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Ok, so for a while I had been instructed by Mike to keep a certain weekend free. That was it. Thanks to Norwich and its outrageous paperwork for a visitor that you never need after you fill it out, Mike had to tell me that Jeff and his girlfriend Alice were coming up for the weekend. Here is how it went:
Friday night: Jeff and Alice showed up around 10pm and we put her stuff in my room and then drove to Mike's place where we watched Monty Python. We came up with a few alternative activities in case it was raining. Then Alice and I drove back up to my dorm and went to sleep. mmm....sleeep.....
Saturday: Got up, went to Mike's place where he made us all breakfast (homefries, toast and bacon, and OJ). yum. Alice and I still didn't really know where we were going, but I was told I needed better shoes than my little sneakers. So we stopped by my room, where I put on my heavy sneakers and we left. Luckily it still wasn't raining. We drove up to Stowe, to Smuggler's Notch where Mike and I have been a few times before. It was really cloudy and foggy, so rock scrambling there was not the best choice, so we didn't. We went on a hike which ended at a lake up the mountain. It was only just over a mile up there, but there was some serious elevation gain. The lake was gorgeous, I attached a few pictures. :) We walked a little farther and found that we were at the top of the Smuggler's Notch Ski Area! We were right at the lift! So we climbed on the ski lift and took pictures. :) hehe. It started to rain a little bit and we were getting hungry for lunch, so we headed back and it rained the entire way down. Made the rocks a little bit more slippery, but it was tons of fun. We all had a blast. We went to a late lunch in Stowe at a pizza place, which was really good. We decided to take the back way home, instead of the highway. Mike was driving Mabel and if he can, he will always avoid highways. So we found the way on the map, but we missed a turn and ended up doing a complete circle. We were really confused, and it was raining, and the windshield wouldn't defrost. lol. quite entertaining. Oh, and you can't forget when we stopped to take pictures of the really cool yellow sky. We all got out and were taking pictures and it started raining hard. So we climb in the car, but Mike can't find the keys. He had been looking in the trunk for his camera stuff, so Alice and I had to go trunk diving from the backseat because there is no way to get into the trunk without the keys unless you go through the back seat. Finally, we found the keys and could continue on our way. We finally made it back, all in one piece and watched the Emperor's New Groove. :) Then Alice and I came back up to my room and went to sleeeeeeep.
Sunday Morning: We got up, ate, and then they headed back to MA.
Over all it was great, and we all had a really good time. Lots of great pictures and it was really nice to finally meet Alice. We get along really well and have crazy things in common. The 4 of us are quite the group. woah. :) Hooray and woot.
