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Last night, we ate our final dinner in Baltimore at our favorite Chinese place, Asian Kitchen in Owings Mills. My fortune cookie said that I would find happiness outdoors in a place with mountains and water. Good sign, right?
Unfortunately, everything seemed to go wrong today before the trip even started. We set the alarm for 6am, but woke up at 8. Stephen had more work to do, so by the time we ate lunch, packed up the car, and turned in Stephen's keys, it was 2pm. Hmph. Then Stephen remembered that he never pulled up directions to Columbus, but he figured he would just take the 70 West all the way there. But then he got distracted and missed the entrance to the 70. Then, we somehow ended up on the Pennsylvania Turnpike instead of cutting through Cumberland, like we usually do. With the way the trip was going, it looked like we would probably end up dead on the side of the road somewhere in West Virginia. I became especially worried when at the New Bedford, PA rest stop, the woman driving the gasoline tanker was smoking a cigarette while pumping the gas into the underground tank. We got the hell out of there before she had a chance to drop her cigarette and blow up the place.
Stephen must've driven like a maniac because we got there in record time (6.5 hours). It took me 8 hours to drive from Columbus to Baltimore during the move. We met up with John Gagnon at the Old Bag of Nails Pub in Worthington. It was nice to see him and hang out again. He filled us in on all of the Columbus gossip and told us about his new job. I still can't believe he gave up his cushy job in Ordinance to work in Narcotics again.
It started to get late, so we decided to head over to Easton before they closed. That has to be the world's greatest mall. Granted, it's not nearly as big as Tysons Corner, but it is so amazing. (www.eastontowncenter.com) It really made me realize how much I missed Columbus. Tomorrow morning, we're going to stop by Easton again to see Tim, Adam, and James and then we're heading out. Hopefully, we'll stay long enough to stop by Graeter's for the world's greatest ice cream. I read somewhere that Sarah Jessica Parker's favorite ice cream is their Black Raspberry Chip.
Pictures are up on Facebook, in "Road Trip, Day 1"...Until tomorrow!
Unfortunately, everything seemed to go wrong today before the trip even started. We set the alarm for 6am, but woke up at 8. Stephen had more work to do, so by the time we ate lunch, packed up the car, and turned in Stephen's keys, it was 2pm. Hmph. Then Stephen remembered that he never pulled up directions to Columbus, but he figured he would just take the 70 West all the way there. But then he got distracted and missed the entrance to the 70. Then, we somehow ended up on the Pennsylvania Turnpike instead of cutting through Cumberland, like we usually do. With the way the trip was going, it looked like we would probably end up dead on the side of the road somewhere in West Virginia. I became especially worried when at the New Bedford, PA rest stop, the woman driving the gasoline tanker was smoking a cigarette while pumping the gas into the underground tank. We got the hell out of there before she had a chance to drop her cigarette and blow up the place.
Stephen must've driven like a maniac because we got there in record time (6.5 hours). It took me 8 hours to drive from Columbus to Baltimore during the move. We met up with John Gagnon at the Old Bag of Nails Pub in Worthington. It was nice to see him and hang out again. He filled us in on all of the Columbus gossip and told us about his new job. I still can't believe he gave up his cushy job in Ordinance to work in Narcotics again.
It started to get late, so we decided to head over to Easton before they closed. That has to be the world's greatest mall. Granted, it's not nearly as big as Tysons Corner, but it is so amazing. (www.eastontowncenter.com) It really made me realize how much I missed Columbus. Tomorrow morning, we're going to stop by Easton again to see Tim, Adam, and James and then we're heading out. Hopefully, we'll stay long enough to stop by Graeter's for the world's greatest ice cream. I read somewhere that Sarah Jessica Parker's favorite ice cream is their Black Raspberry Chip.
Pictures are up on Facebook, in "Road Trip, Day 1"...Until tomorrow!