Oh how I love Ohio State...
We are in Canfield now and about to head out to the largest county fair in either the country or this side of the Mississippi. That was a subject of a bit of debate last night around the campfire. It is the 161st Canfield fair. We are looking forward to elephant ears, fried twinkies, cotton candy, lemon shake ups, and corn dogs.
A quick update from the past couple of weeks. Saturday the 25th I flew from Fresno to Cleveland with a stop for lunch in Phoenix with my high school buddy, Don Ohle. I landed in Cleveland around 11 pm and took the MEGABUS to Chicago at 2:30 am. I slept most of the way and I highly recommend the megabus if you need transport in the midwest. I ate breakfast at this amazing cafe called Lou Mitchell's right near union station where they give you a donut hole as you walk in. I then got on another bus to Milwaukee where I was meeting up with Jay. He picked me up from the bus station, we went to lunch and then went sailing with his Kathy and "Scuba" Smith and their son Kevin as well as Jay's sister, Brittanni, and her husband, Erik. It was a beautiful day and the lake was fantastic. The next day we drove to Devil's Lake State Park by way of Madison, WI. I had always heard that Madison was a cool place, and I would agree completely. It was raining a bit and we weren't sure we'd be able to climb, but we headed to Devil's Lake anyway. By the time we got there the weather had cleared and we got a few pitches of climbing in. The rock is somewhat smooth and it felt a little greasy to me, but maybe it was just the humidity and the fact that we haven't been climbing much at all. We drove down Burma road (from the advice of the local Madison climbing shop guy) and ended up camping (illegally) there. It was quiet but it rained a bit. As we were driving out we came upon a downed tree, so we were stuck down Burma road. We biked down to the park and told someone about the tree. Jay ties Brutus to the front of his bike and it is absolutely HILARIOUS watching them bike together. Brutus ran ahead the whole time even on the several miles of down hill. We climbed at the East bluff again and then swam in the lake for a bit before one of us biked back up the hill to retrieve the Rialta. We stole showers from the campground just across from the east bluff parking lots. Hot water and flush toilets are always a luxury and after paying $10 per day for entrance we felt justified in using their facilities. That night there was a fantastic thunder and lightning storm and we decided not to risk Burma road again, so slept in our first Wal-mart parking lot. The sunroof has a leak and we tried to rectify that before the rain started with some Goo, but the leak persisted.
The next day we headed toward Chicago. Jay's two grandmothers as well as some aunts and uncles live in Chicago, so we made a family stop at Gramma Irene's and Uncle Barry, Auntie D, and Gramma Emily all came over for Pizza. It was good to hang out and they all liked Brutus. Gramma Irene was feeding him saltines on the sly. We then headed to Blake's place in Logan Square. Blake's girlfriend, Emily, was there and we just stayed in and hung out with the two of them for the evening. The next day, Thursday the 30th, we went down town with Blake and Bill Spaulding and walked along the coast of Lake Michigan enjoying a sunny and warm day in the windy city. We went to Millenium Park, the Hancock building, Castaways (where we drank long islands and played Uno), and then grilled out at Blake's. Jay and I then went to Kristen and Bridget's rehearsal dinner and then walked around the big city for a bit before crashing for the night.
August 31, 2007 Jay and I took the blue line into the city to Grant park to check out the beginnings of Jazz fest and then jogged back to Blake's along the water. It was a long, hot run, but we needed the exercise for sure. We then headed out to Kristen and Bridet's wedding. It took us a lot longer to get there than we would have liked, but we made it for the majority of the ceremony. The wedding was beautiful outside in the botanical gardens. the reception was fun and there was more dancing than I had ever seen. The whole party cleared the tables and were on the dance floor. Jay was a trooper and drove all night from Chicago to Columbus so that we could go to the Ohio Sate versus YSU game with Shannon and Paul. It was fun to be back on campus and we drank a few beers at the VC before the game with Seth and Mary K and Kevin and Andrea. The Bucks won and then we did the campus walk and ate some Adriatico's pizza. We then ran into the Ansevin brothers (some friends from back home that Shannon and I had done gymnastics with years ago) and joined them at Tommy's Pizza. I drove back to Canfield so Jay could sleep.
September 2, 2007 we hung out at home with Susie and Bob and then went to a picnic at some close friends' of the family's house. They have an amazing old Ohio farmhouse built in 1906 or so with three acres of land and a pond that Brutus and Carrie both swam in. We stayed until the campfire hours.
September 3, 2007 we attended the traditional Salem Country Club labor day breakfast with the Votaw family. Then we headed home, I started typing this blog, then got sidetracked by the Canfield fair and ridiculous caloric intake. I think the total food consumed between Jay and I was the following: one corn dog, one lemon shake up, one fried cheese, two bottles of water, one crazy cone, one half bag cotton candy, one fried broccoli, one fried twinkie, one fried oreo, one pepperoni calzone, three french fries, two bites of cavetelli, and one elephant ear. We biked home and mom had some fresh corn made, so we ate that too. I am now about to burst and going to bed.
A quick update from the past couple of weeks. Saturday the 25th I flew from Fresno to Cleveland with a stop for lunch in Phoenix with my high school buddy, Don Ohle. I landed in Cleveland around 11 pm and took the MEGABUS to Chicago at 2:30 am. I slept most of the way and I highly recommend the megabus if you need transport in the midwest. I ate breakfast at this amazing cafe called Lou Mitchell's right near union station where they give you a donut hole as you walk in. I then got on another bus to Milwaukee where I was meeting up with Jay. He picked me up from the bus station, we went to lunch and then went sailing with his Kathy and "Scuba" Smith and their son Kevin as well as Jay's sister, Brittanni, and her husband, Erik. It was a beautiful day and the lake was fantastic. The next day we drove to Devil's Lake State Park by way of Madison, WI. I had always heard that Madison was a cool place, and I would agree completely. It was raining a bit and we weren't sure we'd be able to climb, but we headed to Devil's Lake anyway. By the time we got there the weather had cleared and we got a few pitches of climbing in. The rock is somewhat smooth and it felt a little greasy to me, but maybe it was just the humidity and the fact that we haven't been climbing much at all. We drove down Burma road (from the advice of the local Madison climbing shop guy) and ended up camping (illegally) there. It was quiet but it rained a bit. As we were driving out we came upon a downed tree, so we were stuck down Burma road. We biked down to the park and told someone about the tree. Jay ties Brutus to the front of his bike and it is absolutely HILARIOUS watching them bike together. Brutus ran ahead the whole time even on the several miles of down hill. We climbed at the East bluff again and then swam in the lake for a bit before one of us biked back up the hill to retrieve the Rialta. We stole showers from the campground just across from the east bluff parking lots. Hot water and flush toilets are always a luxury and after paying $10 per day for entrance we felt justified in using their facilities. That night there was a fantastic thunder and lightning storm and we decided not to risk Burma road again, so slept in our first Wal-mart parking lot. The sunroof has a leak and we tried to rectify that before the rain started with some Goo, but the leak persisted.
The next day we headed toward Chicago. Jay's two grandmothers as well as some aunts and uncles live in Chicago, so we made a family stop at Gramma Irene's and Uncle Barry, Auntie D, and Gramma Emily all came over for Pizza. It was good to hang out and they all liked Brutus. Gramma Irene was feeding him saltines on the sly. We then headed to Blake's place in Logan Square. Blake's girlfriend, Emily, was there and we just stayed in and hung out with the two of them for the evening. The next day, Thursday the 30th, we went down town with Blake and Bill Spaulding and walked along the coast of Lake Michigan enjoying a sunny and warm day in the windy city. We went to Millenium Park, the Hancock building, Castaways (where we drank long islands and played Uno), and then grilled out at Blake's. Jay and I then went to Kristen and Bridget's rehearsal dinner and then walked around the big city for a bit before crashing for the night.
August 31, 2007 Jay and I took the blue line into the city to Grant park to check out the beginnings of Jazz fest and then jogged back to Blake's along the water. It was a long, hot run, but we needed the exercise for sure. We then headed out to Kristen and Bridet's wedding. It took us a lot longer to get there than we would have liked, but we made it for the majority of the ceremony. The wedding was beautiful outside in the botanical gardens. the reception was fun and there was more dancing than I had ever seen. The whole party cleared the tables and were on the dance floor. Jay was a trooper and drove all night from Chicago to Columbus so that we could go to the Ohio Sate versus YSU game with Shannon and Paul. It was fun to be back on campus and we drank a few beers at the VC before the game with Seth and Mary K and Kevin and Andrea. The Bucks won and then we did the campus walk and ate some Adriatico's pizza. We then ran into the Ansevin brothers (some friends from back home that Shannon and I had done gymnastics with years ago) and joined them at Tommy's Pizza. I drove back to Canfield so Jay could sleep.
September 2, 2007 we hung out at home with Susie and Bob and then went to a picnic at some close friends' of the family's house. They have an amazing old Ohio farmhouse built in 1906 or so with three acres of land and a pond that Brutus and Carrie both swam in. We stayed until the campfire hours.
September 3, 2007 we attended the traditional Salem Country Club labor day breakfast with the Votaw family. Then we headed home, I started typing this blog, then got sidetracked by the Canfield fair and ridiculous caloric intake. I think the total food consumed between Jay and I was the following: one corn dog, one lemon shake up, one fried cheese, two bottles of water, one crazy cone, one half bag cotton candy, one fried broccoli, one fried twinkie, one fried oreo, one pepperoni calzone, three french fries, two bites of cavetelli, and one elephant ear. We biked home and mom had some fresh corn made, so we ate that too. I am now about to burst and going to bed.
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Ahhh, good times! Hope to hear about more climbing soon... :)
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