on the road... again!

here we go again... not content to stay put, tomorrow is the beginning of another full week of quality time with my car.

memphis has been fun this time.... i'm finally to a point where i can get along with my dad for more than 5 days, which helps out a lot.

things i did this time i hadn't done in years: putt putt, national ornamental metal museum, mud island riverwalk, went to a bird sale with my dad

places i've eaten this time which i've missed: blue plate cafe, dixie cafe, o'charleys, patrick's, brother juniper's, huey's, the cupboard, sonic

new things i've done this time: saw the new horticulture center at the botanic garden that opens next month. it's actually named after my dad. (he understands it's an honor but, although the rest of the world seems tickled, dad's "embarassed to have something named after [him] before [he's] dead").

people i've seen: the usual wednesday night Bible study crew, alissa, jenny, leslie, and rose... some i'd seen more recently than others, but all were a blast.

end of reminiscing... next memphis trip is at christmas.

what's up in the next 7 days?

friday 5/26: drive from memphis, TN to sikeston, MO, lunch at lambert's cafe with dave, drive from sikeston, MO to manteno, IL

saturday 5/27: hang out with g-ma p.

sunday 5/28: more hanging out with g-ma p.

monday 5/29: drive from manteno, IL to valparaiso, IN, lunch with margie and a few of my old math profs, drive from valparaiso, IN to oak harbor, OH

tuesday 5/30: around and about NW ohio with roommate

wednesday 5/31: lunch with allison, drive from NW ohio to pittsburgh, PA, hopefully get in in time to see my step g-pa and/or go to my cousin rachel's concert(?)/other exciting school happenings that night.

thursday 6/1: NJ bound.

this brings me up to 10 states in the month of may... they're also the 10 most visited states that i go through twice a year anyhow ;-) (NJ, PA, WV, OH, KY, TN, AR, MO, IL, IN)

quality time with my car... that's what i do best. :-) happy weekend all!