Farewell, Gettysburg!

Last day on the battlefield.
Departed all mustered out.

Gettysburg is windy

 

Second day in Gettysburg. The Jennie Wade House should be called the Georgia Wade House. Or perhaps the Jennie Wade Death House. Or, really, the Ginnie Wade Death House. I guess that's a little dark. Ah well. Speaking of dark, visited the cemetery. So many "unknown" graves. Quite sad. Visited another wax museum. Also quite sad. Then bailed on Gettysburg for the pool in Chambersburg. It's what Jeb Stuart would have wanted.

To Gettysburg!

 

 

Made it to Chambersburg, checked in, and found out the pool was CLOSED. WTF, Four Points?! So, then, we went to Gettysburg. Went walk about. Went to a wax museum dedicated to the Presidents of the United States. Abraham Lincoln and Eisenhower are major favorites of Gettysburg. Major favoritism. Dinner at Dobbin House. George Washington put his seal of approval on the ice cream and sorbet. Didn't have any. Might have if Lincoln or Eisenhower had loved it. Went on the Farnsworth House Candlelight Ghost Tour. Ghosts were EVERYWHERE. They even followed us home. Hitch hiking ghosts are no joke.

Day Eight: CHILLAXIN

Day Seven: Wine tasting party!

Day Six: No More Andy-roo :(

Day Five: Coldest day in Santa Monica EVA

Day Four: Disneyland!

Day Three

Day Two

Cali Trip 2011!

Ben Franklin Museum Visit

This post got awful wordy

Left my flat around 3:30am (thanks to Jamie for the ride!) to catch my 6am flight to Long Beach, California. Getting anywhere with my suitcase was an ordeal for me considering I was carrying a dog in one carry on bag and my lap top in another. I was fully loaded up with heavy bags! Be that as it may, I successfully checked my bag in and paid for my puppy and made it through the security check. That was an adventure in itself because I had to take Gizmo out of the dog bag and carry him through the metal detector with me. It's hard enough to get Gizmo in that bag when we're alone at home, but getting him back in while in the midst of a dozen or more strangers was a whole other challenge. I don't know how I did it. I was not prepared! Especially not when I had to gather up all my other belongings on my own as well. By the time we left that area, I was sweating quite a bit. It was stressful!! The rest of the flights were pretty painless. Gizmo was a perfect angel. He didn't fuss at all. I think I required his comfort a lot more than he required me to comfort him. He didn't really need me at all! I'm glad he was there, though. I had a paw to hold during take off and landing! We had two stops before we got to Burbank. The first was in Chicago. That required a plane change and was a total pain, but our second stop in Oakland was a complete surprise to me. I was only aware of stopping in Chicago so when we were coming up on Oakland, I thought I had somehow made a terrible mistake because they weren't saying anything about going to Burbank! Finally, they did and I was relieved. Not just because I was on the right plane, but because I didn't have to get off again. When we finally touched down in Burbank, we were greeted by torrential rain. Such glorious California weather to welcome me! 

Flying over an ocean of clouds

Flying over a blanket of clouds

Here goes nothing!

A day dedicated to packing. We embark on our California Christmas Adventure tomorrow! This trip will mark Gizmo's first ever time on a plane and my first ever time traveling with a dog and without another person to help me deal. This is a big deal for us. God willing everything will turn out fine! No, it will. I must tell myself that it will. IT WILL!

Tatuba!

Here's a few more pictures taken

during my first foray into permanent

skin adornment.

Gotta get BACK IN TIME!

Went back in time to see "Back to the Future" then we came back to the future.
Just another day in Joisey.

B-more Happy!

Adventure day! Jamie and I went down to Baltimore to visit the Walters Art Museum. When I left Lindenwold it was sunny and the further south I went the crappier the weather got. But weather isn't an issue when you're visiting a sweet art museum so it did not deter as at all! It's a pretty sweet museum not only because it's got a ton of amazing art, but there's free admission! Can't beat that! After exploring every inch of that museum, we went to the Baltimore Hard Rock to eat some dinner. We had never patronized that Hard Rock so we were treated to lots of cool rock and roll memorabilia. We were also treated to some entertainment thanks to a school field trip. Bring a field trip to your local Hard Rock and an insta-party will break out. It was wild. and loud. Real loud.
Then we took a walk around the Harbor. It was nice. It's a nice little area. Lots of jobbers. Lots of deaf homeless people. But also a lot of nice scenery. It was nice of the weather to clear up for that part of our trip. I guess I shouldn't say the weather never did nothing for me. Hmm. After it got dark, we departed Baltimore, land of the Ravens and Coca-Cola. Jamie tried to kill us, but tir na nog!