Long Time!

Gosh it's been awhile yet again since my last post.

We just retruned from a week-long trip to Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Daughter did awesome. She is such a trooper. She rode her first carousel in New York and loved it so much she cried when it was time to get off. Between visiting friends and my husbands extended family, she never really got to nap during the day but she was so good and accomodating. I was so surprised. I guess I shouldn't have been as she has always been adaptable and easy-going. I guess I'm the one with the hard time!

I got to experience a few new things while on the trip:

1. I had a bite of my husband's "garbage plate". A garbage plate is basically a bunch of food on a plate piled high. In this case it was two large scoops of macaroni salad, two cheesburger patties, two large scoops of home fries and topped with onions, chili, hot sauce and ketchup. My first thought was "gross" but I was open to trying it. It's not gross but I would never order one. I'm not sure why it's so popular.

2. Saw my first drawbridge come up. Very cool! When your car is stopped right in front of one and the street is literally rising up to a 90 degree angle to your car, it's a little crazy!

3. A "bug storm". We drove through one on the drive from Pittsburgh, PA to Rochester, NY. I thought is was raining until my husband laughed and said it was just a swarm of bugs.

4. The biggest f'in ants in the world. HOLY SHIT. They are huge and they bite, I'm told.

5. I learned that on many highways out there, the left (fast) lane is only for passing. In other words, you only drive in that lane to pass people then you move back into the right lane.

6. Saw some quakers! On my last trip I saw some Amish people in a horse and buggy! I wanted to stop in one of their communities but we were pressed for time. Apparently they sell some cool hand made things and great food.

That's all for now - I have some things to do!