For Labor Day weekend Brandon and Tucker whisked me away for my birthday. While we have had some fantastic trips this summer with our respective families, I really wanted some quality time away with just Brandon and Tucker. We had talked about wanting to go to St. Michaels but with the Bay Bridge backup due to a lane closure the decision was simple. This was the perfect opportunity to slow down and enjoy learning about a simpler way of life.
One of the highlights of the trip, even before we got to Williamsburg, was teaching Tucker "Sweet Caroline". Oh, those were the days in Boston at The Harp. Someday I will tell him those stories but they are not age appropriate right now. I had to resort to doing something to get Tucker to stop crying and guess what, it worked (: I think that Brandon even got a laugh out of it. Usually Ba Ba Black sheep works but there are only so many repeats of the song before he decides the song is phooey.
With three days to explore the Historic Triangle, we decided to start with Colonial Williamsburg. WOW! We were not able to go into every building or take any tours (stroller issues and at times crying episodes) but we did take advantage of what we could when the times were appropriate. It was fun exploring 18th century streets and interacting with ladies and gentlemen in period dress while they were pursing tasks common to living during that time period. I can't wait to return when Tucker is a little older.
The last two days we headed east and west along the Colonial Parkway to Jamestown and Yorktown. While both areas were very interesting, we agreed that we were not as impressed as we were with Colonial Williamsburg. Nonetheless, it was still interesting to visit an old Jamestown Settlement and tour some of the Revolutionary war battlefields at Yorktown.
Like any new thing we do with Tucker, there is always a lesson or two that we learn. I guess this time we had two. The first, pick up dinner before you head back to the room for the night. Room service usually sucks. We did this because after we spent the entire day out there was no way were were going to be able to go out for dinner. By the time we got back, Tucker needed some play time before his last feeding and bath. Which leads us to the second lesson. Book a room with a balcony so you have someplace to go and hang out after putting your baby down, which is usually MUCH earlier than your own bedtime. This left us to trying to read by slivers of light from the TV until we gave in and just watched TV.
Like our trip down, we had some excitement on our way home. Rather than enduring the DC and Richmond traffic, we decided to take a more rural and what turned out to be a more direct route home. I just did not want the trip to end (: Along the way, there were more signs for Discount Cigarettes and NASCAR stores than there were 7-11's. This sets the setting for what was about to come next, the Griswald wagon (National Lampoon's Vacation). This car was not only stuffed with a family of 6 (one kid sitting between the parents in the front seat), but it also had a canoe on top (reminded me of the grandmother) and the kicker for me, a box of Franzia (HORRIBLE box of table wine) stuck up against the back window like a slug. The moment of it all just made me laugh and thus I was then on a mission to take a picture of this car making sure to get the Franzia. So, as I was about to snap my picture, the car suddenly turned off at a Super Walmart. It would have been appropriate if I had decided to then nurse Tucker in a Hooters parking lot (which almost did happen).
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