The Weather and The Fashion

So the weather yesterday was extreme. It was like 75 degrees and pouring, pouring down rain. I mean I know why it was like that we got the end of the tropical storm/hurricane Hanna but jeez. And I get up this morning...Blue skies and sun. This stuff is going to take a little getting use to. That's for sure. Btw...Barry...Thank you for the plane ticket offer :)...I can't believe you miss me that much already. But I do have to say I miss you guys too and think about you all the time and hope that your doing well. So on to the fashion. I am not saying I am a fashionista by any stretch of the imagination...however...we went to the Providence Place Mall yesterday. I have to say the amount of girls wearing the shortest shorts was beyond amazing. I saw one girl wearing leggings with shorts that her butt was sticking out the bottom. I saw another girl wearing too short of shorts that shouldn't have been wearing shorts at all if you know what I mean. It was absolutely amazing to see. I just have to say some people in Rhode Island need to start watching a little what not to wear or project runway or some kind of fashion show. :) Ken's parents are heading home today and we will start settling in to our new lives which is crazy but will be good. Nathanial goes back to his Mom's as well but he will be back in a couple weeks as we start to get a regular rhythm with that as well. I will start the big job hunt tomorrow. I have an interview with a marketing company but we will see how that turns out. I am hoping some of the resumes I have sent out this weekend I hear back from tomorrow. I will probably write again tomorrow and let you know how it all goes. Ken goes for his first day of training tomorrow so we will also see how that all turns out. Talk to you soon.

Were here!!!!

We made it. I don't want to write too much right now but it's nice here in Rhode Island. We finally got our truck unpacked today and now just need to get the house in order. Ken's parents are here helping. It's nice seeing them. We will have Nathanial this weekend. Hopefully we have everything ready by then. I will post pictures of our place when it's not covered in boxes. :) I hope all is well with everyone.

Saturday August 30, 2008

Clearfield, PA- $3.55

So our last big road day!!! I think this is going to be the best day for me. I get to drive by NYC. It is seriously a dream come true for me. I know it sounds super corny but I have loved NYC forever. It put a smile on my face to just see the sign on I-80 that said New York City. We are going to stay in Connecticut tonight. Get done a bit early and relax. Have dinner that isn't from a diner or other equivalent (well...except at Margo's :) ). Then tomorrow we will drive about an hour or so to our new home.

Bloomsburg, PA- Quaker steak and lube aka the lube

Singac, NJ- $3.49

Bronx, NY- $3.87

So we made it through NYC. It definitely took a while but worth it to me. It's not like we stopped (well we had to get some cash in Rochelle for the toll). But the Bronx was really cool to see from the car. The old buildings, the people. I can't wait to be able to stop and really Do NYC. :)

Super Duper Weenie- exit 24 in CT on I-95

Stratford, CT- $3.73

Saturday August 30, 2008

Knightstown, IN- $3.70

So we had a great time with the Fox family. It was great to see them. Hopefully since we are going to be "closer" now we can see them more often. I think it's important for cousins to be together when they are younger. Especially since these are Nathanials only ones. So on our way out of Indianapolis we hit some traffic. I was like it's Saturday why is there traffic. Ken was like maybe there was an accident. We got up to the spot and it was no accident...it was a drug or illegal immigrant bust. It was crazy but kind of cool to see. :)

Brookville, OH- $3.63

So we are in Ohio and there isn't a whole lot to see. Mostly small farming communities but there are more trees here then in Indiana. What I have noticed here...A LOT of antique malls. Seems like every other town has one. Maybe that's the thing to do here...antiquing. I really can't not think of the Drew Carrey show while we are in Ohio. I didn't even care for the show that much but I really don't have much to associate with it.

Delaware, OH- $3.51

So I am not sure about the peeps here in O-hi-o. Columbus is a nice looking city and we ill be going by Cleveland a bit later but I don't think they know how to drive here. Seriously. Twice now we have slowed down for absolutely no reason. It's odd. Then the Ohio state football people. I've never seen so many decked out cars. I mean there are a few in Seattle that do it but I've seen quite a few flags, decals (not just bumper stickers), personalized license plates, and one highly painted car. I guess they just really love their college football in Ohio.

Ashland, OH- $3.59

Ashland, OH- The headquarters for nice people (this was a billboard in this town)

So we think we passed Obama's bus. There were 2 buses with police escort. I remember hearing on NPR yesterday that he was going to be in Pennsylvania today. And since we are almost there that we think it could have been him. I think that's awesome. :)

Akron, OH- Goodyear World Headquarters

Girard, OH- $3.49

So we made it through Ohio and now are in Pennsylvania. It is absolutely beautiful!! Lots of tree covered hills and fantastic colonial farm houses. I am so excited to get to the east. This is really the part of the country that I want to see.

Friday Ausust 29, 2008

Sparta, WI- $3.72

Crusin Chbbys Gentlemans Club

So we are in Wisconsin. Jst got off the highway to go to the Mousehouse Cheese Haus. Figred we oght to do something Wisconsinesc while we were here. It's a nice state. Lots of trees and water. I am getting excited to see Chicago.

Well we got some wisconsin cheese. I know we shouldn't of given in but what else should you do :). So I know I was excited about the cool farm houses in South Dakota and Minnesota. But the ones in Wisconsin are bigger and in better shape. I hope I can get a good picture of one.

Rockton, IL- $3.69

Hampshire, IL- $3.95

Chicago- $4.01-3.93

Stop bedwetting- stopwetting.com

So we made it through Chi town. We went around the outside so we only saw downtown from a distance. But I do have to say they have awesome rest areas. They call them Oasis. They have everything there: gas, Mcdonalds, starbucks, dog runs, picnic area. I really think that Washington should invest more money into theirs. The bad thing about Chicago...it cost us like $20 just to drive through it. There are sooooo many tollbooths. One or two I can see but we went through like 5. It would have been way cheaper if we were in a car but oh well.

*Billboard-HELL IS REAL*

But now we are in Indiana and we are back to flat lands. But there are definetly more trees here then Minnesota. We should reach our destination in about 2 hours. So we will have a nice night of visiting with Margo, Dan, Hailey and Avery.

Remmington, IL- $3.75

Carmel, IL- $3.69