Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Location: Itasca - site of Laura's future house
Task #15 Drive to Where I Can See the Stars
Procrastination really is a terrible thing. So many nights there were plenty of stars, but down to the wire, we had no other choice but to make it work.
Around 10 o'clock we hopped in the car and headed to Laura's house in Itasca. Of course this was after much ribbing about being able to see stars right there in the city.
It was freezing that night. But we stopped for coffee on the way, and had our bottle of Arbor Mist complete with Solo Cups ready for some star gazing. When we pulled into the drive we decided to head to the pier for the best view.
Man was it cold. The snow was still lingering, frozen on the pier railings, enclosing a fallen tree. It was a beautiful scene. Of course it took some work to find the stars, but they were there.
"Look, straight up. There's one"
"Ooh, there's one, just to the left, and another right above it!"
The clouds tried to block us out, but we found those stars! We drank our Arbor Mist, shivering all the while, laughed at Jess' fear of the swooping crane, and took some silly pics (after I fumbled back to the car where I forgot my camera) .
After we finished the bottle in record time, we scurried back across the street to the house hopped back in the car and blasted the heat. Before we made it to the highway we were thawed out. Of course, we made some side trips first - which to respect Laura's wishes I won't name - but it didn't take long before we recovered from the excursion. Besides we had fun laughing, with just the silly adventure of it. I was glad Jess and Laura were such good sports about it!
Location: Itasca - site of Laura's future house
Task #15 Drive to Where I Can See the Stars
Procrastination really is a terrible thing. So many nights there were plenty of stars, but down to the wire, we had no other choice but to make it work.
Around 10 o'clock we hopped in the car and headed to Laura's house in Itasca. Of course this was after much ribbing about being able to see stars right there in the city.
It was freezing that night. But we stopped for coffee on the way, and had our bottle of Arbor Mist complete with Solo Cups ready for some star gazing. When we pulled into the drive we decided to head to the pier for the best view.
Man was it cold. The snow was still lingering, frozen on the pier railings, enclosing a fallen tree. It was a beautiful scene. Of course it took some work to find the stars, but they were there.
"Look, straight up. There's one"
"Ooh, there's one, just to the left, and another right above it!"
The clouds tried to block us out, but we found those stars! We drank our Arbor Mist, shivering all the while, laughed at Jess' fear of the swooping crane, and took some silly pics (after I fumbled back to the car where I forgot my camera) .
After we finished the bottle in record time, we scurried back across the street to the house hopped back in the car and blasted the heat. Before we made it to the highway we were thawed out. Of course, we made some side trips first - which to respect Laura's wishes I won't name - but it didn't take long before we recovered from the excursion. Besides we had fun laughing, with just the silly adventure of it. I was glad Jess and Laura were such good sports about it!
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