Thoughts, Rants and Subliminal Suggestions

Trip to the CT shore and Dino Park

Just the other day Mom, Dad, Scott, Becky and I all went for a day trip to the CT shore. Our goal was the Mystic direction. Dad wanted whole-belly clams, Mom wanted to smell salty air and I just wanted to kick back and relax.
We ended up stopping at the Nature's Art store with all the cool fossils and gemstones. They had some nice Australian Opals which were underpriced. Dad randomly bought Mom an opal necklace. It's really pretty. Mom and I also got something for Dad for a future Christmas present since he's so hard to buy for. This way, we know we have something he'll like.
After Nature's Art we continued down to the shore to acquire food. I had the BEST lobster sandwich. Ahhh, perfection. Scott tried clam strips at Becky's urging and said he kind of liked them. Maybe we have the makings of another seafood lover in the family.....
Lunch was followed by a drive to the Groton Submarine Base where we walked through the museum and toured the sub that they have. Scott, Becky and I had fun walking around talking about stuff. I really feel like I'm a neutral party between them and the 'rents. Oh well. I guess it works out since I can hear both sides of issues.
We then headed to UConn, Avery Point Campus. There was a wedding going on in the big house. It was nice to sit in the sun, listening to the waves and smelling the salt air. We finally got scott to open up and talk to my parents, which is a good thing. Thanks Becky for that. I finally upped the courage to tell my parents that Eric is planning to propose in the next year or two. I was expecting completely different reactions than what they actually reacted with. Mom wasn't surprised at all, and really happy for me. That made things much easier.
The drive back was fairly unexciting.

Jazmin came in from New York City on the bus that I escorted the other day. The other two Escorts forgot to bring VHS tapes, they brought DVDs instead so we had to keep 25 young NYC kids calm without TV for 3 hours. That was real fun.

Last night Nick and his friend Staci came over and watched Danny Deckchair with me. I love that movie. They liked it too.

Jazmin, Mom, Dad and I went to the Rocky Hill Dinosaur Park today. Man, that place is so cool. I wore my stromatolite shirt from Shark Bay and there was a mention of stromatolites on the timeline of earth on the way into the visitors building. Dad took a picture. We went on a quick hike (0.6 miles) and I was the only one that got bitten by mozzies. Bloody Hell. Becky came over, Jon too, and told me that Eric should come to visit for the summer. I wish.

posted by Amy M @ 7:52 PM