Weekend getaway

We decided to get away from Vermont for a few days over the weekend.  It was nice seeing them and enjoyed playing with the kids.

On Saturday while driving around Connecticut, I noticed that the drivers are very aggressive and they won't let you pass.  Like Saturday while going to the Tusk & Cup to get some coffee, I swirled around someone who had stopped to make a left and this dumb ass behind me swirled around me as I was going around the driver in front of me almost hitting me.  I tell ya, people have no patience at all.

That night we were thinking of what to eat for dinner so since we hadn't had Chinese food for a long while, that's what we had ordered.
 
Sunday we went with my sister and niece to the Danbury Mall.  Craig and I never shopped we just sat outside in the chairs in the hall waiting area.  On the way back, my niece Gemma and I played the guessing game where you think of a person place or thing and you have to ask questions to get the answer.  It was fun.

That night we went to my mother's place and had some meatloaf, veggies and mashed potatoes. Dessert we had some pound cake and ice cream.  After a while my mother was sorting out the boxes, since she is about to move at the end of the May.  She had given us some Broken Arrow pottery which she had while living in Arizona in the early 2000s.  She also given us all her Christmas decorations.  I'm starting to worry about her as she hasn't been in the spirit of things.  She's not looking forward to moving and is stressed out because she cannot find a place, not that she is looking, my sister has been doing all the looking and its stressing out my sister as well.  My mother is very picky.  My mother is also worrying about my brother I guess thinking he is back on the drugs again.  We all thought he was doing well until he fucked everything up this past Christmas.

Overall, enjoyed the time with the family, niece and nephews.

Belated Easter

Forgotten to post on Easter Sunday.

Funny that I forgotten about Easter was this past weekend.  I thought it was this coming weekend.  Craig and I would had gone over to my sister's house in Connecticut to spend a few days.

We ended up not doing much.  I cleaned up the apartment and did a load of laundry.  I also did my jogging and some burpees and thats about it.

Dinner was nice. We had some Pork Sirloin, brown rice and mixed veggies which was nice. For afternoon drink we had a shot of Amore.

Holidays

I don't know why I am very nervous about driving 4 hours to Connecticut to see the family.  I just don't want to get into crash by the crazy people driving on Christmas day.  It will be stressful wondering what to expect.  Im concerned with how Craig is going to do with his walker without falling over himself.  But he is much stronger now.

I haven't met my niece who is 5 years old now so it would be nice to meet her for the very first time in person even though we had skyped.  Also I haven't seen my brother in 10 years.  I don't even know if he will be at my sister's house which where we will be staying.  It would be first time in 10 years since four of us kids were reunited, so I would think it would be nice to be together.  I am also not looking forward to what drama the family has.

We were going to go to a restaurant as we have reservations on Christmas Eve for dinner, but he has been feeling weird and losing sleep over it that I have to go with him to the bathroom with him making sure that he doesn't fall or wiped or whichever.  He does have trouble cleaning himself so I have to be by his side on that.  I told him we didn't have to go to the restaurant since it was just a reservation.  We were going to go to a cafe instead for lunch and then spend Christmas eve watching Christmas movies.

We had a surprise package which was presents from Craig's mother which is now under the tree waiting for Christmas Eve to open the presents.  It was nice of her to send the presents to us.

Stowe Vermont

Well last Saturday we bought a new vehicle in Laconia, New Hampshire.  We rented out a vehicle and had to drop it off down there.  Luckily it was next to the car dealership.  We thought we weren't going to get a vehicle but after bending some strings they helped us get a vehicle.

So we  decided to head over to Vermont again. This time we went to Stowe area to a B & B called Timberholm Lodge which was a gay friendly lodge.  First night we stayed put. It was a long drive and the GPS lost signal twice and ended up getting lost, so we were driving 6 hours.

During our stay we went to check out a house and it was nice property.  It would be nice to have that house.  But I think we will not get it since we don't plan on relocating until Springtime.  We would have to wait until Winter is over and then head over there.  At least we would have some money saved up.  We also checked out Waterbury, and Montpelier for a drive around.  Also had stopped by the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory.  What was really beautiful is that we went out at 6 am to watch the Sunrise and it was beautiful.  Pity I didn't get to take pictures of that.

We had taken some walks too due to his diabetes as they were pretty high in the 300 range.  We were having a nice time when we had to call it an end.  My concerned was to drive back again for 4 1/2 hours.  I also fear of crashing or something like that.  

Trip to Vermont

So we decided to get away from Portland, Maine for a while and head over to Burlington,Vermont to see what that was like.  It was a nice get away, but a very long drive.  The hotel "Anchorage Inn" on Dorset Street wasn't that bad of a hotel.  Something simple nothing too fancy.

Before we left for Vermont there were things we needed to do such as getting him his passport photos, and going to the DMV to get his identification card.  Sad that he fell at the DMV and scraped his knee.  Manager was very nice to help out.  

It was only a couple of days we stayed in Vermont, which wasn't enough time to really know the place.  Why did we go there?  Well we are still undecided what to do with our moving situation.  Since it was a long drive the day we arrived I was so exhausted I didn't really want to do anything, so we just went next door to a Japanese restaurant called Hana.  Nice food there.

 

The next day we ended up buying an updated GPS, which turned out to be an easy to read one.  Afterwards we gone to Denny's for breakfast and then headed over to the Waterfront for a few hours.  We had to pay $8.00 to get in to the Waterfront Park, but that was fine.

It was just as well we brought his wheelchair for long days like that day because he wouldn't have the energy for his legs as he still has problems falling.

We noticed there was a very small beach where people could hang out and catch some sun.  There was a path along the Bay where people could walk and cycle.  I couldn't believe how hot it was that day.  Pity that he couldn't hold the camera up too well because of his wrists to take pictures so I had to stop so often to take a few pictures.  

It was such a peaceful area.  I would recommend this place if those who wish to visit Vermont and to check out the Waterfront.  I could had stayed there all day, but because I was getting dehydrated we didn't think about bringing bottle water, so we had to leave.  I could see myself returning back to Vermont.  As for relocating, I am still not sure as my heart is still on Ireland.  So it has been a big decision.

The next morning was going home.  Another long drive to return.  This time we took it straight through which was the scenic route.  It was nice to see the scenic route.  The drive took longer but it was the shortest way.  

We went through Littleton, New Hampshire and had to take a quick stop.  Not only going to the bathroom but my body was getting stiff from the drive so it was nice to take a walk around.  Craig thought he was able to walk over to the bathroom but had fell along the pathway.  That's when I thought he needed his walker to get to the bathroom.  He did scrape himself, just as well I brought first aid kit, which I am going to start bringing with me for now on everywhere we go.

Craig took several shots of me and each time he took it turned out blurred due to his hands.  He couldn't hold it up properly, so there was only one way to do this and set the camera on timer.  I was kind of getting frustrated because each time (anytime) he takes a picture turns out blurred so i thought screw it.    

It was nice to get back home.  We ended up doing a couple of things before returning the vehicle because the vehicle had to be returned the next day but we brought it back a day early to discover that we were ripped off.  It wasn't approximately $200 for everything, which she said was a good deal, instead it was almost $500 for the week.  So Craig thought he would never go through that company again meaning the one downtown rather the one by the airport.

To be honest enterprise on Marginal Way really did look trashy.  And the vehicle didn't look clean inside because there was a stain in the back seat of the car.  I smelled urine during the whole time we had the vehicle.  Never again we will go to that Enterprise.

Holiday Job caller

 The holidays are coming up really soon and employers are going to be looking for employees.  I had a phone call today and it was from Time Warner.  The hours weren’t bad but the only thing that was in the way to providing my help to them is having a smart phone.  I only hold a regular cell phone that just makes phone calls and text messages.  Its interesting that you have to have these kind of gadgets in today’s world.  So I couldn’t provide them my services to them.  So I am a little upset.