Trip to Plymouth, NH

Change of plans - we had some friends come for a visit on Friday that lasted longer than expected, so we changed our reservations to Sunday. We brought our little visitor with us, and Darcy kept saying how much Lexi must be enjoying her vacation. I'm not sure she realizes she's on vacation...I think she may more be wondering why we keep moving her, but none of it seems to phase her... at all... It's very cute.

The drive to Plymouth was very pretty, seeing the snow capped mountains in the distance, and it didn't take long at all. When we arrived, Darcy checked in while I took Lexi for another walk. She met some new friends, and everybody loved her! I have come to realize that if you are walking a cute dog, you are obligated to talk to people about how cute she is. It's okay - I can handle it. :) Lexi likes to show them how tough she is, but they just don't seem to buy it...

Here is a picture of Lexi in her room for the night:

The Common Man Inn is a-dorable! It's decorated in a rustic, shabby/chic style. My mother would think it was heaven, I'm pretty sure. :)

Here are a few pictures I took in the lobby area:

We met up with my friend Linda on Main St for coffee. Darcy was very happy to have coffee for the first time in a while:

They have a tiny ice skating rink near the lobby. I took a picture because I couldn't stop laughing at it.
Then, Linda and I thought it would be fun to give it a try! For some reason, everyone who passed by either gave us strange looks or laughed at us! The inn has ice skates you can borrow. I found a pair that were 2 sizes too big, one with a broken lace, so I had to take it easy. It was fun and silly. (I know my outfit isn't complimentary, so what! :))

We had dinner at the restaurant in the inn. It was yummy:

After dinner, we went swimming in the pool, and there were two hot tubs. One that was normal, and the other one that had a fountain and this natural rock theme - very cool. Here is a picture of me in that fountain/hot tub. (I'm the one on the right. - LOL):

Throughout all the events, we kept coming back to the room to visit with Lexi and take her out. It was hard leaving her, as she'd cock her head to the side and open her eyes wide as we left the room, as if to ask, "But, why would you want to leave me??!"

One time, I came back to the room to feed her dinner, and when I started to leave, she bolted out the door and down the hall. I didn't want to yell her name, because I didn't want anyone to know we had a dog on the loose! I sprinted down the hall as fast as I could, and finally I yelled out "Lexi!" in a firm voice. She turned around and sprinted towards me. She wasn't trying to escape - she just wanted to play. It was sooo cute, and sooo funny. I can't imagine if she'd got away from me though. She could have ran into the restaurant, which wouldn't be a stretch for a dog who is always trying to sniff around for food!

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We didn't end up skiing or tubing yesterday because the weather was weird. It was raining off and on (more off than on), but we didn't want to get out there and then be stuck in rainy weather. We are planning to get a little skiing in this morning before heading home.

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We had a great trip up north, and we will definitely be back.