This week we took a road trip, from our road trip ….
We parked the RV in Eastpoint, Florida and parked Mr Bear nearby at Penelope’s Pet Stop. The Jetta was loaded with our ragtag assortment of warm clothes, and we made the long drive to New York for my nephew Ben’s Bar Mitzvah. The first night we stopped in Atlanta, where we had a nice overnight visit with Nancy (we slept in Michael’s bedroom, which is about four times bigger than our entire RV). The second night we stayed at a very dumpy hotel in Ashland, Virginia (Andy is happy to give all the details about the cheap dump I “made” us stay in.). And on day three we arrived at Grandma’s house, in very, very cold Connecticut.
The visit with Grandma was nice and relaxing, and the kids enjoyed the SIX inches of snow (the grownups less so). We all went to Shabbat dinner on Friday night and then services and the party on Saturday. At the party Becca made some friends and ate obscene amounts of chocolate. Jay missed his nap, and ran around collecting balloons and trying to play basketball with the big kids.
Barney was a very well behaved guest. He stayed close to us when we were home, and napped in his crate when we went out. On his walks he desperately searched for bit of grass, before finally giving up and doing his business on the snow
The return trip was long, yet uneventful. Night one in Statesville, North Carolina. Night two back at Nancy’s in Atlanta. And on day three we arrived back in Florida where we picked up the RV and Mr. Bear, and headed to the beach for the week.
Though it was a lovely visit with family, it is nice to be back to our little home. And it is very nice to be back to the warm temps!
