melinda and i took a road trip to syracuse today. for reasons i won't get into involving melinda & her licence i ended up driving her parents car. it was kind of tricky because its automatic and i've been driving a standard car for 7 years, did you know automatics don't have a clutch?? hahaha, just kidding. i developed a rivalry with another car, no matter how hard i tried to get a way from them the were always on our tail.
that was my 3rd trip out of the country this year and kenya will be my 4th. it think that's interesting because before pittsburgh, i don't think i'd been into the states since 2000. i was a little worried today because i couldn't find my passport, but in my search i found 5 american dollars left from my trip to nyc. so i used that for my lunch, and the only thing i bought was a really snazzy hat for 6 bucks on my credit card. i liked that no one was on to us, they couldn't tell we were canadians because we weren't wearing our toques.
i have to say... the sound of the northern new york state accent makes my ears bleed. ugh, its terrible.i found a grey hair on my head while in the restroom of the mall. it didn't freak me out or anything. i've occassionally come across grey hairs since i was a teenager, back then it was like "hey cool a grey hair", but now i'm like "hmm, a grey hair... i guess i'm that age". joy started getting grey hairs after joelle was born and she was my age then. but for some reason i thought that was related to the fact that she became a mom, but that's silly. oh well, i'm a grown-up and that's ok. i notice in this picture that i have lines on my face when i smile. i actually don't think they're wrinkles, i think its a result of losing weight. matt used to be able to pull his skin out really far after he lost 40 pounds.
ok well i have to go. running late. just had to get my days event off my chest before moving on to my next event.
trying to figure out who i am –
a pretty mediocre cook,
and even worse mathematician,
maybe a mother one day.
what will i be?
4 comments:
Yay for roadtrips! And speaking of gross skin stuff...next time i see you, remind me to show you how i can stretch my face...it's uber gross...i should be standing next to the bearded lady with the other carnies.
-David
I have to say I prefer plane trips to road trips, but any trip out of town or country is such a good thing. Little change of scenery is so good for the mind.
You can tell by how you feel as you're watching your town get smaller in the rearview mirror, and then watching it get larger as you return, how you're feeling about life. If your heart sinks when you see "Kingston 15 km" then you might want to switch some stuff up.
That's why I'm so excited to go back up with the wackos... I'll always be excited to leave where I am to go where I'm going, whether it be coming or going. got it?
noticing age....
i hang around old people alot and see lots of grey hair and deep wrinkles. i am amazed at how many elderly feel young. they see them selves at twenty or thirty despite the outer shell showing age.
i noticed some spidery veins on my legs a few weeks ago and thought that these "signs" of age were coming way too soon. but quickly thought of those older folks with thier "crowns of grey spendor" and realized that i can remain young on the inside.
Yeah...for being young!
you know... you're totally right. i guess its just kind of surreal, but i'll get used to it. but yes, i think i'm pretty young at heart and that IS what matters.
plane trips are more exciting because you're usually going somewhere exotic, however road trips are fun because you see and learn more about the terrain you're covering. its cool. you be careful of those wackos missy.
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