I stopped in DC, as I usually do and
stayed with Sarah, my team leader from year one and had the chance to
catch up for a couple hours, always a pleasure! When I left CT, I
decided that passing by the Point without stopping in and at least
saying hello, would be sacrilegious, so as I did a couple hours
passed in the halls of B-15. Some things never change. Although this
time I was able to wear a hat and didn't have a mailbox to check,
freedom was a weird feeling in this place but a good one. The
familiar faces were good to see as well and while I was there I ran
into another alumni, apparently doing the same thing as me. Starbuck
was a good friend and even got to work with a couple of our teams
this passed year for disaster response. He was visiting Kenny in Baltimore and we all met up with Ashley (from my
badger 3 team!) at the zoo in B-more the next day. It was another class XVI mini reunion. Ashley has lived out a childhood dream of
becoming a zoo keeper at the zoo and we all had the opportunity to go
backstage and hangout with some penguins! Penguins by the way are
similar to cats in that they love shining things, have no attention
span and bite for fun. For the rest of the day, we walked around the
rest of the zoo, sliding down kids only slides, taking pictures and
petting goats. I had a decent 6 hour drive ahead through a decent
amount of 4 o'clock traffic ahead so on the road I got. Visiting with
my father is always on my to-do list when I'm heading south, I'm
curious as to when things you do over and over become a tradition because it sure feels like one. Anyway, I arrived on a Tuesday and got to fit
in what usually takes at least a weeks worth of time. I think we're
getting good at this. I got to eat lunch with grandma, visit Marie
and Madderpants, my stunningly beautiful niece, and I we went to the
swamp and the AB homestead that weekend, a place that I have spent many a summer
in, getting browner then should be allowed. I also got a boat tour through the east coasts second largest estuary, the Pamlico Sound. Unfortunately I couldn't
stay longer and it's always sad to leave but as I've written and said
before, I always come back :) This concludes, as now I have started
to overlap my locations, my tale of time on the road. The rest of my trip south included a stop in
Jacksonville to visit my little bro (who's expecting number 2!) and
his little man, still as adorable as ever. Some of the other things to account for are as follows: the 5 total books on cd, the 15k miles, three oil changes, one new tire, new rear windshield, one hot chocolate at a rest stop in Washington (thanks to the happiest man in the world who gave it to me), and uncountable dings scraps and temperature fluctuations my poor car has had to deal with. Adventure has a price, especially one that's two solid months long. So for now my focus is building back up the means for yet another adventure!
My next step you ask? Well I'm glad you
did! My posts will be getting fewer and farther between, don't get to
excited though. I have been accepted into grad school,yay me!! So Vermont is
where I'll be come September. From now til then, lets just say I'm
working it out. Maybe Seattle, maybe I'll stay here.. maybe New
Hampshire will need help manning visitor centers? Who knows, I'm sure
don't but I'll keep you posted...get it ;) ahahaha...ooh man...
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