August 1st 8:00 am
We just practically left the house. Me, mom and my sister are now on Rt. 50 heading towards Rt. 66. ^-^ Sorry guys...I won't tell you my location. ;P I'm located somewhere on Rt. 50. ;P
August 1st 9:00 am
Stupid GPS my mother got for her b-day. It wanted us to take the Inner Loop even though we know of two accidents on the Loop and didn't want the traffic. So we went to the Outer Loop. And it still wanted us to take the Inner Loop. But we stayed on the Outer. We are now on I-95 N.
August 1st 10:10 am
We just took a short detour to the Chesapeake House rest area. We just went to the bathroom there. As we were coming back to the car, we met one of my sister's flamanco friends in the parking lot!! It was nice talking to the friend and her mother. BTW, they were going to Broadway because the friend was one of 16 people who won some sort of contest. Well as I look at the GPS There are 14 more miles until the NJ Turnpike, which we need to take in order to get to Vermont.
August 1st 10:40 am
We just crossed the Delaware Bridge. We'rejust 25 mins behind schedule. But the good thing is that we'll make it to my grandparent's house. ^-^
August 1st 11:05 am
Nothing much has happened during the 25 mins from the last entree. Still on the NJ Turnpike.
August 1st 11:55 am
We just got some gas at some stop. Then we saw a DiGiorno truch with its saying "It's not delivery. It's DiGiorno." Me and my mom goofed and said "It is delivery! What are they talking about?!"
Well, we're still on the NJ Turnpike.
August 1st 12:07 pm
We just entered the Gardenstate Highway.
August 1st 1:37 pm
Some delays in traffic. Mom wouldn't trust the detours on the GPS. stare I took a little nap 4laugh of at least an hour. :Shock: I hardly take naps. :Hyper: We probably won't make it to my grandparent's house until 6:30 pm, according to the GPS.
August 1st 2:45pm
We stop at a rest stop before Exit 41 on I-95. We ate lunch there. Now, mom is trusting a detour because there is a delay on I-95 for 6 more miles. Going to direct mom now. ^-^
August 1st 3:15 pm
We sort of gotten past the delay and are now on I-91. So that means the detour sort of worked. ^-^
August 1st 3:52 pm
OMG! I've seen like 8 Mustangs (mostly the latest series) and 1 Charger (new one) on the roads! Yea... sweatdrop I really want a Mustang. sweatdrop
August 1st 5:20 pm
We just got gas in Brattleboro, Vermont.
August 1st 6:40 pm
Just 28 miles until St. Johnsbury, our destination. ^-^
August 1st 10:10 pm
At 7:03 pm, we arrived at Grams house! ^-^ We greeted everyone there, my aunt, Amy; and uncle, Ed; my other aunt, Linda; my cousins, Teddy and Miranda; and my grandparents, Grammie and Pa. Then we sat down to eat supper, because they practically finished supper preparing for supper as we came. So we ate and talked and since my mom's b-day was yesterday, they also celebrated with cake and presents. After that, me, my sister and our cousins went outside to play hide-and-seek. We played until dark and then lit unused firespinners. That was fun. ^-^ At 9:15 pm, I started watching baseball, Boston vs. Oakland, with my uncle and Pa. I don't understand baseball...I'm more of a soccer fan...I'm weird arn't I? Anyway, I was also scratch my aunt's and uncle's golden retriever, Tobey, behind the ears. He laid down and when my sister came, I said, "I think Tobey found a new buddy. ^-^;;: She's like "I know! cry Oh well, there's always next time. ^-^" So yea, I stayed until the ending of the "top of the nine" and now is heading to bed. Good night! ^-^
August 2nd 7:05 am
I slept in because I guess I knew their were no computers I could use to get on Gaia. sweatdrop or maybe my borrowed bed was so comfy and warm that I didn't want to go out of bed sweatdrop
Anyway, me, mom, my sister, Ted, Miranda, and Aunt Amy are going to Lost River; if it doesn't rain then we're going to Clark's Trading Post. If it does rain, then we're just going straight to Cold River Camp.
August 2nd 10:30 am
We just finished taking the big, long, and only trail of Lost River Gorge. Basically its just that: lost river; ok...maybe not that...because they found it. sweatdrop But it's filled with short smaller trails through the river that still connects to the main trail. We get to climb over rocks to see nature do its work. There's this one side trail called "Lemon Squeeze." It's the hardest of all the side trails. We had to practically get on our butts to past it. And then we had to "army crawl" further on the side trail.
So yea, we just arrived at Clark's Trading Post. I'll tell ya'll about it once I get back.
August 2nd 1:40 pm
Clark's is just a small attraction up here. First we went to a bear show which the bears are fully trained. They were cool! ^-^ Then we went to Merlin's house, which his 'assistant' had us go upsidedown. But we promised not to tell the secret. ;P After Merlin's house, we went on a trainride and saw the Wolfman who was protecting some kind of ore. We basically had lunch after that. Oh yeah! I went up a rock wall before the trainride. I didn't made it to the top though...I just couldn't find a way up there, even though i was like 90% up the rockwall. So yeah...Clark's Trading Post is a lot of fun. Right now, I'm waiting for my mom to finish taking pictures of a house with beautiful flowers. And then we are going to find our way to Cold River Camp. ^-^
August 2nd 4:05 pm
We arrived at Cold River Camp. ^-^ Its a small little camp. Theres a dininghall/lodge on the main road, with a small library, a rec center and 25 wood cabins. We, me, mom and my sister, are staying in a cabin called Purple Mtn. There is noting going on right now...just basically waiting until the other campers to show up.
August 2nd 5:40 pm
We had a cabin change. We are now in a huge cabin called Royce. All because of a feud between a 19 year old and her parent(s). eek I don't really want to get more details or even get in the middle of the feud. But basically, it's the whole deal of today's Teens and their parents; hope you understand my meaning sweatdrop
August 2nd 8:03 pm
Well we had supper a little way back and then we went to the Rec hall for ground rules and to know other people's names. After that, we had S'MORES!!!! ^-^ ;P blaugh So yea, basically its free time until bed time. I'm just doing nothing, despite writing in my journal. sweatdrop
August 3rd 6:55 am
Well, I choose a bed that was exacty like my old bed, so I woke up in the 6 am hour; basically I woke up at my regular time. Well the horn to wake everyone just sounded, so everyone will start making their lunch for today.
August 3rd 8:12 am
Before breakfast, we saw a bunny! And I was the only one to take a closer look! It was a cute and big bunny! ^-^ Well, during breakfast, there was a chicken running around the eating area, not wanting to go into the oven. eek Well it was actually a guy in a chicken costume, but it was still funny! ^-^
August 3rd 11:20 am
Me, my sister, and mom just got back from chruch.
I'm a good little angel. I decided not to go with my family to Little Deer, a small mountain in the CRC area. But they have to go the other way because the camp's way is blocked by Cold River's flooding. Yea, we can go to Little Deer by crossing the river's built dam, but since we got a lot of rain, the dam is flooded and we can't cross it.August 3rd 2:15 pm
Well, I was bored a few minutes ago. So guess what I did. I crossed the river! It came up about 4 inches above my feet, and it was cold! Hence the name Cold River. ^-^ sweatdrop blaugh So yea...I'm bored again. sweatdrop
August 4th 6:45 am
Mostly what I did yesterday was: Playing pingpong with Teddy, playing ultimate pinpong with Teddy and my new friend Sarah (ultimate pingpong is just hitting the ball) eating supper which was delicious and then play frisbee with Teddy, Uncle Ed, Gabby, and Sarah until it got dark. After that, we stayed in the lodge until 9:45 pm. Me and my sister went to bed around 10:10pm eek sweatdrop We had a little fun at our cabin, but quietly cause everyone is sleeping. sweatdrop
So this morning, I woke up at 5:55am! eek But I managed to get to sleep until 6:30. So yeah...I'm just waiting until the wake up call! After a portable fog horn is sounded, one of the crew member's plas the trumbone/trumpet! ^-^ blaugh
August 4th 9:00 am
Breakfast was delicious! Pancakes and bacon yummmmmmmmmm!!! Well, in a little while, my family are going up Blueberry Mountain. It's a 1-1/2 mile up the mountain and its very beautiful hike. Also, there's blueberries on top! blaugh We're gonna eat them and they will be delicious! ^-^ blaugh
August 4th 3:30 pm
We practically just got back! It was a beautiful 4 mile hike , and thats the total miles round trip. ^-^ Before we did the final mile, we went on a little side trail to a river which we can swim in it. The river is called Rattlesnake River and its bloody cold. I didn't go in, but I did soak my feet in it...it was refreshing. ^-^ Yet most of my family did.
But when we get back, I took a warm shower. It was also refreshing and made me feel clean.
August 4th 7:15pm
They have started the Kid Olympics. But there's going to be something better than a trophy as the prize! ^-^ blaugh Some rumors is that the winners are going to Bejing!! ^-^ Nevermind...the prize is just costume necklaces. And I got the gold necklace! ^-^ blaugh
August 5th 7:20 am
We were planning on going on Boldface, the mountain that is both hard and beautiful, but it was raining in the morning and the hike was canceled. >.> Looking at Thursday now. OMG! This morning, I got some wood for a fire. It was still raining, as it is now. So while I was walking, the wood got damp. When I got back, the 7:00am wake up call sounded. So as I made the fire and lit it, there was A LOT of smoke. So the smoke alarm rand and me, mom, and my sister spent around 20 minutes trying to send the smoke outside. sweatdrop Remind me never to start a fire with damp wood. sweatdrop
August 5th 7:50 pm
Me, Miranda, and Grammie played Monopoly after breakfast. Miranda got Park Place and Boardwalk. eek She obviously won. But the best thing about today was a trip to North Conway! ^-^ My sister bought stuff for her bf. Miranda got X-mas earrings. I bought a 4x4 Rubik's Cube. ^-^ eek It's bloody hard! eek
So now, the kids are doing a Scavenger hunt with a purpose. I'm not taking part of it. blaugh
August 6th 6:52 am
Ok, so this morning, I woke up at 5:00, eek , but I managed to get another 1-1/2 hours of sleep.
I received word this morning that we will not be able to do Boldface. T-T Here's my little joke: Boldface got up and walked away to the west coast, finding a way to Bejing but can't find it b/c of the Pacific. I say that b/c the clouds are covering the mountain and that it lost the Kid Olympics on the 4th.
August 6th 9:00pm
So basically, we went to my cousin's great aunt's house. She is my uncle's aunt. blaugh She makes great cookies! blaugh Every cookie I ate (8 I think), I thought of giving one of great aunt's cookies to my close friends on Gaia. ^-^ So right now, everyone is practically in the Tec Hall squaredancing. I didn't participate b/c as I watched, it looked so hard. eek
August 7th 7:05 am
I woke up about 6:25 am and did the morning needs.
T-T I feel so ashamed! I didn't write my story all this week! T-T
Me, Teddy and Uncle Ed are planning to go to the movies to go see The Mummy 3. ^-^ I <3 action movies like that. ^-^
August 7th 10:10 am
Well, the family are planning to go to Emerald Pool, a place to swim after an all-day hike on Boldface. We are not going to the pool, we just want to see what it looks like after days of rain. ^-^ blaugh
August 7th 11:20 am
Well, I got back from Emerald Pool and the first one back at the Lodge. Ed, Mir, and mom just got back and are going to the library to eat lunch. Anyway, Emerald Pool was both beautiful and deadly. Since there was a lot of foam where people jumped into the water, one slip and the person will immediately sink to the bottom. There would not be air in that part of the water and it disturbed the water bouyance.
August 7 5:05 pm
I drove the automatic today at like 3:00. It was both exciting and freightening. Aslo, we (me, Ed, and Teddy) didn't go to the movies today. We're planning on going tomorrow. Well, we are now working on the Top 10 Reasons Why we love rainy weeks in CRC.
August 7th 8:25 pm
They are going to continue square dancing tonight. I'm again not joining cause it still looks hard.
August 8th 6:45 am
Actually, I did go square dancing last night. It was a lot of fun! ^-^ The first and last song was Gabby's favorite song: Cotton Eyed Joe! ^-^ blaugh She taught us the steps for it and it was so much fun. ^-^ So, I woke up at about 6:35 and had to go to the restroom really badly. xD
August 8th 4:42 pm
Well, me, Ed and Teddy practically got back from the movies. We saw The Dark Knight. It was cool! ^-^ xD
When we got back, we had to do a family photo. Sorry, guys...once I get a copy of the picture, I'll only show it to my ultra-close and ultra-longest friends. xP xD ^-^ blaugh razz
August 8th 9:40pm
Ok, so now we are just hanging around. But at 7:30pm, we put on a talent show. I was part of my faily's Top 10 Reasons Why We like a Rainy Week at CRC. ^-^ I alsos played "What I've Done" by Linkin Park on the piano. ^-^ That was cool. So, tomorrow we are finally leaving CRC, but we're staying at Aunt Linda's house for the night and heading home on Sunday. See you on Sunday. xD ^-^
August 9th 7:12 am
I woke up at about 6:00 am to get packed. But when I got outside of the cabin, it's a beautiful morning! A wonderful day to climb Boldface! ^-^ But we have to leave in like 2 hours!! T-T We had the rainy-est week at CRC ever! T-T It practically rained all week.
August 9th 9:18 am
Well, we are on the road towards Grandparents house. Very bumpy road. :sock: blaugh xD
August 9th 12:56 pm
Me, mom, Gabby, and Aunt Linda just had lunch on a farmers' meadow. It was a very beautiful spot. ^-^ BTW we just went to Grams house ^-^ and now on the road towards Linda's house ^-^;
August 9th 3:18 pm
We just said our final goodbyes to Aunt Amy, Teddy, and Miranda at their house. We also said goodbye to Tobey! T-T We won't see them until X-mas! Twell, we are now heading towards Aunt Linda's house. ^-^ And, as I said before, we are sleeping over there.
August 9th 4:12 pm
We just arrived at Aunt Linda's house ^-^ I'm planning on going to her pool soon. xD ^-^
August 10th 4:45 am
-yawns- Yea...mom wants to get on the road at 5:00 am. I'm still kinda tired. -yawns-
August 10th 8:00 am
I just went to bed in the car. It was a good nap. -yawns- But I'm still tired. -yawns-
August 10 8:15 am
We just did a bathroom stop. And I bought everyone a little snack. ^-^
I'm a good girl. ^-^August 10th 10:20 am
We just got gas at a service stop on Gardenstate Highway. Now we're on Rt. 95 South. ^-^
August 10th 12:05 am
We just drove across the Delaware Bridge...under a tornado-like cloud!!! It had the possibilities of creating a tornado but it didn't have that extra power to actually create the tornado. It was scary!! T-T I don't wanna be blown away by a twister! T-T
August 10th 1:43 pm
I took another nap. When I woke up we were on Rt. 495! We're getting closer to home! ^-^
August 10th 1:48 pm
WE'RE IN VIRGINIA!!! ^-^ xD
August 10th 1:55 pm
Now, we are on Rt. 66! Just one more exit before home ^-^ xD
August 10th 2:00 pm
WE'RE ON ROUTE 50!! ^-^
August 10th 2:10 pm
WE ARE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^-^ -gets on gaia to see her friends that are online- ^-^
