The Final Team Determination phase for the Best of the Road Rally 2012 is going on now through May 24th so keep following here!
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We just found out that our local paper in Vermont, the Bennington Banner is going to put information about Team Blue Lollipop Road and the Best of the Road Rally in this Saturday’s paper. (Tomorrow 5/12.) Arts & Entertainment section!
Mom and I were both born and raised in the Bennington area and are super excited that our town is rallying for us and nominating some must see spots in Vermont for Best of the Road!
Because I have been saying hi to ask for your votes via video, Mom wanted to say hi too. Sure enough as we usually stay unscripted- here she is, laughing away at herself:
So mother like daughter? Yeah, we can definitely entertain ourselves. We always joke about how much fun we can have doing nothing.
Team Blue lollipop Road is holding tight in the 2nd spot for the Best of the Road Rally 2012 but we still need your vote!
Don’t just vote for us, but submit your town, favorite places, food joints and other and celebrate where and what you think rocks in America too! Just a few of my favorites:
…for the Rand McNally/USA TODAY Best of the Road rally 2012!
Why?
Because we can finish a Ben & Jerry’s Vermonster no problem!
Talk about being able to hang!
Welcome to the world of the Peacock’s. Sure, Mom and I had some help on this giant bucket o’ goodness, but we are not afraid and we like a good challenge! We finished:
It’s been about 10 days since the good madness began for Team Blue Lollipop Road soliciting votes in hopes to be chosen for the Rand McNally/USA TODAY Best of the Road 2012. I have worked my tail off already and can barely sleep at night because I want so badly to go on this trip with my Mom. The anticipation and excitement of it all (and we are not even on the trip yet!)- is the energy I live for. I love it. I love “meeting” new travelers on social media, I love watching the videos from last years competitors, I love reading about small towns I have never been to and daydreaming about going to to them.
I got some fantastic thrilling news this week on a surprise for the 8/18 event in Vermont. It will involve an art show at the Vermont Arts Exchange by one of our very own alumni who was on the first ever women’s varsity soccer team at MAU. (Hint, hint. Guesses anyone?)
I have planned a weekend for female soccer alumni of my high school in Vermont to come together to reconnect and reminisce, play soccer, honor our past teammates, and give back to the community we grew up in. I’ve been working on things for months. Some of the biggest pieces are now set in place, so I wanted to finally share!
…and being from there:
Hello Ben & Jerry’s Schweddy Balls!
Fun and wide open is how we roll in Vermont. Leave it to the one and only Ben & Jerry’s to create and launch a flavor like Schweddy Balls. I’m laughing, I’m loving it, and I can’t wait to try some in my next Vermontster!
It’s just not a trip to Vermont if you don’t make it to Sonny’s Blue Benn Diner for breakfast:
If you have followed here for any bit of time, you have definitely heard about this place before. I am a serious repeat offender. The Blue Benn has long been written up and praised in publications like the New York Times, countless magazines and a bunch of road food books, but even with all that mega-popularity, I love that it’s always stayed the same:
What a day around the Green Mountain State!
In true sunny Vermont brochure fashion (it really is like on TV and in magazines!) we spent a full day out in the beautiful countryside meeting small town folks, finding fresh-grown local foods, and stopping at any roadside spot that struck our fancy. First stop was the West River Farmer’s Market in Londonderry: