Hello Vermont!

The past few days have been great as well! St. John the Divine was a beautiful church, and I really enjoyed walking around that day downtown. Since I'm on a budget I do a lot of walking and seeing, instead of seeing things that cost money. Kristen and Charles gave me a metro card for the subway, and I can successfully say I understand the system now!

Two days ago I spent my day on Coney Island and did a lot of sun bathing on the beach. Coney Island is very cute, but a little run down. It was nice to see the ocean! I've noticed that NYC wears me down pretty easily with all the walking and sun. Usually I try to get home from my exploring around 7 to have dinner, then spend the rest of my night skyping with family and Todd.

Yesterday I had quite the scare. I was going to grill chicken for the kids' supper, and when I turned the gas on and pressed the ignition a fire blew up in my face! My eyebrows and eyelashes were singed, so now they're super super short. I spent the night in a lot of pain and sat in my bed with an icepack on my face. Thankfully this morning I have minimal pain, and there's only a little blistering on my lips. It made me realize how scary Hell could be like, considering my face felt like it was on fire for a few hours!

Anyways, you're probably wondering why my Title is "Hello Vermont!" Well, today we leave for Stowe, Vermont for 5 days. Charles' mother and sister live on a beautiful horse ranch up in the hills, so we'll be spending a lot of time horse riding, hiking, swimming, and hanging out with family. I'm so excited to get out of the busy city and take in the beautiful scenery. I won't be able to post for a while, so have a great Memorial weekend and I'll be posting later!