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was crazy. We had a leisurely drive to Middlebury on Thursday, stopping along the way to see some sights (waterfalls, country stores). After checking into the hotel Henry protested his afternoon nap for approximately an hour before Dave and I gave up. After scoping out the pool, we headed over to TJ Maxx to see if we could find an inexpensive swimsuit for yours truly, who had managed to pack a suit for Henry, but not for anyone else (no luck). We went out to dinner at a great restaurant that overlooks Otter Creek. Since it wasn't overly cold out we sat out on the deck and alternately stared out at the water and tried to keep the kid entertained. Afterwards we headed back to the hotel where Henry went to bed, I soaked in the whirlpool, and Dave worked on his talk.

Then it was Friday. Henry and I were on our own all day while Dave was busy at Middlebury. It would have been an exceptionally fine day if we hadn't had to check out of our hotel room at noon. This left us stranded with no home base to return to for naps, which means I was running around all day trying to think of things to do, but unable to take much of a break. During the course of the day we: played and had lunch at a local park, ogled some cows, befriended an alpaca, visited Middlebury College's art museum, scoped out downtown, stared at the waterfall on Otter Creek, munched on goldfish in the town square which is home to the most mesmerizing fountain Henry's ever seen, had dinner at McDonald's, picked up Dave, drove like mad for the next three and a half hours until we got home at 10:15PM. All the driving I did on winding country roads developed into quite the case of motion-sickness by the time we got home. Henry and I went straight to bed.

The next time we go on a quick trip like that, we're definitely going to have to stay for two nights. Oh, and remember how I promised lots of pictures? I brought the camera but forgot to put the battery in. Stop laughing.