Jess & Cari Do America!

Day 1 Done!

We have ended our driving for the day in lovely Columbus, Ohio.
Stay tuned for more driving adventures tomorrow!!!

Coincidence or not: the first carcass and the first big accident we encounter is in Painesville!!!
This picture is totally unrelated, but we drove by a car on the highway with their trunk flapping in the wind!

Snowstorm!

We just drove through a snowstorm, as shown in the first picture. It was not fun!!! But hopefully the weather will be better as we drop south.
*fingers crossed*

Hello Ohio!

Hello Pennsylvania!

Caitlin's Boyfriend #3

While driving through the streets of Marlboro, MA Jess and I came across a lovely poster on a truck informing us that we could win $1000 by going to MarryDave.com!

So we visited the website and believe we have found the man of Caitlin's dreams!!! Here is a blurb from his website:

Hi ...I was hoping that you'd find me! ;>)

I'M SEEKING A WONDERFUL WOMAN FOR LOVE ANDMARRIAGE and FUN!

I'm just your average, Jeep driving, blue collar type - flower shop owner, nice guy, f looking to meet a nice lady, for love, romance, fun and hopefully marriage.

A woman to love and to cherish and adore and do all the little things for...a serious (but fun) relationship & marriage forever! I've been divorced more than 10 years... love children - even younger ones... and love animals - even cats (LOL!) ...also horses and most other animals from a distance - monkeys especially fascinate me!

I am not religious, but I'm a good person and believe in "doing unto others"... I'm open to meeting a woman of almost any main stream religion if she is not really practicing (very much); I'm also open to pretty much any ethnicity - white, black, asian or hispanic.

Poppycocks!

Ok, so the place is actually called "Peppercorns" but I like Poppycocks better!!!

We met Jess' sister, Adrienne, at this restaurant which is connected to her boyfriend's brewery, Wormtown. We drank some Turtle Boy Blueberry ale and got a tour of the brewery. And, yes, it is called "Wormtown Brewery".

According to the brewery website, this is the origin of the term "Wormtown":

In 1978, an underground DIY fanzine hit the streets of Worcester which covered the burgeoning local music scene and its inhabitants. Wormtown Punk Punk Press was gobbled up by the musicians and music fans of Worcester who craved news and information about the exciting sounds emanating from the local airwaves and rock clubs. Wormtown Punk Punk Press featured groups from Worcester like the Blue Moon Band and Crazy Jack, and from Boston like Willie Alexander, DMZ and The Real Kids. The 'zine hit a nerve in the city and those who were entranced with punk picked up on the name Wormtown and adopted it quickly to represent themselves and their emerging culture. Within a year an album showcasing the city's best punk bands entitled Wormtown '78 was produced, effectively branding the local music scene, and the city of Worcester, forever.

 Not everyone identifies with Wormtown. Not everyone is involved with the underground music scene in the city, not everyone is a fan of punk. But the name has stuck and has been adopted by countless Worcester citizens because it symbolizes and embraces the free spirited do-it-yourself ethic that is simply Worcester. Over the years it has meant many things to many people and sometimes frowned upon as derogatory by some, when actually it helped change the culture of the city in a way where anyone could strike out on their own and create music, art or a collective of liked minded individuals.

More Faneuil Hall...

Good Ole Fashioned Fun!

What do you do out in the countryside of Massachusetts?! Shoot pellet guns, of course! :)
(That's our target in the first pic!)

Snow in New York

It is snowing on our drive and there is snow all around us. ¡Qué Bonita!

Our Final Meal...

...LOBSTER!!!!!!!!

Miscellaneous Boston Pics...

My Aching Legs!

I forgot to post this pic earlier with all the Freedom Trail postings, but here I am taking a mid-walk stretch with my cup of black gold (aka Dunkin Donuts coffee!). Although my entire body was like a frozen ice cube, my thighs were like a blazing fire!