Syrup, shoes, chupacabras and nessy

I've been pretty busy lately and well, completely unmotivated to post anything lately but I was a little bored so I thought what the heck.

A couple of weekends ago I had a three day weekend because of Patriots Day/Marathon Monday so I went home. A little background: I found out recently that my dad has gotten into making his own syrup. Its pretty cool actually-you just tap the maple trees and put a bucket under them and the sap comes right out (the temperature has to be right though). Then you boil off the water and badaboom! syrup! I never even knew we had Maple trees in my parents' backyard-or that syrup is so easy to make. My dad's pastor came over recently though and showed my dad which trees to tap. So anyway, that weekend for the first time ever I tasted real maple syrup! I had never tasted it before! Its really good, but expensive. And they make tons of stuff out of it because its actual, natural sugar.

So anyway, on Saturday my dad took me and my mom to this place in Mason NH called Parkers Maple Barn. They make huge breakfasts and give you real maple syrup. It was really good. It was kind of like the Cracker Barrel only more authentic. I'm including some pics of it here. Then my parents and I went to Nashua to go shopping and I bought the cutest red heels ever. I also bought some cute clothes which is always fun.

That night my little brother Matthew and his girlfriend Devynn kidnapped my older brother Frankie and I and didn't tell us where we were going. Then, while in the car he alerted us that we were going to Nashua! Again! lol. He told us we were headed to the Texas Road House, a restaurant in Nashua. It was funny because while I was in Nashua earlier that day I saw the Road House and when I did I said to myself, I said, self, "I wonder if thats like the Road House in Chico where you throw the peanuts on the ground?" And it was! Self was right! I didnt even know it was a chain. So anyway we went there and steaks, and general merriment were had by all-until we got into a heated argument in front of all of the waitresses cleaning up for the night (it was closing time, and I'm sure we were the last people they wanted to hear. We gave a big tip though! :) ) The ride home did improve, however, and we were even able to catch a glimpse of a UFO. Or, at least, that was what Matthew insisted it was. (clearly just a plane) This, of course led to a discussion of high tech reconnaissance aircraft, Big Foot, Chupacabras, and Nessy.