To the South and Back Part II

I arrived at Union Station at eight o’clock that night then I had to find the metro. I thought it’d be easy to find the merto there. For some odd reason I thought it would be inside the building and all you had to do was go down the steps. Nope you have to go out of Union Station. I found it and promptly boarded letting my aunt know I was on my way to the Vienna stop. It was good to see my aunt and have somewhere to crash. 
My original plan had been to stay till Sunday then meet up with my mum in Lancaster on a day trip. Then it started snowing and the weather was rather shitty. So I got stranded in Virginia. 
On the bright side I got to see Washington DC in the snow.

Pretty right?
And I saw only a bit of the Natural History museum since they close early on weekends and I had gotten there late since  I had walked to see all the monuments first.

I got back to my aunts house with cold feet and fingers. But it was totally worth it! I still want to go back some time soon so I can see more of the museums. I suppose that’s another trip for another time though.
My stay at my aunts lasted an extra week. I was fine with it since I got to see my cousin EJ. I don’t see him very often now but we practically grew up together. So I enjoyed seeing him for a few days.
On that Friday I headed back into DC to catch a bus to New York City. My parents met me in the city and we enjoyed a small night in the city. Sushi for dinner then a bum around in Toys R Us

And a few pennies thrown into a fountain.

Over all it was a rather interesting trip South. But that was over a month and a half ago now. What have I been doing since? Not much really.


Cheers,

To the South and Back Part I

The joy of Christmas was quick to wear off. My brothers went back to school and I was left alone. Lucky for me though I had been thinking of going to visit my Grandmother in South Carolina. So I gave her a call and made plans for a little adventure south. I thought it would be cool to hop on Amtrak and head down.


So I bought a ticket from Newark Penn Station to Savannah Georgia and I left at the ungodly hour of six thirty in the morning. Taking the train was the cheapest way down but also the longest. A whole fourteen hours on the blasted train! Bonuses 1- I brought a sub to eat 2- the seats were big 3- I had my computer and an outlet. So it wasn’t horribly terrifying to be on the train for fourteen hours. 
When I finally got off the train in Savannah I had quite the odd thought because I hadn’t seen my grandmother in maybe for four years give or take a year. I’m kind a bad grandchild in that way. But I’d been email her while I was in Ireland and I wanted to go see her to talk about some of her trips. 


I spent a whole week in South Carolina. And it was really great. The weather was nice and warm. I walked my grandmother’s dog Tigger a lot so I was outside for a bit each day. We went out to lunch a few times. I cooked a few dinner. We chilled and watched TV shows. But I think the best part was jus getting to listen to some of my grandmother’s stories. We also went for a few drives and I got a few pictures, but I wasn’t there to sight see so the pictures were a bonus. 

^I LOVE the Spanish Moss^

After my foray in South Carolina I decided to stop by my aunt’s house. She lives really close to Washington DC. So I hoped back on Amtrak to Union Station DC, took the metro to Vienna and got picked up b my aunt. What happened next is another blog entirely. 


Cheers,

A Blog About Blogging

So here’s the thing… I’ve been in this funk lately. Maybe it’s just midwinter blues or something. But I’ve been lazy and slothish. I’ve got an inkling that it’s not just me being cooped up all day. It’s got to do with me being home from Europe and I’ve been stuck without adventures lately. Plus I’ve been out of touch with my writing and that funks me up real good. 
Then I realized my poor blog here has lain neglected and I feel bad because honestly I love blogging I just haven’t found the time even though my days have been filled with nothing. So today I’m dedicated to catching you all up on everything. And I’m dedicating myself to getting out of this damn annoying funk!!


Cheers,