My First Road Trip

I set off around 10:00 in the morning. My original goal was to be out by nine..and I was, but I had to go to the bank, buy contact stuff and since they didn't have any contact stuff at K-mart I had to go the the Giant Eagle. But that actually turned out okay because then I ran into Meghan at the store and was able to talk to her on my way out. I was very excited to have my adaptor for the car for my ipod so I listened to much Indigo Girls and a bit of Coldplay (5 CD's, 2 CD's respectively) and most of the other songs I skipped through. Had I time before I left I would have customized the music on my ipod so I wouldn't skip songs, but I dinna have time so oh well! And even though I was having a good time grooving to the music after about 4 hours of driving I was ready to be there already. When I arrived in town, I stopped at the IGA parking lot and called a couple of people and then headed to Laurel's. I arrived just as the Veggitales movie was ending. I'm glad I left in the morning cause shortly after this when everyone was starting to arrive I felt pretty icky because of the cold I was coming down with. Luckily the Pizza Shack pizza we had tasted every bit as good as I remember it and my tastebuds weren't all messed up because of the cold. Then, shortly after we went downstairs I went out to the car and got presents. Bethie and Julie got cashew brittle, Erik his movie, and Daff Laurel and Ananda their pillow-blankets. It was so good to see everyone though I wish I had more time to spend with everyone. We watched A Christmas Toy which at my house we call Rugby Tiger and we had a good time making fun of all the Kraft commercials in between hehe. I was suprised as to how much of it I remembered and even though I probably thought it was better when I was younger I still love it!! Then I stayed over at Laur's house. She had to go to Jodi's the next day so we had to go to bed kind of early, (and by early I mean comparitively to how late we'd usually stay up) but we still managed to get quite a bit of talking in, and I'm glad. I had breakfast over there and then went to Eckerds to pick up throat lozengers and then I put gas in the car. After that I tried to visit Sandy but she wasn't home (I found out later that she was just getting into the shower and actually saw my car drive away but had no clue whos it was.) So then I called Katie and she was back from the dentist appointment where she found out she has to have a 5th wisdom tooth out. *sad face* So I went over to her house. We like being lazy haha but we had a nice talk while we were being lazy. And I got presents from her too!! I got a key which I like wearing around my neck, and a journal and then she's letting me borrow a book too. :) We had taco salad (with imitation meat of coarse) for dinner and it was good. I suprised myself by actually liking the lettuce despite it not being iceburg lettuce and the rest of it was good too. I just need to hang around them enough and maybe I'll be able to become a vegetarian too! I will have to work on liking more things though cause I don't like enough vegitables or fruits, and some I'll never be able to like, but I've started liking cooked broccoli whereas I never did before so go me! And I know I said acquiring tastes was a stupid thing to do especially when it comes to alcohol and maybe it is...but yay for healthy veggibles. *smiles* Anywaaaayyys.... then Ananda and Katie and I went to Jitters. I forgot Lisa's chai *blushes* but that's what I had. Although *laughs* I tried to steal everyone elses first. ooopsies. I wish there'd been someone there to take a picture of all of us, I did take one of Ananda and Daff. I wore my new shirt that I very much like. And even put on make-up *gaspo* I just felt like it. :) Then I went in to see Ananda's house and we planned a scrabble game for the next day (thursday; I had learned by now that the weather would actually be better for me to come home on friday..yayyy!) When Daff and I got back from there, we looked at her new Amy Brown book. Twas fun even if some of the pictures do freak me out. hehe. She does have an incredible way of displaying motion. ayeish. We talked again...ofcoarse. ;) (I found out she's never seen Bed of Roses, so that's on our list of things to do when we get together again) And then fell asleep. I had a really good english muffin for breakfast and for lunch we went to the Indian restaraunt in Rochester. The food was a bit spicy, but I still liked it and rice and bread are always a good thing. I like trying new things. Daff's favorite thing to finish the meal with was something I couldn't even hardly handle a spoonful of. I think it reminded me too much of a yogart. *shrugs* but it was fun!! On the way back I was tired, it was afternoon droopy time ya know. ;) But managed to find enough energy to drive to Ananda's to play scrabble before our Great Northern gathering. Wish Erik'd been able to come but he'd already made plans. And besides it would have taken away half the fun. I followed Laur, but missed my turn. I knew when i saw it that I'd missed it and wanted to turn around but I didn't want her to worry. And when we got to 256 I knew it was union street, but couldn't tell her so she took me all the way into Chili. Thanks Laur! See, I wanted to go see the neighbors while everyone else was going to the dollar movies in Henrietta. So I had a good time suprising them all. I found out a girl who used to babysit me is engaged her brother had twins and Sandy's son bought a house two doors down. Samantha's old house, next to the Putnam's. I didn't have a chance to visit them but I did see the Flanagan's and Mike's new house, and the Stanes and then the Coccia's. I miss the Coccia's what a great family!! *hugs* I miss my second mommy! :) I had a great trip. I left the next afternoon after having breakfast (again an English muffin...why ruin a good thing?) playing Labrynth, and having lunch. We took a couple of pics too before I headed out. I have to stop not looking people in the eye, or even in the face. I'm getting better at it, but I still look at the ground or off to the side after I hug everyone..and I don't know why. Maybe I've always felt like I was imposing or invading someone's personal space? Movies convey so much in a look maybe I never felt like I should..or could..but I'm sure it must be disconcerting for everyone else. Sorry it's not that I don't want to look at you it's just...I dunno what. I made it back here successfully and listened to a new Indigo Girls song I'm obsessed with about 20 times. And listened to What If I Told You, about the same amount. WIITY I listened to as I was heading out and the IG song I listened to a lot as I was just about home. I called Erik, he didn't have much time to talk, and KitKat she wasn't there, on the way home. I thought about calling Daff too, but I figured I'd just left and she should have been working on her stuff, but I did call to let her know I got home okay. I can't believe I forgot my away message last night. My default one is the first one I ever made after my computer got fixed which was, "sooo happy to be back in the world of internetdom." which doesn't mean I was happy to be able to be home with a computer, because trust me I'd rather still be in NY. And yes I do realize I left out the rest of Thursday night, but sometimes the best things are best remembered and not written. So it was a successful trip and I'm more confidant in my driving and can't wait to do it again. Or maybe one of them will get a car and or get brave and come visit me. I didn't wanna come home; Rochester still feels like home; it's hard being so far apart.

I don't know if anyone is going to be coming over tonight. it might just be my mom dad and I. Lisa is going into Pittsburgh with some friends and those we invited are going somewhere else or are out of town. I was invited to spend it with Terri and Kate (they and Marilyn and Sarah are going over to Carrie's) but I can't in case people do show up..plus I'd like to be home with this cold cause if I feel icky I can go to sleep. I wanted to though...it'd be fun. Kate called me a stinker and Terri called me a fuffy-duddy :P hehe. They're great!

But I think that's enough for today...don't you?