My most recent R & R

Just returned from my summer vacation of 2005.

Rochester, NY was the destination of the last 4 days...nothing was accomplished and many one-line absurdities were proclaimed. Went to visit my Auntie C, she is my alter-ego or as my mother would say "birds of a feather flock together".

The first signs of a crazy weekend experience occured on the plane ride from Atlanta to Rochester. The guy next to me was a cute dude and that was a bonus from the silent lady that sat next to me on the other flight. It got weird when he started telling me about how his friends abused prescription narcotics but they weren't drug addicts...what? He seemed compelled to tell me more details after I told him I was a pharmacy student. Did he think I was going to use their crazy behavior in a journal? Weirdo!

Auntie C. helps run a family pizzeria so we went to visit and make dough...yep probably won't do that again. But they have the most excellent pizza and wings, yum, yum.
Friday, we went to shopping and driving around. We went to the biggest Marshall's I have ever seen in my life and the shoes, OMG! We tried on like 40 pairs, it was fantastic! Auntie bought monkey sock Jack Parcells, they were sweet. Went to the waterfront, ate yummy pumpkin custard and rode the ostriches. Yes, ostriches. They were attached to the carousel, but my mom thought it was hilarious.

Niagra Falls was breathtaking...but as an FYI don't go when it windy because you will be bathed in trout water on the Maid of the Mist. It was like standing in a driving rainstorm with a bunch of blue-people. We pondered what the customs agent would do based on several scenarios like....I don't know her, how'd you get in my car, we're here to go over the falls in a barrel, etc...but alas they didn't ask many questions on the way "back in"

We wondered about the existence of hamburger sushi.

Due to residual effects of margaritas and the fact that I've always wanted to be a blonde ;) ...I hit up a drag queen for his/her? giant hairpiece. It was striking I'm sure but no photo devices were present.

Somewhere along the way we decided that we needed to request peanut-free tables for our "allergies"

And OMG, have you watched Weeds? What a fabulously funny show! I need cable for this show and because the news in this town sucks! This was pushed further day by the lack of coverage of the giant natural disaster occuring in this country, instead there was more info about the owl that died at the zoo of west nile...honestly, folks....get a clue.

Thanks for the fantastic time auntie c., we shall meet again soon, in like October!