woodstock getaway

j. and i headed up to vt yesterday for an overnight getaway.  what a luxurious trip. 

we ate at simon pearce on friday night after spending an hour walking around the town and then another hour at the inn's fitness center and indoor pool and sauna.  the food at simon pearce was amazing--pork pate, cod with leaks and potatoes, and strawberry angel cake... 

when we got back to the inn from simon pearce, the parking lots were full, so j. ran in to ask where we should park.  "we have valet parking, so you can just give us the keys and we'll park it for you."  awesome.

and our room was gorgeous.  we woke up this morning to april snow covering the few crocuses that had already decided to chance it.  so we ate a hearty breakfast at the inn and then spent several hours at the fitness center playing indoor tennis, swimming, sitting in the hot tub and sauna, drinking tea, and working out.  then we headed to the cabot tasting center in quechee to sample all of the amazing cabot cheeses there and to buy some maple syrup.  to finish off the trip, we headed back to the inn for dinner before heading back home.  i hope we can continue to go there every year.  it's so relaxing.