Babies, Bugs, and Bottles {Part Two}

Part One is here, in case you are wondering why this entire post doesn’t mention babies, bugs, OR bottles!

Still on vacation, although we are headed home soon. Yesterday was so much fun; my aunt (the only non-sick person in Massachusetts, apparently) came by and we took Noodle for lunch and shopping in the adorable town of Concord. My hometown is smack dab in between Lexington and Concord, known for their role in the Revolutionary War and birthplace of many literary figures (Paul Revere, “don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes”, Walden Pond, Louisa May Alcott, etc., etc.). As you can imagine, the word “quaint” was probably born after someone set eyes on these little towns.

Here are a few snippets from yesterday’s trip:

:: Driving up the main road in Bedford, we passed a Veteran’s Day event. Strolling down the street was a Minuteman. If you live here that’s no big deal, but if it’s been 15 years since you’ve been to a local parade it’s quite funny to see. Full Revolutionary regalia, complete with tricorner hat and musket. Ahhhh, home.

Bedford Minutemen

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:: Driving HOME from Concord, a pheasant ran out in front of my car. At first I thought it was a turkey, and I swear my first thought (aside from trying not to hit it or the car in the other lane) was, “WOW, talk about a FREE TURKEY!” Then we realized it was a large pheasant, and the poor thing had a heart attack but did make it back to the curb before meeting an untimely end on the front of our Honda Pilot.

Pheasant Reanactment (minus the car)

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:: Three words: Concord Cheese Shop. I’m not a cheese hound, but my hubby is. I wanted to get him a treat, and the fact that they have hundreds of amazing cheeses and will slice off samples of whatever you want was probably lost on me. But thanks to their amazing suggestions, I walked away with a small selection of cheeses for him to try. I wish there was something like this near us… service at it’s best!

They have so much more than cheese… wines, gourmet foods, deli counter… yum.

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:: Fall in New England. Need I say more? {okay, probably I do considering they had snow in mid-October already. Yesterday the temps were in the 60’s, and while many of the leaves were off the trees there was still plenty of color to make my heart happy}.

:: I was able to spend wonderful quality time with my aunt. I have the coolest aunts in the world; they are so easy to talk to and I feel blessed to call them friends as well as family!

It was a good week, but hopefully we’ll be home soon (sans illnesses). I’m just waiting for something to pop up, but I guess I won’t know for at least a week if we caught the Mass Bug that’s been making the rounds up here. I’m also hoping to post traveling tips for any holiday road trips you may be taking in the near future, so keep your eyes open for that!