kittenmmm's blog post - My Old Stomping Grounds

As hard as it was to leave Juicy's home and family we knew we had to hit the road again. Needless to say we left a bit later than we normally would have but if you've been reading the blogs you know why. I actually just read juicy's blog...48 beers? So much for my diet.

The ride back to the states went smoothly and we had no problems crossing the border. They didn't even bother checking my bags. When asked if I had anything to declare I said no. The guard asked where we were and I told him and that we had visited with a friend. He wanted to know how I knew this person. I almost blurted out newbie nudes but then just said the internet. Oh he says...a boyfriend? I had to chuckle. No, it's a female...actually a whole family...husband wife and children. He seemed a little surprised but nonplussed.

We crossed over into NY and made our way to Plattsburgh and the ferry crossing to Vermont. We got on the ferry about 8:30 at night and were in Burlington by 9. I swung by my old employer to see if my friends were in but they had already gone home. A lot has changed here. The company I worked for is completely different. The building was only half the size it is now. There are a lot of new restaurants and stores but the old things are here too. I saw Nectar's was still going strong downtown (Nectar's is where the band Phish got its start). Al's French Fries is still open..we'll be getting some of that tomorrow. I'm willing to bet Chef Leu's is still open too but I didn't go that far.

Tomorrow we'll hook up with my friends from work and then I'll run down to the police station in the other town to see my buddy the chief. I used to teach a hunter's safety course with him. Back then there were only 4 cops in the town...I'm hoping he has a larger staff by now because the town has grown immensely.

I'm still not sure what we'll do after that. We may meander home and stay somewhere in between or we may stay up here an extra day. All the college folks are in town right now getting ready to start a new year so I'll move out of Burlington proper and go to one of the surrounding towns. There's a nice hotel right across the street from this awesome diner that we used to go to. This diner has the BEST breakfast food. And, it's a real diner, one of the few still in active duty. Real diners have gone the way of the drive in theaters, particularly in the northeast. They are few and far between.

I'd love to take some time to go to some of the clubs I used to frequent but then my poor son would be stuck here alone. Of course he might enjoy that...no fighting over the computer.