Bye Bye Cooperstown

Well, our trip is coming to a close unfortunately… We had internet access here all weekend; however, I couldn’t locate my camera cord and thought I left it at home… Of course as we were packing up this morning, I found it (funny how that always works out, isn’t it?!)… Anyway, I am back home & depressed… I always get like this after an awesome vacation

It took me forever to unpack, do laundry, and all that fun stuff… plus even though I am done grad school, I have to take online graduate courses for work (it never ends), so I had to finish up some homework that was due for submittal tomorrow (ooops!)… so I apologize for the late post…

To sum it up, our trip involved tons of walking (basically were on our feet from 9:30am until 5pm walking around, took a 1 hr break to rest, and headed back out for dinner and more walking)… We got a lot of sleep because basically the whole town (except for a few bars/restaurants) shuts down at 5pm everyday… isn’t that amazing? Maybe because I live outside a big city I am used to everything being available 24/7, but this town, to me, just seems like something out of a movie… I love how they have maintained the “old-fashioned / Victorian” feel of the whole town… We went to many knick-knacky shops, baseball shops, the hall of fame and things of that nature… I didn’t eat like I regularly do, so this post should really be titled “What Not To Eat”… I ate for enjoyment (tons of sweets and no oatmeal!), not for satiety, but on vacation, I let myself do so, as long as I ensure that I got a lot of exercise in (aka walking) so without further adieu (and words) here’s my food… I’m keeping my captions as brief as possible, simply because I’m exhausted

PB+J (using Wegman’s awesome natural pb - crushed in store!), 2 clementines, & handful of whole grain Goldfish in car en route to Cooperstown:

At Doubleday Cafe: a couple of mexican nachos (in the spirit of Cino de May), a greek burger (burger with feta, pepperoncini, and onions - didn’t use the dressing featured), and a Miller Lite (sorry, no pic!)… It was double yum!

Dessert back at the Cooperstown B&B:  homemade (right out of the oven) chocolate chip scones - I was in heaven!!

Breakfast @ the b&b… fresh fruit, blueberry yogurt (with some pecans, from trail mix, on top), sausage, couple roasted potatoes, and my first attempt at an egg & cheese quiche… I never had quiche before and was pleasantly impressed… I wouldn’t eat it daily, because it was heavy, but it was yummy to try!

Lunch @ Danny’s Market (if you watched Rachel Ray’s $40 a day in Cooperstown, this place was featured on her show and now I know why) which was AWESOME… I got a hummus, sprout, and roasted red peppers on focaccia bread… everything is homemade there from the bread (AMAZING) to the hummus (GARLICY & AWESOME) to the mozarella (didn’t have it but looked delish) and walking into the store smelled amazing… they even sold Clif bars + Kashi products!  I ate half of this and was stuffed, so I only ate the filling of the other half and didn’t eat the bread…

Just showing you their “work area” (where they make all the sandwiches)… look how fresh + colorful!

Dinner @ “the pit” @ Tunnicliff Inn (spelling?)… baked brie almondine with crushed pecans on top, garlic-honey focaccia and dried apricots (Bill gobbled these up)… we ate about 75% of this… and it definitely satisfied the grilled cheese craving I was having!

Despite eating a lot of foods that I don’t normally eat (read:  semi-unhealthy!), I decided to forgo the french fries that came with my dinner and get veggies on the side!

Here’s me eating my first ever lobster - it was a very interesting experience… excuse the goofy look on my face, I was semi-nervous of making an idiot of myself!

Back @ the b&b, we were greated by the owners with a plate full of yummy cookies and treats right out of the oven… she LOVED to bake + was very good at it

Breakfast #2 @ the b&b… coffee with a slice of french toast, half a banana, some fresh watermelon, and a piece of sausage…

I had to go back for 1 last scone (almond) before we left (bad Lindsay, bad!)… It was worth it though!

One last walk to the Hall of Fame before we left

On the car ride home, we were starving and had to make a stop… There were not many options driving along the highways in upstate NY so we resorted to Wendy’s… ehhhh…

When I got home, I wasn’t even hungry for dinner… I think the overloading of sweets has gotten to me because I feel quite awful and have a headache :(  This is what I get for eating tons of refined sugar, but I guess since all my treats were homemade, it was better than ordering the sweets at a restaurant… Yes, I’m trying to justify my food choices!!

Ok, well it took me nearly 20 minutes to post all these pics, hope you all enjoyed my brief wrap-up of our fantastic trip!!  Be back tomorrow am for “regular” posts!