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October 29, 2015

Halloween Roadtrip to Florida

I drove my parents car down from NJ to Florida for them - stopping along the way in Washington, DC and Asheville, NC.

Thursday, October 29th

Admiring the Empire State Building on my taxi ride over to the bus station.
Caught the bus down to Tom's River.

Friday, October 30th

Picked up my parent's car and made it down to DC in time to see all the kids dressed up for...
halloween ˆ washington dc
...Halloween on their way to school.
halloween ˆ washington dc
Went into LeagueApps DC office for the day.
buildings ˆ flux capacity ˆ work
Our video conference with the NY office was extra creepy...
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
javier
...with Javie in his skeleton mask and top hat.
halloween ˆ leagueapps ˆ javier
brett
Came back to Brett & Amy's!
house ˆ washington dc ˆ brett
maddy
Maddy was so excited to go out into their backyard where she can chase squirrels free-range.
dogs ˆ stairs ˆ maddy
Pretty fall afternoon.
backyard ˆ washington dc
The leaves were just starting to change.
fall ˆ trees
maddy
So tired from chasing squirrels all afternoon.
dogs ˆ sleepy ˆ maddy

Saturday, October 31st

max
Halloween was Max's 2nd birthday!
birthday ˆ max
He was really excited about his cooking cabinet birthday present!
amy b, brett, maddy
Parents of the birthday boy!
amy b ˆ brett ˆ maddy
max
Max is fascinated my Maddy's dog carrier and...
dog in a bag ˆ max
max
...loves to try to fit himself inside. Haha.
dog in a bag ˆ max
When you're taking his photo, it's only a matter of time...
max, me
...before he wants to play with your phone.
birthday ˆ max ˆ me
Grandma helping Max check out some new birthday gifts.
amy b, brett
Spent the afternoon hanging out in the backyard.
backyard ˆ grill ˆ amy b ˆ brett
max
Birthday balloon!
backyard ˆ balloons ˆ birthday ˆ max
amy b, max
In the afternoon, Amy got Max into his costume for his Halloween birthday party!
costumes ˆ halloween ˆ amy b ˆ max
amy b, max
Minnie Mouse and Curious George!
best ˆ costumes ˆ halloween ˆ monkey ˆ amy b ˆ max
max
Birthday Monkey!
costumes ˆ halloween ˆ monkey ˆ max
brett, dad, max
My brother dressed up as the Man in the Yellow Hat!
birthday ˆ family ˆ halloween ˆ brett ˆ dad ˆ max
Guests started arriving a little after 4pm.
birthday ˆ halloween ˆ party
max, mom
My mom was so excited to watch Max open birthday gifts.
birthday ˆ gift ˆ max ˆ mom
max
Truck!
birthday ˆ monkey ˆ max
max, mom
Cutest birthday monkey!
birthday ˆ costumes ˆ halloween ˆ max ˆ mom
max
Max showing off his new birthday truck!
birthday ˆ truck ˆ max
amy b, brett
I was trying to make it down to Asheville, NC to meet up with Quinn and some friends before it got too late, so I packed up and said farewell around 5:30.
halloween ˆ house party ˆ amy b ˆ brett
Stopped at a totally deserted rest area around midnight. About an hour to go!
maddy, meredith, quinn
Made it to Asheville just as Meredith & Quinn were leaving the Halloween party they were at!
maddy ˆ meredith ˆ quinn

Sunday, November 1st

jeet, karen, meredith, quinn
Early morning hang with these ladies I love in Quinn's very cool "pillow room."
best ˆ jeet ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ quinn
Haha. Cat Harpsichord player welcomes you to Asheville.
cat ˆ wtf
It was a bit of a chilly, rainy afternoon but we hit the town and found a place for brunch.
Mmmm, hashbrowny.
breakfast ˆ food
maddy
After eating we hit the town to check out the local shops and enjoy the weirdness.
door ˆ maddy
You can tell how happening the local scene in a town is by the number of flyer-staples on the telephone poles.
spiderman
Well, alright!
wtf ˆ spiderman

Monday, November 2nd

After a relaxing morning chilling with Quinn, I hit the road to continue my long-ass drive to Florida around 2pm. Nine and a half hours to go!
Co-pilot hates sitting in her own seat. It's only a matter of time...
...until she hops over for a lap-chicken nap.
I had planned on driving the rest of the way in a single shot, but about 3 hours into the drive I got hit with a crazy flu-like cold and had to call time-out and check into a motel.

Tuesday, November 3rd

Slept for 15 hours and woke up to a rainy Tuesday feeling much better.
Hit the road around 9:30am an after an hour of driving, made it to nicer weather.
clouds ˆ driving
me
Finally south enough for the weather to be warm and could open the sun roof!
driving ˆ roadtrip ˆ me
maddy
Hey, we almost there yet?
driving ˆ maddy
Smokestack from an abandoned Honda factory.
factory
maddy
Such a good travel buddy.
driving ˆ maddy
182 miles - homestretch!
When you see lots of palm trees, you know you're getting close!
maddy, me
Lap-chicken is very ready to be out of the car!
driving ˆ maddy ˆ me
Almoooost there!
driving ˆ phone
me
DayQuil wearing off!
driving ˆ sick ˆ me
mom
My parents had just moved into a new house in Florida and their kitchen was still in boxes so Mom and I got dinner at Panera Bread.
food ˆ mom
My parent's new Florida house!
house ˆ shadow
The house is super cool, but the people who lived there before them decorated the place like it was a Quiddich Arena. Haha.
house
Went out onto the backyard lanai for a late-night smoke. Didn't have any rolling papers...
weed
macgyver
...so I had to get crafty with a Coke can.
DIY ˆ weed ˆ macgyver
maddy
Got high as eff and watched Maddy chase lizards around.
lizard ˆ maddy
Lizard Murder is her favorite thing to do in Florida. It's like chasing squirrels except it ends in sweet sweet death instead of just frustration.
dead ˆ lizard
Stayed up late watching some Netflix on my laptop and rolling driving knots out of my back with a lacrosse ball.
foam roller ˆ laptop

Wednesday, November 4th

maddy
Super chill Florida Wednesday.
grass ˆ maddy
Finished this book...
book
...and started reading this excellent Colin Wilson book, The Occult.
best ˆ book
Later that night I watched the incredible and totally surreal movie My Dinner with Andre for the first time! Soooo good!
movie
And ate a calzone the size of my head.
food ˆ italian food

Thursday, November 5th

maddy
Went to the beach with this sleepy hound on Thursday.
asleep ˆ maddy

Friday, November 6th

dad
On Friday morning, I said farewell to my dad and my mom drove me to the airport.
house ˆ dad
Finished The Occult and started reading one of Colin Wilson's fiction books, The Mind Parasites.
book
Flight home! Excited to not have to drive for a while!
flying