We're in Pennsylvania!

After leaving Gwen and Gary's this morning - at a slow pace since I was enjoying my time with them - Seymour and I headed through W. VA to PA. Believe it or not - there is construction on every highway. One cool thing that happened was that we were on the freeway and the construction made the lanes merge from 3 lanes to 2. I was in the middle lane - grumbling - about the inconsiderate people who got into the lane that was closing and passed us all by - only to get in the front on the line. So, we pretty much didn't move for about 15 min. After awhile I saw that there were no more cars coming down that lane and when I looked back, I saw a tractor trailer blocking the lane so that no one else could use it. What a great thing to do! I put my hand out the window and gave him a "thumbs up". If he hadn't done that, I'd probably still be sitting in that lane. Maybe that's not a big thing but when you've been driving for 4 days, it made my afternoon.

I finally called my parents and my friends to let them know I'd be in town and set up some visits - nothing like a few hours notice! My good friend Pam and her sister Gail invited me to Gail's house to have left-overs from a picnic they held the day before. Pam's daughter is going to Med school and had come home after a 10 week internship in Memphis. Pam and I go waaayy back - to about 1976 or so. We were neighbors and went to college together. Even though we don't see each other enough, it is alway comfortable being with her and we still laugh at the old stories.

On my way to Gail's I passed 2 houses that I used to live in - where each of my children were born. I'm attaching pics above. The little park in front of the big house now has a Farmer's Market on some days. It was good to see the town doing well.

I then started my "Eating my way through PA" at Gails - we ate, told stories, laughed and played with Gails sweet son. I need to take a picture of him to put on my blog - he's going to be a heart-breaker when he grows up! Pam and her family are the kind of family everyone would like to have - a bit crazy, loving, close, and full of adventures. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. I do miss them.

Gail let me and Seymour stay in her house tonight - so I'm now lying in bed with a full stomach - and Seymour is in his crate at the bottom of the bed - quiet as can be. All is right with the world.