too much. It was nice having a good meal and a great conversation with my mom and husband.

2. This week Dave and I vacationed in Vermont. I'll detail the trip more next week with some posts, but this week has been awesome. I love vacation. Going out to eat at pretty much every meal is probably my favorite part!

3. The only catch to being on vacation, is missing my babies. I miss my little creatures so much!

4. Picked up this necklace while on vacation. I love the color!

5. Caught Nibbler sleeping like this last Friday morning. He does it all the time but it never gets old. He hears the alarm go off, so he crawls underneath the covers and cuddles with me. Then when it's time for me to really get out of bed, he stays right where I left him. 

That's what I got for the round up this week, how was your week?

Linking up with Lauren and Lauren!

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Liebster Award!

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I was nominated for the second award for my blog, the Liebster Award, by the awesome Sherrie. 

First I’m supposed to list 11 facts about myself (when looking into this award, I found that the amount varied by post, so I'm listing 7. If you want to see another 7 more, you can check out my post here regarding the Shine On Award):

1. My two favorite books (outside Harry Potter) are A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore and The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers. You want a good replacement for Harry Potter? Check out Walter Moers....amazing.

2. If given the choice, I would happily eat mashed potatoes (no chunks or skins please!) with chicken gravy at every meal. 

3. My very first job was working at my family's gas station. I worked the cash register, handled the full serve customers (where they get you to pump their gas for them), and a ton more. I loved that job, and I would still happily work there to this day if the place was still open.

4. Regardless of the temperature of the room, I HAVE TO be under a blanket when I'm watching TV. Without it, I'll end up getting cold anyway, I guarantee it.

5. Most of my life I've wanted to be a teacher "when I grow up". There were a few times where I deterred from that dream, first when I wanted to be a journalist and then again when I wanted to be a SCUBA instructor in the islands. 

6. The best way for me to fall asleep at night is to have Family Guy or American Dad on. I love those shows and they're like my lullaby at night. Thank God for Adult Swim!

7. I dream of living in a home in the countryside where I'm surrounded by nothing but mountains and land. I imagine playing country songs like "Cowboy Take Me Away" as I walk around my bright, sunny, quiet, humble home. 

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Second I need to answer Sherrie’s questions:

1. What do you enjoy reading? A good, well written story. Any good well written stories. 
2. What is your favorite season? Fall and spring
3. Who is the person who makes you laugh? Many people make me laugh, but on a regular basis, it would have to be Dave.
4. Which do you prefer, mountains or ocean? Oooooh tough one, what oceans are we talking about here? Atlantic Ocean near the East Coast? Mountains all the way. Atlantic Ocean right off Turks and Caicos? Sorry mountains, I'm swimming with the fishies.
5. Do you have any pets? Do I even need to answer this one? 
6. What is your favorite meal of the day? Any meal that I can have mashed potatoes
7. Why do you blog? This cannot be answered in a single sentence. I blog to write, to expel my creativity, to connect with other like-minded people, to force myself to live a little, to experience something new.
8. What is your favorite color? Right now? Purple. Next month? Who knows.
9. Do you prefer coffee or tea? Tea all the way, every day. Unless it's with dessert like cake, then coffee with my creamer please!
10. What famous person, living or dead would you like to have lunch with? Anyone who will be okay with some mashed potatoes and chicken gravy.
11. What is your favorite blog? I can't pick just one favorite!! I'll give you the first two that came to mind, but if they're on my bloglovin' roll, they're my favorite. Anyway, it would be The Small Things Blog and The Life of Bon.

Third I have to nominate other bloggers who have less than 300 followers. Have fun and go explore their blogs! (Again, some of the rules say you need to nominate 11 and others as little as 5. But remember, this is a fun way to introduce new blogs, so do what you can!):

Craft Dictator

Hima Hearts

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The Aspiring Southern Housewife

Where the Love was Found

Thanks again Sherrie for the love!

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Mix Tape- Road Trip Edition

Dave and I are on taking a road trip this week to Vermont. It's about an 8 hour drive, so this month's mix tape is inspired by road trip songs!  

For me personally, a good road trip song has to have at least one of the following three components:

1. Sing along ability
2. Air Musical Instrument ability 
3. Comic relief ability (if you can make the song funny, it belongs on your list!)


Hope you enjoy this months mix tape!

What songs do you like to listen to when you go on a road trip? I'd love some suggestions for the trip!

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