Striving for holiness, one day at a time: Vermont

Nathan's region of missionaries met up for a weekend at the University of Vermont, in Burlington (capitol of Vermont) for a regional gathering. The weekend was meant for prayer, recreation, and fellowship for the missionaries. I benefitted by traveling to Vermont for the weekend! We heard we had missed the peak of colors by a week or so, but it was still gorgeous. Probably the prettiest Fall I have ever seen (even though it rained most of the weekend)!!!

Nathan had traveled there earlier in the day. I met him late that night after my got flight in. We were graciously hosted by one of the Monsignor's condos. On Saturday we traveled around with a couple of the missionaries. We traveled to the town of Waterbury, where I believe is the home of Ben & Jerry's. We ate at one pub, stopped for a drink at the next, then bypassed the infamous Ben & Jerry's to taste the what we were told, the Brag Farm Creemee. What is a Creemee you may ask? Well it is actually maple flavored soft served ice cream. But trust me, this was no artificial flavoring. This farm makes it's own maple syrup, so we were sure to take shots of syrup too! I never knew there were so many types of maple syrup!!! I would have brought some home if I was not flying!!!

That night we attended men's and women's nights among the missionaries. Then the parties combined. Sunday, following Mass, we hosted brunch with the other married couples in the region. Then we were able to explore Lake Champlain! This was a beautiful sight, a sight I did not realize existed because I hadn't taken the time to look at a map before I left, and it was dark when I got into town!

Here are a few pics from the trip, but more can be seen at: http://gallery.me.com/cyjoy#100359&bgcolor=black&view=grid

(many of the pictures are taken at the car at first, because that was the first time I was able to taken in the beautiful colors, granted they were taken in the car and it was raining, so I definitely did not capture the beautiful colors!)

These pictures do not do justice of the beauty. Imagine all of the tree tops being a sea of vibrant red, orange, yellow, and green, just like an oil painting!