December 5, 2004
Fun Sunday
Today ended up being a solid Sunday, with a little bit of something for everyone.
We started out the day by heading over to Shalimar for our standing appointment with their Indian brunch. The place was packed with little room to even move between the tables. Trevor was very glad to see his friend Tutu there (the son of the owners) so that they could play outside while Mom and Dad ate lunch.
Then we hit the local Mega-Lo Barnes and Noble store to grab some coffee. You would think that an area that boasts less than 50k people in the area wouldn't need a monster store like that. You would also think that it would be empty in there. Not the case.
Trevor and I read some books about Japan, since he is learning about it in school and Tara did some shopping. I was able to hold his attention until one of the books mentioned that the majority of robots in the world are in Japan. After that the conversation was overwhelmed by how much he wanted a robot of his own.
Next we ran a few errands and stopped off at the Vermont Gift Barn to do a little Christmas shopping. We had intended to stop there for quite some time and finally turned into the parking lot. They don't only have the normal kitchy souvenier stuff, but also sell a wide variety of products from local artists. Plenty of artwork, pottery, glassware, etc. We ended up chatting with the owner of the store about some of the pottery which ended up being his own work. All in all it was a pretty cool place and the maple syrup candy rocks.
Our last stop of the day was to nab a Christmas Tree. The place we picked is a local lot that is run by a family next to their own home. We got a very nice 7 foot Frasier fir (which I love) and put in into our living room in front of the sliding doors.
Fun fun.