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Monday, November 23, 2009

"J" and "J" 's Adventurous Road Trip to Southern Indiana

We made the connection in Indianapolis via Christopher on his way back to Purdue. What a sweet young man to help out his Aunties and Mother. Then in a flash we were off. Not much visiting with the young'uns we'll see them for Thanksgiving, and that house is full of germs, no offense kids....just that Christopher does not need to catch anything before his finals, and Jeanie needs to be sent back to Ohio healthy.
Our trip started off just fine, traffic is decent on Sundays, and Jeanie was chatting about the Brown's. They must have been listening on the way to Indy. Brady was having a good game.
We finally got to 37 and that is a long straight stretch of road, with several stop lights. We discussed Donny , and how well he is doing in DWTS. Well, I had to tell her he really wasn't doing all that great, and he may not win. He's done well so far, and he's fun to watch. No, he's gonna win, I think he's the best, and Bruno thinks so too. Yea, Bruno likes Donny alright, but we'll watch the finals and it will be quite fun with Jeanie on the edge of her seat. We drive on. Lot's of wildlife on our journey. A giant turkey hawk swooped down at a car in front of us. Wo, that was close. Our vehicles have a tendency to attract large birds to the front grills. eg. ( large owl embedded to the Carevan that both my kids, especially Bri have great affection for, the van I mean, not the owl ). I pointed out to Jeanie the cows in the fields, she responded, yea. We passed a horse and buggy, Amish she said. Your right, I am sure you see that sometimes in Ohio too. Then Jeanie said she saw a Camel. It has two humps. No, maybe a Llama, I stated. She was very quiet for like an hour. Now we are 231, and you see lots of cows, goats, and horses. I am sure that was a camel. She said, it had two humps. Well, I don't think Indiana is hot enough for camels, I really think it was a Llama. Don't worry Jeanie, I say. I thought I saw a buffalo one time driving down this way. I just saw one, she said, with a lot of cows. Well, then I think we're both right, if you saw a camel I saw a freaking buffalo. Then we both were quiet for a long time. Then she said, look how beautiful that sunset is. And it was absolutely gorgeous! It reminded me that when I travel that road to and from Indianapolis I rarely appreciate the skyline, and today my sister reminded me how beautiful the sunset is in southern Indiana on a fall Sunday evening. And that my friends is worth the trip right there.

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