East Coast Trip
Last weekend I drove Kara out to Princeton, NJ to get her all moved in to her dorm room and ready for this next year where she’ll be starting her PhD in New Testament. It was a long but fun trip and we got to eat lunch in Pekin, IL with her Mom and Great-Grandmother which was a relaxing break from the road and a welcome time of visiting and sharing a wonderful meal together. We also got to stay with family friends of the Lyons, the Nielsons, at their home outside of Mount Vernon, OH. From there we drove to Princeton, NJ and unpacked the pink Ford truck and U-Haul trailer in under an hour! Oh how I love dolleys. I was able to stay at a friend’s house near the Princeton campus (and their cat didn’t even bother me!).
The next day Kara and I took a train up to New York City and just wandered around taking it all in. Here is my photo set of the day, and here is hers. We got to catch the Broadway musical Spamalot, which was GREAT! If you like Monthy Python you’d love this musical. It’s pretty much a stage adaptation of Holy Grail, but with enough twists to make it fresh for those of us who have seen the movie a thousand times. After a long day in NYC, I got up early to head back to Kansas City (which comparatively seems like a rural farming town after experiencing the Big Apple). I miss Kara already but have already bought a plane ticket to visit again next month!
posted by Charlie at 11:44 PM
6 Comments:
I'm so jealous you got to see spamalot! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope our new city treated you well. It'd be great to catch one of these times you're out here, but we'll understand that you have other obligations. : )
Oh, you. I'm happy to see I got mentioned more than the dolley. I know how you loved her/it. ;)
dude, i did not know that you went to Pekin on this trip.. you should have told me... hahaha, i lived there for a year. YEs... go Chincs...
jake
um...from Kara's comment what dolly?
Second, from your photos...at some point in my "fine arts" education at my "liberal arts" college I learned that architecture reflects what we value throughout history. The pictures with the churches up against the taller buildings show the shift in culture. Commerce is a much bigger symbol in our culture than it was in centuries past. Intersting to me. Always is, but your pictures reminded me again.
Emily
Charlie, it looks like you had a very good time w/ Kara en route to and at Princeton and NYC. I miss you and Kara both. I hope you're both doing well. Maybe when you're out this way around Thanksgiving, we can get together.
Hey, Rustacean, will you email me? lyonskj@gmail.com
For everyone's info: CHARLIE PARDUE IS AWESOME.
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