Hello my Pretty People,
We are now in the Bossert in New York!!!! Absoulutley stunning. This morning we were able to have a fantastic tour by our guide Anita. She was originally from Belgium. Seeing Wallkill was so spiritaly uplifting. Just a heads up Bossert does not have WiFi so I am using one of their computers to post this so I am unable at this time to post photos.
While in Wallkill we got to see a friend from Pasedina, who was in my Aunt and Uncle's Congergation. His name is Tom and he works in the welding department and showed us a little around there. After seeing Tom we were then introduced to Anita's husband Nathen. He works in transportaion and showed us the Watchtower Fire Department. Bryce got to wear a Fire jacket and Helmet and me just a helmet. Then Papa and Grandma got to do it as well. So much fun!!! I hope to be able to keep in contact with them.
Tommorrow we are going to go to the Brooklyn Bethel and have lunch with my Grandparents old friends from Los Angels whom I have never met, but apparently they have heard alot about me.
After arriving at the Bossert we had to sit and wait for the boys to go park the van before we checked in. While waiting we were able to talk to an attendent who was working here for the night. He was from England and had the most beautiful accent I have ever heard.
For dinner we went across the street to a resturant called Heights Cafe and were able to get a 15% off deal becasue we were Jehovah's Wittnesses. I ordered Chicken Sceewres and they were prefectly moist and seasoned ... YUM!! Chatelaine ordered Chedder Cheese and Broccli Soup, which again was delious!!!
Now here we are sitting in the Lobby writing my blog, just Chatelaine and me. Bryce is exporing the Hotel ... Aprently he says the 13th floor and the basement are scary. hahah such a 14 year old boy!!! (btw he turns 14 on the 29th)
Well its now time for bed so, Nighty Night. Don't let the bed bugs bite!
Roadtrip 2012,
Myranda May <3
Oh ... and Chatelaine helped ;)
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Day 4: South Bend, IN - Newburgh, NY
Hey,
We finally made it to New York. Sure we had a few bumps in the road but sooo worth it. We are going to Walkil tommorow, super excited to see all of it. After the tour we then get to check in at the Bosert.
We left South Bend this morning around 9 and I then slept for 2 hours in the car. Then we had out first stop some where in Ohio. By the way I LOVE rest stops in Ohio! At each stop there is a Gas Station, Resteraunt and Coffee Shops. AMAZING!!!!
Not very many exciting things happened today so this is going to end up being a short post.
We drove over the Mississippi River today which was really pretty sadly I didn't get a good picture in time.
Our last Bathroom break was just after we got into New York and we pulled into a rest stop where the Bathrooms were unacsessable. So therefore they had Porta-Potties. So gross!!! We Lysoled those things to death!!! Good thing Beth carries around Lysol, Wipes, and Hand Sanitizer.
We were about 20 minutes from the Hotel when Bryce starts using this creepy voice telling Scary Stories ahhaha it was creepy!!
Any way now we are at the Hotel in New York and dont have to leave till 11 tommorrow :) I didn't take very many pictures today, but here is what I got.
We finally made it to New York. Sure we had a few bumps in the road but sooo worth it. We are going to Walkil tommorow, super excited to see all of it. After the tour we then get to check in at the Bosert.
We left South Bend this morning around 9 and I then slept for 2 hours in the car. Then we had out first stop some where in Ohio. By the way I LOVE rest stops in Ohio! At each stop there is a Gas Station, Resteraunt and Coffee Shops. AMAZING!!!!
Not very many exciting things happened today so this is going to end up being a short post.
We drove over the Mississippi River today which was really pretty sadly I didn't get a good picture in time.
Our last Bathroom break was just after we got into New York and we pulled into a rest stop where the Bathrooms were unacsessable. So therefore they had Porta-Potties. So gross!!! We Lysoled those things to death!!! Good thing Beth carries around Lysol, Wipes, and Hand Sanitizer.
We were about 20 minutes from the Hotel when Bryce starts using this creepy voice telling Scary Stories ahhaha it was creepy!!
Any way now we are at the Hotel in New York and dont have to leave till 11 tommorrow :) I didn't take very many pictures today, but here is what I got.
Our Pre-Madonna sleeping :)
So many BEAUTIFUL trees in Pennsylvania
Gorgeous Sunset!
Roadtrip 2012,
Myranda May <3
Monday, June 18, 2012
Day 3: Lincoiln, NE - South Bend, IN
Hello,
This morning Papa and Bryan woke up at 7:30 to go to the Tire store to get all new tires on the Van. While they did that we all got to ACTUALLY got to sleep in!!! Crazy right!!! So I slept till about 8:30, till Bryce decided to Fart in my direction, WHAT A JOY!!! NOT!!! So I then woke up and walked to the Hotel office to get Breakfast. I had a bowl of Frootloops and a tiny cute little Pastry thing. Once Papa and Bryan got back from the Tire place we packed up and left.
We drove for about a hour to a McDonald's in Omaha to see Bryan's Aunt and Uncle. They were a super sweet couple. We didn't stay for long becasue we still had alot of drivng to do, so we said our good-byes.
Our original plan was to drive to Toledo, OH now that didn't happen becasue of all the other crazy stuff we have encountered. So thats how we ended up in South Bend.
For dinner we stopped of a rest stop that had a little park. This park had a Seasaw, yes you read right a Seasaw and a tire swing. We had fun there!
LATEST ON THE CLOSE TO DEATH STORIES: Then back on the road for our last 3 1/2 hour stretch. Once we got into Indiana we were driving along side a huge Semi who then decided to change lanes but apparently didn't see us so he was inches away from crushing us. We wrote down all the info in the Truck and Beth will be complaining.
The freeway we were on was a Toll Road so when we got off the freeway Papa had to stick the ticket into the machine so it would tell us how much to pay. As all of you know he is no good with electronics so it was really funny trying to watch it. Eventually Bryan had to get out of the car and walk around to do it for him. While all this was happening the cars were piling up behind us and one guy tried to leave. Beth then said "Hey they should know this was gonna take long! We have a California lisence plate" to funny!
Now to the Hotel right? Well yes but not before we circle every parking lot trying to get to our hotel becasue the streets were blocked off. Again HILARIOUS!!!
Well now here we are, safe and sound and still trucking along. We hope to get to New York tommorrw night so we will see if that happens. In the mean time here are the pictures for today ;)
This morning Papa and Bryan woke up at 7:30 to go to the Tire store to get all new tires on the Van. While they did that we all got to ACTUALLY got to sleep in!!! Crazy right!!! So I slept till about 8:30, till Bryce decided to Fart in my direction, WHAT A JOY!!! NOT!!! So I then woke up and walked to the Hotel office to get Breakfast. I had a bowl of Frootloops and a tiny cute little Pastry thing. Once Papa and Bryan got back from the Tire place we packed up and left.
We drove for about a hour to a McDonald's in Omaha to see Bryan's Aunt and Uncle. They were a super sweet couple. We didn't stay for long becasue we still had alot of drivng to do, so we said our good-byes.
Our original plan was to drive to Toledo, OH now that didn't happen becasue of all the other crazy stuff we have encountered. So thats how we ended up in South Bend.
For dinner we stopped of a rest stop that had a little park. This park had a Seasaw, yes you read right a Seasaw and a tire swing. We had fun there!
LATEST ON THE CLOSE TO DEATH STORIES: Then back on the road for our last 3 1/2 hour stretch. Once we got into Indiana we were driving along side a huge Semi who then decided to change lanes but apparently didn't see us so he was inches away from crushing us. We wrote down all the info in the Truck and Beth will be complaining.
The freeway we were on was a Toll Road so when we got off the freeway Papa had to stick the ticket into the machine so it would tell us how much to pay. As all of you know he is no good with electronics so it was really funny trying to watch it. Eventually Bryan had to get out of the car and walk around to do it for him. While all this was happening the cars were piling up behind us and one guy tried to leave. Beth then said "Hey they should know this was gonna take long! We have a California lisence plate" to funny!
Now to the Hotel right? Well yes but not before we circle every parking lot trying to get to our hotel becasue the streets were blocked off. Again HILARIOUS!!!
Well now here we are, safe and sound and still trucking along. We hope to get to New York tommorrw night so we will see if that happens. In the mean time here are the pictures for today ;)
This is the Mississippi River
The SEASAW!!!
If you look really closely you can see that I am Screaming
I positioned her for this picture and it turned out perfect!!!
Kinda Blurry
Tire Swing
Bryce!!!
Roadtrip 2012,
Myranda May <3
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Day 2: Grand JCT, CO - Lincolin, NE
People!!!!
Well we had a rather eventful day!
We woke up at 5am planning to leave the hotel at 6am. Well that didn't techinally happen, we didn't really get on the road till about 7:15. The reason for this is becasue we stopped off at Starbucks right after leaving the Hotel. The Starbuck was inside a City Market so apparently they don't know how to make Coffee so no one like what they got. We then went to McDonald's and got breakfast and then we were off.
The first stop was about 2 1/2 hours after we left and it was a t a rest stop with a fantastic iew of the Colorado River, which I actually got to walk in! I was sooooo cold I couldn't feel my toes!!! But it was beautiful.
So we had a near death experince on the freeway, we were turning a corner and right as we turn that corner there is a STOPPED Semi-Truck. We got so cloe to hitting hat truck, Beth said we were less than a fot away from it. Papa very calmy edged his way passed the truck, good thing he didn't slam on his brakes or else we would have been rear ended and sandwiched between the semi and the car. So that pretty much freaked Grandma out completely, but nothing happened so we are all good :)
Around lunch time we stopped at a Park and ate lunch that Beth prepared. I had Chicken Salad on top of Baby Spinach with a yummy side of Applesauce. (I Love Applesauce)
Here comes the next crazy experince. So Papa finally decided to let someone else drive, so Bryan took over. Within about 30 minutes Beth was finally about to fall asleep, Grandma was listening to Meeting, and the rest of us were in our own little worlds. Then BOOM!!!!!!! The tire blew!!! The tred completly came off and it was crazy! Good thing Grandma had Noise Canceling Head Phones on otherwise she would have flipped. So we pulled off the next exit and the Guys changed the tire, pretty quickly actually. Then we were back on the road as if nothing happened.
For dinner we had DQ and I finally got my Blizzard that I have been wanting since I saw the fisrt DQ on the long drives.
Well now here we are :) Lincolin Nebraska :) Safe and Sound and well ... TIRED!!!! Good thing though we dont have to wake up early in the morning becasue Papa and Bryan are going to get all the Tires on the van replaced around 9am (which is like 7am Cali time). Sleeping in is so fantastic :)
Here are the pictures for today :)
Well we had a rather eventful day!
We woke up at 5am planning to leave the hotel at 6am. Well that didn't techinally happen, we didn't really get on the road till about 7:15. The reason for this is becasue we stopped off at Starbucks right after leaving the Hotel. The Starbuck was inside a City Market so apparently they don't know how to make Coffee so no one like what they got. We then went to McDonald's and got breakfast and then we were off.
The first stop was about 2 1/2 hours after we left and it was a t a rest stop with a fantastic iew of the Colorado River, which I actually got to walk in! I was sooooo cold I couldn't feel my toes!!! But it was beautiful.
So we had a near death experince on the freeway, we were turning a corner and right as we turn that corner there is a STOPPED Semi-Truck. We got so cloe to hitting hat truck, Beth said we were less than a fot away from it. Papa very calmy edged his way passed the truck, good thing he didn't slam on his brakes or else we would have been rear ended and sandwiched between the semi and the car. So that pretty much freaked Grandma out completely, but nothing happened so we are all good :)
Around lunch time we stopped at a Park and ate lunch that Beth prepared. I had Chicken Salad on top of Baby Spinach with a yummy side of Applesauce. (I Love Applesauce)
Here comes the next crazy experince. So Papa finally decided to let someone else drive, so Bryan took over. Within about 30 minutes Beth was finally about to fall asleep, Grandma was listening to Meeting, and the rest of us were in our own little worlds. Then BOOM!!!!!!! The tire blew!!! The tred completly came off and it was crazy! Good thing Grandma had Noise Canceling Head Phones on otherwise she would have flipped. So we pulled off the next exit and the Guys changed the tire, pretty quickly actually. Then we were back on the road as if nothing happened.
For dinner we had DQ and I finally got my Blizzard that I have been wanting since I saw the fisrt DQ on the long drives.
Well now here we are :) Lincolin Nebraska :) Safe and Sound and well ... TIRED!!!! Good thing though we dont have to wake up early in the morning becasue Papa and Bryan are going to get all the Tires on the van replaced around 9am (which is like 7am Cali time). Sleeping in is so fantastic :)
Here are the pictures for today :)
Colorado River
Mountains above the River
In this picture if you look really closely
you can see Papa, he is so tiny compared to the Mountains
Sign for Colorado at the Rest Stop
Having Fun whle trying to balance on rocks
I have no clue what we were looking at
I am sooooo SHORT!!!!!
My toes were so cold!!!
Here is the Gang (except Beth, she insisted on taking
the picture). We now call the Van our Ghetto Party Bus or The Blue Bomb!
There is the Crazy tire!!!
There it is :) Hope you are enjoying the blog ... Please leave your coments :)
Roadtrip 2012,
Myranda May <3
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Day 1: Carlsbad, CA - Grand JCT, CO
Hey Everyone!
Today was a long day but we finnaly made it to Grand Junction Colorado. My feet are swollen and I am very tired so this may end up being a little short.
We left the house this morning at 5am and right away I fell asleep becasue I didn't feel good from the night before becasue of a bad Hamberger from Wnedy's :( I only ended up sleeping for 45 minutes or so becasue of all the talking and Bryce was making everyone laugh really hard, especialy Beth. Our first pit stop was around 7:45 this moring, we stopped in Barstow, CA for Breakfast at Starbucks (of course what else?!?! ahha)
We then stopped in St. George, Utah for lunch at Cracker Barrel. Those of you who read my blog last year know that Bryan drank about 6 or 7 Rasberry Lemonades, well Bryce decided to challenge him. Bryan drank a total of 5 and Bryce 4. After that Bryce said he would never drink another in hs life. (but as of 30 minutes ago he said and I quote "I could really go for a glass of Rasberry Lemonade")
Well we are now in our hotel in Grand Junction and everyone is asleep so I am in the dark trying to type this. So i better wrap it up so I can hit the hay :)
Here are the pictures from today's adventure :)
By the way those of you in Minesota (Alex, Jake, Lance, Karla, ect. sorry if i didnt name you) I cannot wait to see you :) Miss you alll soooooo much!!!!!
Myranda May <3
Today was a long day but we finnaly made it to Grand Junction Colorado. My feet are swollen and I am very tired so this may end up being a little short.
We left the house this morning at 5am and right away I fell asleep becasue I didn't feel good from the night before becasue of a bad Hamberger from Wnedy's :( I only ended up sleeping for 45 minutes or so becasue of all the talking and Bryce was making everyone laugh really hard, especialy Beth. Our first pit stop was around 7:45 this moring, we stopped in Barstow, CA for Breakfast at Starbucks (of course what else?!?! ahha)
We then stopped in St. George, Utah for lunch at Cracker Barrel. Those of you who read my blog last year know that Bryan drank about 6 or 7 Rasberry Lemonades, well Bryce decided to challenge him. Bryan drank a total of 5 and Bryce 4. After that Bryce said he would never drink another in hs life. (but as of 30 minutes ago he said and I quote "I could really go for a glass of Rasberry Lemonade")
Well we are now in our hotel in Grand Junction and everyone is asleep so I am in the dark trying to type this. So i better wrap it up so I can hit the hay :)
Here are the pictures from today's adventure :)
By the way those of you in Minesota (Alex, Jake, Lance, Karla, ect. sorry if i didnt name you) I cannot wait to see you :) Miss you alll soooooo much!!!!!
This is our "Pre-Madonna" taking a little nap :)
First stop in Barstow, CA at Starbucks
Just being silly.
(ino it looks like she is fashing gang signs hahaha but she was just moving her hair)
She refused to take a picture so I had to get out of my seat while drving to get this hahah
What would we do without electronics
My lil bro and Myself!
Cracker Barrel in St. George, Utah
Really pretty mountain thingy hahha
Roadtrip 2012,Myranda May <3
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