The trip, part 1 (Austin - River Falls)
Let's see how much I can remember...
Day 1 - we drove. a lot. all the way to kansas city. blah... however, the hotel was super worth the money. :-) Yay for holiday inn! We arrived after the kitchen closed, but they let us heat up our soups in the microwave. We had a nice picnic of soup and sandwhiches on the bed while watching tv. A nice little evening :-)
Day 2 - more driving. When we got up to the twin cities it started to snow in random patches. We missed the turn to find Amanda's taco bell, but she gave us directions for woodbury. I got to remember how to drive in light snow, which was good. She fed us, and we got to talk for a little. Amanda is such a sweetheart, truly one of the most kindhearted people I've ever met. And she's going to Japan next week! Super cool!
After taco bell we made it to river falls. Since it was nip tuck night (and a certain boy is an asshole) we said screw it and saw Danielle and our godson Colton. It was already after 10 pm but he was wide awake and playing with his trains. Apparently I'm loads of fun because he had to show me all of his toys. It was beyond cute! We had to leave before too long so we didn't keep crystal up though.
The next day, wednesday I believe, was quite the day. I woke up, went outside, and my front tire is flat on the ground! We put on the spare, and made an appointment at firestone in hudson. In the meantime, Amanda came by and we went by school, saw Jon for a bit. After she dropped us off we drove very slowly to hudson (after filling the spare). Turns out, there was nothing wrong with the tire. That confused us both, but what can you do. The kid put the tire back on, and then came back and asked if my car starts wierd. Now I'm really confused. So we go out there, and it turns out my freakin ignition cylinder went out, right there in the bay! So the mechanic messed with it, and he ends up keeping the car overnight until Toyota gets the part to him in the morning. So Crystal picks us up and we go back to her place. We made her watch debs with us, which was lots of fun, and then borrowed her car to see Danielle and colton again. He was hilarious again. this time we brought his present too so we played with trains in a little people castle. He also had to show me all of his books, which was super cute :-)
A short digression on colton. The kid is 2 1/2, but he's so freakin smart! He put together his thomas the tank engine tracks, and knows all their names. He's able to drink out of full soda cans without any spilling. None of the fancy seatbelts can hold him because he figures them out too fast. And you can truly watch him think when he plays. Never saw him throw any toys, didn't hit them, nothing you expect toddlers to do. It's crazy! It was an amazing experience with him, and was truly sad to say goodbye.
Ok, back to story. In the end, we get the car back, use my mom's credit card to pay the $300 bill (eeek!) and end up able to leave later on thursday. We swing by burger king to see josh, who makes us the best whoppers ever! And he was super fun. he clearly needs more gay friends. lol
So thursday we made it to my parents house. And with that I will end this post.
Day 1 - we drove. a lot. all the way to kansas city. blah... however, the hotel was super worth the money. :-) Yay for holiday inn! We arrived after the kitchen closed, but they let us heat up our soups in the microwave. We had a nice picnic of soup and sandwhiches on the bed while watching tv. A nice little evening :-)
Day 2 - more driving. When we got up to the twin cities it started to snow in random patches. We missed the turn to find Amanda's taco bell, but she gave us directions for woodbury. I got to remember how to drive in light snow, which was good. She fed us, and we got to talk for a little. Amanda is such a sweetheart, truly one of the most kindhearted people I've ever met. And she's going to Japan next week! Super cool!
After taco bell we made it to river falls. Since it was nip tuck night (and a certain boy is an asshole) we said screw it and saw Danielle and our godson Colton. It was already after 10 pm but he was wide awake and playing with his trains. Apparently I'm loads of fun because he had to show me all of his toys. It was beyond cute! We had to leave before too long so we didn't keep crystal up though.
The next day, wednesday I believe, was quite the day. I woke up, went outside, and my front tire is flat on the ground! We put on the spare, and made an appointment at firestone in hudson. In the meantime, Amanda came by and we went by school, saw Jon for a bit. After she dropped us off we drove very slowly to hudson (after filling the spare). Turns out, there was nothing wrong with the tire. That confused us both, but what can you do. The kid put the tire back on, and then came back and asked if my car starts wierd. Now I'm really confused. So we go out there, and it turns out my freakin ignition cylinder went out, right there in the bay! So the mechanic messed with it, and he ends up keeping the car overnight until Toyota gets the part to him in the morning. So Crystal picks us up and we go back to her place. We made her watch debs with us, which was lots of fun, and then borrowed her car to see Danielle and colton again. He was hilarious again. this time we brought his present too so we played with trains in a little people castle. He also had to show me all of his books, which was super cute :-)
A short digression on colton. The kid is 2 1/2, but he's so freakin smart! He put together his thomas the tank engine tracks, and knows all their names. He's able to drink out of full soda cans without any spilling. None of the fancy seatbelts can hold him because he figures them out too fast. And you can truly watch him think when he plays. Never saw him throw any toys, didn't hit them, nothing you expect toddlers to do. It's crazy! It was an amazing experience with him, and was truly sad to say goodbye.
Ok, back to story. In the end, we get the car back, use my mom's credit card to pay the $300 bill (eeek!) and end up able to leave later on thursday. We swing by burger king to see josh, who makes us the best whoppers ever! And he was super fun. he clearly needs more gay friends. lol
So thursday we made it to my parents house. And with that I will end this post.
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