The Completion of BEDA and an Introduction.

Today marks the End of Blog Every Day April. I don't plan to quit blogging everyday as of now, but after today i am not obligated to do so. I have actually really enjoyed this last month, I really enjoyed chronicling each day while I was on Vacation. I did the majority of them on my way home at the end of the night while Laurie drove. I wanted to make sure it got done, and wanted to make sure I didn't take time away from her while I did it. 

   An interesting thing happened to me while I was at work today... A co-worker said he had something for me and that i was to follow him home after work... I was a little concerned but went along with it. Turns out his cat had kittens about two months ago and he wasn't able to give this last one away, Her name is Inara (which is from Middle-Eastern Mythology and means protector of Wild Animals) I named her this for two reasons... First, the name is very unique. I could not bare to saddle another feline with a name like Precious, or Princess ... Though I was tempted to name her Serenity... and second Inara is the name of a Character on a short lived T.V. series created by Joss Whedon titled Firefly, (It is a space western, freaking awesome!) Oh and their Ship's name??? is Serenity.... (as well as the name of the Movie that was made after the TV on DVD sales were insane and fans demanded more.) 

  Random Fact Inara is 10 weeks old

A working Stiff

     Before I went on vacation I went to great pains to avoid doing anything that even vaguely resembled actual physical labor. For some reason unknown to me, I have spent the previous two days doing ridiculous amounts of physical labor, This morning I moved all of the furniture Departments freight by myself, the majority of  which weighs between one to two hundred pounds. It wasn't as though I was trying to prove how much of a Bad Ass I am. (Though Admittedly I am pretty bad ass...) I was just asked to help the group of ladies that were assigned the area and they voted me as Mule. Eh what can you do...

    I spent the majority of the remaining portion of the day running from one task to another. I need to figure out how I was slacking so efficiently before and put that darn plan back into action...  

   I need to make my Vlogtag video still tonight, but honestly I am just not sure how I am going to measure up to Molly's video from last Wednesday... I mean she read us a story and everything!!! Granted it was a story about how to Un-Gay someone, but it was a story non the less...  Maybe i'll do something awkward and inappropriate... stay tuned...

   Random Fact.... I have made 6,000 Twitter updates... in less than a year, and 309 actual blogposts in almost 3 and a half years. 

Back to the Grind

AS I am sure all of you can relate, The first day back to work after a vacation of any length is always rough, mine was no exception. It began with having forgotten to close my drivers side window after arriving home last night, which led to my sitting in a very wet driver seat this morning. Rest assured the window is closed tonight. 

    I am extremely tired, work wasn't really bad so much as I just really would have rather been any where else, or more specifically any where closer to the amazing woman I spent the last week with.

   I am not sure when my next day off is as of right now, but trust me when I say, the countdown has begun. 

Random Fact: Youtube Haters are like soo lame... 

Day 6~ The Voyage Home

   Today was a hard one, I woke in my girlfriends bed, next to her, and I will in a few very short moments fall asleep in my own bed very alone. It was a pretty relaxed day we slept in as late as we could manage and then went for a light lunch at Arbys (we had each won a free sandwich at Friday nights IronPigs game.) After our sandwich we went to Rita's for dessert, a popular east coast Icee/custard stand, It was very good and very perfect for the warm day.

   With my bags already packed and in her trunk we headed to the airport and said our goodbyes.

My trip home was mostly uneventful barring a woman that collapsed in the doorway of the plane as I was getting off in Seattle. 

   My brother and his wife were waiting for me at the baggage claim area, and after what seemed like forever we collected my one checked baggage, and headed home. My car was not too amused at having been ignored for the passed week and stalled in the middle of the road on the way home. Luckily my brother and his wife were still in the area and after about an hour of fiddling with this part and that part we were able to get the vehicle running again... I hate that car.

   Random Fact: This is the last picture Laurie and I took together this morning.

Day 5: Philly Spread

Today was the last full day of my trip. We went up to Philladelphia
proper, and met a couple of Laurie's college buddies, one of whom is a
pastor at a church. We woke up a little early so that we could make it
to his sermon. He is an excellent speaker. I haven't been to church
since my last tour of the Sandbox, it was really nice.
After church we went to Pat's king cheese steak joint. Which is
apparently the place to have a cheesesteak in Philadelphia. It was a
really good sandwich for a reasonable price, and we sat next to a
couple of girls that were nice enough to share their table.
When we finished lunch we headed to the Zoo. Mind you at two
o'clock in Philly today it was 96* and rising. The animals were mostly
lethargic but incredibly adorable.
On our drive back to Allentown Laurie and I went over the highlights
of our week, it has been an awesome week and a much needed vacation.

Random Fact: The Philadelphia city Zoo was the first Zoo in America!
They are celebrating their. 150th anniversary this year.
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Day Four: The Big Apple on foot!

Laurie and I took the commuter train into NYC today. With that
exclusion we walked all over the city. We saw the Empire State
building, the Statue of Liberty (granted it was from a far) we walked
up and down Broadway, fifth ave and what felt like every street and
avenue between the two.
I saw my first Broadway play on broadway. Laurie surprised me with
tickets to the show. Avenue Q was an amazing hilarious musical with a
not so subtle moral to the story. The basic idea is it might suck to
be you today but the future of change and opportunity are just around
the next bend.
Random Quote "The Internet is for PORN" Trekkie Monster ~ Avenue Q

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Day three/four: IronPigs Triumph

Yes I know I titled yesterdays post day three; turns out I fail at
life. I titled the evening I landed as Day Zero
But I keep thinking of it as an actual
Day.
Laurie had to work half a day today and like a good boyfriend I
slept till right before she got home.
When she finally did get home we went and walked around an outdoor
mall similar to the one in Kent, and while waiting for the game we saw
17 again. Which was a great movie.
The IronPigs are a triple A baseball team, they won tonights game
13-3 they had 7 runs in the third inning alone. It was a lot of fun. I
met two of laurie's friends at the game, Katie and Shayne they were
both a lot of fun, we had a late snack at Dennys with them after the
game.
Tomorrow we are spending the entire day in New York City. I am so
excited I can't wait!!! Laurie even surprised me with tickets to the
Broadway show Avenue Q!!!! so exciting!!

Random Fact: The LeHigh IronPigs destroyed the Pawtuckett Red Soxx!!

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Day Three: Exploring Nazareth

Today was more or less uneventfull. Laurie had to work till five so I
slept till half past 12. When I finally drug my lazy arse out of bed I
walked the two
Blocks to Laurie's bank and met her for lunch. After lunch i wandered
down main street listening to my music and enjoying the historic
buildings.
Laurie and I had dinner with her mother and brother and are on our
way home.
I also met Laurie's cousin Alyssa, the person that introduced
Laurie to my videos on Youtube. Alyssa also started the
7awesomenerdfighters collab channel where I post videos on Mondays.
Random quote: "You have to be rich and smart to get into this
college." Laurie Cook
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Day One: meeting the family

This will have to be quick, if it has passed midnight when this posts
I maintain that I have until midnight pacific standard time to post
each BEDA this month. I met Ninnin today (laurie's grandmother on her
mother's side) as well as Grammy and pop-pop (her fathers parents.) I
played with Ninnins little ten year old dog the majority of my visit
there and if nothing else at the very least I made a friend with the
very spry pug/mix.
At Grammy and Pop-pops we had some interesting conversations.
Interesting due mostly to pop-pop being 81 years young, and at the
very least ninety percent deaf.. Grammy compliments him by being very
soft spoken and completely adorable...
Random fact: Grammy and Pop-pop will be married fifty-nine years on
December thirty first. The date according to pop-pop selected for tax
reasons... Wow
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Pennsylvania day zero

So todays flight was more or less uneventful, checking in at SEA-TAC I
learned someone with same first and last name as me is on the TSA
National terrorism watchlist... That was aMusing in that not at all
kind of way. I slept the majority of the first flight and caught my
connecting flight with out hassle. Laurie and I had dinner and watched
Crank:High Voltage with Jason Statham. Which was a ridiculous movie
from start to finish.
We are currently enroute to
Meet laurie's mother and brother...
Random fact: I am not an effing terrorist...
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