Just left of normal

When i got home i realized i had taken fewer pictures than i thought. However that's ok, it's about the journey not the destination right? We stayed in Williamsburg, VA for the week and there was surprisingly a lot to do. We spent time in historic downtown Williamsburg where there are shows and tours going on all day. It's all quite interesting, my brother his fiance and i went on the ghost tour one of the first nights. It was engaging to hear the stories even if we didn't see any ghosts. One of the last buildings was on a back street, one that was also employee housing. Before our tour guide told us about it he told us to get close and my stomach started to feel queezy, after which he called it the "most haunted house of downtown williamsburg".

We also went to Busch gardens on two occasions and i only got to ride one roller coaster but that's ok it was the best one (included two ninety degree angle drops from about 20 stories) my brother wouldn't even ride it. There was plenty to see there, we all went to a stage show in Ireland (it's set up similarly to Epcot's world showcase but about 1/3rd of the size and only includes 4 countries). When the show finally started baby girl was completely enthralled. She didn't even want to stand or sit on my lap she wanted to sit on the chair next to me. There weren't many rides for her since she is still so small but she loved the carousel (the picture wasn't that great but it was the best out of 5, he couldn't get her to look). She rode it twice and was ready to walk back on. She'll be my roller coaster buddy one day.

Among the other areas we visited were Jamestown and Yorktown. There has been a dig going on in jamestown for the last several years to uncover some of the history. There are several areas that are built over original foundations and they put some glass flooring so you can see the original foundation. Half the town is now underwater, the only building that seems to still be standing is the church. There are several tombstones with the original etching still on them however it is hard to read.

It was over all pretty fun, i would have liked to spend more time in historic downtown Williamsburg and seen some more of the shows and happenings there. I guess it just gives me an excuse to go back haha. Not to mention the HUGE Yankee Candle store that very randomly (well random to me) has a huge section of Vera Bradley - the whole wall had every style of wallet, handbag and shoulder bag in every available fabric choice. But it didn't stop there they had the luggage, place mats, tea sets, pj pants... any possible thing VB makes i am sure you can find it there. All i could do was drool, i had already spent my money at the Coach outlet (got a $98 MSRP wristlet for $42) . Next time i go you better believe I'll have set aside a few hundred dollars just for spending.

It's one of those days... my head has been hurting off and on... i've also been either uncomfortably hot and not able to cool off or just cold. That though is mostly due to where i am in the house. Thankfully our family vacation is coming up like next week so i can just think about that instead. We'll be gone until sometime after the 4th of july (haha twice today i've almost said "until after labor day" - i wish). And i am excited to say that Sammy will be stationed here as of the 5th (he's a nerd for not posting >.<). So i'm really excited and really nervous at the same time since it will be the first time we will be together in person.

On the subject of vacation, i am trying to decide what (and how much) to take with me. We'll be gone about a week and have plenty to do but i am sure we will also have plenty of down time - i mean thats what vacation is all about right? I've decided i will take along two books, one that i have already started and the second i haven't chosen yet. I'm having a hard time choosing, i am flexible as far as genre - whether the author is a good story teller or not is what hooks me. Being a slower reader (i seriously have to read every word) if a book doesn't catch me within the first 5 to 10 pages i move on. Usually i chose subjects that are heavier or thick with story (i can't think of any other way to explain that) but i think i want something light possibly on the humorous side because it's summer and i'll be on vacation. I've read all of the shopaholic books with the exception of the newest, and baby, only because it's not in MM paperback yet. Yes i am one of those weird people that have to have all the books of the same series in the same size of paperback (hate hardcover like a weirdo too). I also liked a couple of Jane Green's books Mr Maybe, Jemima J., and To have and To hold. I tried to read Something Blue by Emily Giffin and Watermelon by Marian Keyes at one point but neither grabbed me (oh, i also tried to read the devil wears prada i was over it on the 3rd page - way to whiny). So i guess i am asking for suggestions. As long as it's a good story that doesn't move to slowly.

I plan to also take knitting with me, i think i am going to take 3 projects with me, my clapotis and 2 smaller ones. I thought about only taking one but i don't want to finish it and have nothing else to do. On the flip side i don't want to only take one big project and feel like i didn't get much done because it's not actually finished. I have this thing about vacations, i have to finish something. Be it a book or a project/craft of some kind, it just has to be completed. If i don't finish something i feel like the vacation isn't complete. -Seeing that outside of my head seems odd but it's totally true- Am i the only person who feels this unusual need for completion?

In other news my close friend of about *makes a face trying to remember* 12 years now i think, is pregnant with her first child due in September and she only just got married this past December. There is a huge long story i can tack onto this about her less than healthy habits, but i won't cause we all have our thing. Actually there are a number of things i could go on about that i guess i just need to vent (not bad things about her just random things about the situation). I guess i'll save it and make a separate post some other time. For now i need to prepare for work. If i don't see you again, Have a good weekend!