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Life in the Green Mountain State

{views of Vermont} We've been living in Vermont for about 10 months now, and we've found that there's a lot to love about this state and all its quirky crunchiness. I'm a big fan of making top ten lists as a way to embrace the good things in life (especially when I get stuck in a worrying rut , as I occasionally do)...so here is my Vermont top ten list! 10. Recycling: everyone's doing it.  { Universal Recycling Law  & Green OR's } 9. The beer.  We've been to 9 breweries so far...just 20 to go!  { Fiddlehead  & Hill Farmstead are my favorites.}  8. Farmers' Markets galore  { There's even one in the hospital! } 7. People are generally laid-back and low-key.  {Lots of jeans, fleece vests, and duck boots} 6. So. Many. Baguettes.  { August First , Red Hen , Klinger's , O Bread , Gerard's ...} 5. The food--which deserves a separate bullet point from the baguettes!  Everything on the...

Golden weekend

I've had two "golden" weekends in a row (i.e. both Saturday and Sunday off), and it's been really lovely. Labor and delivery is fun, but it can be stressful too...so it's nice to have the weekend to relax and regroup. Yesterday, we went to the Burlington Farmers' Market  and bought some purple carrots , stopped by a cute garage-turned-coffee shop  for cappuccino and a delicious " coffee toffee bar ," then picked up a baguette at a local bakery  before heading home to read my new  Vanity Fair and watch a few episodes of the extremely addictive  Orange is the New Black  on Netflix before dinner. Today, we hiked Camel's Hump Mountain --Tessie's first real mountain hike!  Tomorrow morning, I'll be back on L&D...I've been getting a bit more confident with my cervical checks, which makes life a lot easier! Chris is still on the hunt for a teaching job...we've been very surprised by the difficult job market for teachers i...