I'm back!!!!
Apologies to one and all who visited this space looking for updates over the past week and change. I was out of town and generally away from the internet for the duration. And I missed you all terribly. Sounds good anyway...
We left on Wednesday night after work. The actual leaving of town was quite an effort as we didn't have everything ready to go or packed when the time came. And went. As we came. And went. And came back because we forgot things. Wednesday night was a long one as we decided to push all the way to Niagara Falls from St. Louis in one shot. For those of you playing at home, that's a 12 hour haul. To complicate matters, Oliver had eaten a boatload of blueberries and had the requisite runs to accompany them. Every so often we'd have to stop, change his diaper, slather him with cream, and resume driving. The good thing about the whole experience is that Oliver really took all of the driving in stride and was as good as you can imagine for the duration.
Thursday we got to Niagara Falls. We intended to do some sightseeing before naptime, but that didn't end up happening. We all ended up taking a 3 hour nap together. By the time we woke up, it was time for dinner. And after dinner, it was time to go back and sleep. This would make our trip sounds like a complete waste of time, but we'd gotten a Falls View room on the Canadian side and got to go to sleep watching the falls in action. The next morning we went for a run with Oliver and then went on the Maid of the Mist. It was cool to see the falls in action from down below. My wife and I enjoyed it; Oliver did not. By now it was time to check out of our hotel and we headed to Albany.
We were in Albany for the wedding of a friend of my wife. When we arrived on Friday night, we thought we had an hour to spend getting ready for the rehearsal dinner, but we hadn't reset the clock from Central Time, so we ended up arriving a little late. The wedding itself on Saturday came off beautifully and without a hitch. I spent most of the reception on Oliver duty. I ended up taking him back to the hotel to crash before they cut the cake. My wife spent some time renewing acquaintance with friends from college and had a good time.
Sunday we drove from Albany to Boston to spend some time with my aunt. We got there early enough on Sunday that we were able to take him out to Castle Island where Oliver got his first taste of the ocean. It might have worked out better if he were dressed to swim. As it was he walked onto the beach and into the surf (after my wife removed his shoes) and then took a header when he went to turn around.
Monday we went downtown Boston to take in some of the sights. We started on a Freedom Trail tour, but had to give up after Oliver was clearly not having a good time. Perhaps the 90 minute tour was a bit ambitious to start with. Either way we got some food, discovering that Oliver likes Fish and Chips, and went back to the Boston Public Gardens for Oliver to nap. Unfortunately he woke up just after the swan boats closed for the day.
Tuesday was a bit of a lazy day as nap time coincided with the time that we were getting ready to depart. A long nap and dinner plans with family meant that we were only able to see one thing (the USS Constitution) before heading out. We went to my aunt's house in Leominster for dinner. Oliver wasn't much of a dinner companion (preferring to feed his rice to the rug), but he was sufficiently charming that we weren't tossed out of the house on our collective ears. Wednesday we took a trip through Cambridge and had a few more sights planned, but we aborted and spent more time with my aunt.
Thursday started the long circuitous trip home. We started in Boston in the morning, visited an aunt in Providence in the morning, took a trip out to the middle of nowhere for lunch, continued through the middle of nowhere to Hartford but missed seeing a friend of my wife, and then continued on through nowhere to end up in Syracuse for the night. While it was a pretty trip, it made me appreciate the interstate. From Syracuse we drove to Detroit to stay with a cousin for the night on Friday and finally we drove from Detroit back home on Saturday.
It was a great trip, but I'm so glad that I'm back home.
We left on Wednesday night after work. The actual leaving of town was quite an effort as we didn't have everything ready to go or packed when the time came. And went. As we came. And went. And came back because we forgot things. Wednesday night was a long one as we decided to push all the way to Niagara Falls from St. Louis in one shot. For those of you playing at home, that's a 12 hour haul. To complicate matters, Oliver had eaten a boatload of blueberries and had the requisite runs to accompany them. Every so often we'd have to stop, change his diaper, slather him with cream, and resume driving. The good thing about the whole experience is that Oliver really took all of the driving in stride and was as good as you can imagine for the duration.
Thursday we got to Niagara Falls. We intended to do some sightseeing before naptime, but that didn't end up happening. We all ended up taking a 3 hour nap together. By the time we woke up, it was time for dinner. And after dinner, it was time to go back and sleep. This would make our trip sounds like a complete waste of time, but we'd gotten a Falls View room on the Canadian side and got to go to sleep watching the falls in action. The next morning we went for a run with Oliver and then went on the Maid of the Mist. It was cool to see the falls in action from down below. My wife and I enjoyed it; Oliver did not. By now it was time to check out of our hotel and we headed to Albany.
We were in Albany for the wedding of a friend of my wife. When we arrived on Friday night, we thought we had an hour to spend getting ready for the rehearsal dinner, but we hadn't reset the clock from Central Time, so we ended up arriving a little late. The wedding itself on Saturday came off beautifully and without a hitch. I spent most of the reception on Oliver duty. I ended up taking him back to the hotel to crash before they cut the cake. My wife spent some time renewing acquaintance with friends from college and had a good time.
Sunday we drove from Albany to Boston to spend some time with my aunt. We got there early enough on Sunday that we were able to take him out to Castle Island where Oliver got his first taste of the ocean. It might have worked out better if he were dressed to swim. As it was he walked onto the beach and into the surf (after my wife removed his shoes) and then took a header when he went to turn around.
Monday we went downtown Boston to take in some of the sights. We started on a Freedom Trail tour, but had to give up after Oliver was clearly not having a good time. Perhaps the 90 minute tour was a bit ambitious to start with. Either way we got some food, discovering that Oliver likes Fish and Chips, and went back to the Boston Public Gardens for Oliver to nap. Unfortunately he woke up just after the swan boats closed for the day.
Tuesday was a bit of a lazy day as nap time coincided with the time that we were getting ready to depart. A long nap and dinner plans with family meant that we were only able to see one thing (the USS Constitution) before heading out. We went to my aunt's house in Leominster for dinner. Oliver wasn't much of a dinner companion (preferring to feed his rice to the rug), but he was sufficiently charming that we weren't tossed out of the house on our collective ears. Wednesday we took a trip through Cambridge and had a few more sights planned, but we aborted and spent more time with my aunt.
Thursday started the long circuitous trip home. We started in Boston in the morning, visited an aunt in Providence in the morning, took a trip out to the middle of nowhere for lunch, continued through the middle of nowhere to Hartford but missed seeing a friend of my wife, and then continued on through nowhere to end up in Syracuse for the night. While it was a pretty trip, it made me appreciate the interstate. From Syracuse we drove to Detroit to stay with a cousin for the night on Friday and finally we drove from Detroit back home on Saturday.
It was a great trip, but I'm so glad that I'm back home.
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