Weekend Getaway In 19th Century Vermont

TBG tried. He really did. He meant well. He really did. But he blew it. He really did.

For a romantic Valentines Day / holiday weekend, TBG booked us at a charming farmhouse lodge in Vermont for 5 nights of relaxation, and days of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the Green Mountain Forest.

Except TBG forgot to read the fine print:

• no tv. fyi: we have 3 DVRs in our 4 room NYC apartment
• no cell phone reception
• no internet
• full-size bed: TBG was a college 230lb middle linebacker: Moi and Mignette are sleeping in shifts

Does he know who he’s married to? Not to mention, he was planning to do alot of school work, and for that he needs an internet connection.

I am a TV/internet addict, but I’m not totally dependent. If this was 3 days, 2 nights, no problem. Or if we were away on a desert island or Paris or Buenos Airies, we’d be happy and busy: we went to Thailand for 3 weeks and never saw a TV or computer. But TBG’s plan was an hour or 2 a day skiing or hiking – the most he can do since his recent 6 knee surgeries and quintuple bypass – and the rest of the days in the farmhouse, me reading, watching TV or relaxing, him in front of his laptop pounding out papers and researching articles. Fortunately I was warned: TBG gave me a printout of the confirmation email with driving instructions, and I immediately honed in on: cell phone coverage ends before you reach the lodge. So I had TBG email and find out what else wouldn’t be available.

No worries, there’s a cafe with wifi only 5 miles away.

Moi Note: Quelle surprise, I threw money at the problem. Thank you iTunes: we are watching episodes of 24, Damages and The Deep End that I missed while I was in India and downloaded to my laptop before we left : which I hadn’t planned to bring.  When TBG had his surgeries, I bought him The Godfather DVD collection, which we’d never seen. Finally have time to watch that. Packed another surgery gift, Star Wars Trilogy for TBG. Plus my Kindle is fully loaded. And it is a charming, rustic loft with a working fireplace and cathedral ceilings. And electricity.

Good thing TBG’s cute! btw, it is a fabulous, romantic getaway.

ps: I’m writing this post in our home away from home, Seasoned Books aka Sandy’s in Rochester. I have to type fast. They close at 6pm.