Away To Pennsylvania!

Today we say goodbye to Maryland and hello to Pennsylvania! We had a great stay with Barry and Tod on their beautiful farm! Mornings were spent in coffee shops around town (Jamie is working on his school applications) and evenings were spent by the warm fire playing chess or talking about the day. Some good news: I got my asthma under control, and I am in the final round of another contest!

Last night we used up a few butternut squashes, grown in the garden outside, for butternut squash soup and Jamie's famous butternut squash bread braid. We also had some brussels sprouts (yay!). Everything turned out pretty good I think. =)

Some pictures.. sorry they're crappy... I took them as we were driving by (it's too cold to be outside, haha).

Today we are going to meet my penpal The Snail Mailer! We will be staying with her for a couple of nights before we head up to New Hampshire... I've never met any of my penpals face to face before, so I am excited. =)

Quick Update (+/-)

Good (+) and bad (-) things to report!

+ We made it to Maryland! It was a beautiful drive,

- but we got a flat tire in Virginia

+ after we had dinner at our favorite fast food (Five Guys!)

- which is the second flat we've had to completely replace this trip. So that was was annoying and stressful.

- And it made us late, so we snuck into our host's home like thieves in the night... but

++ Barry left us a little trail of notes to find our way around the place! They have a BEAUTIFUL old farmhouse and they have horses scattered serenely around the place (which are owned by friends). Very idyllic!

- But it's freezing. Californians do not know the meaning of the word "cold" haha. Jamie doesn't think it's that bad, but he's covered in built-in fur. Though I have no excuse with all my extra "insulation" too, haha. =P

- I tried to go on a run but I forgot my inhaler. And my asthma has been really bad and is getting worse (I have to take two doses every couple of hours... before it was just before exercise). So I have to go fill my prescription of my expensive medicine. =( Come on, Lungs! Not in the budget!! =P

+ We are now nestled in a coffee house/restaurant in downtown Middletown to use the internet & get stuff DONE! Jamie is applying to schools and I'm going to do some art.

Bottom Line: We are safe and warm and well fed with wi-fi. All is well.

Pictures soon! This place is too gorgeous not to document with photographs!!