If I Only Took a Trip...Oh wait, I did...

(Think "If I Only Had a Brain" as your tune, and keep repeating it over and over...and over and over...)

In a world that passes too fast,

Where the future soon is the past –

Why don’t we take our time?...

Use some days to just visit –

Not too much to ask, now is it?

Oh, it could be so sublime…

[(spoken) Well, that’s just what Marisa and I did. Allow me to elaborate…]

First in Cleveland, then to Philly

(A place loaded with history),

And then off to Delaware

For a wedding of some ACE friends

With some laughs, some beers, and dancin’

All-around good times to share.

Now that was not the end –

There’s so much more, my friend.

Baltimore was our next destination stop

Down by the bay, we sat and talked.

We almost didn’t make it

To D.C. for our next bit –

But our mom saved the day!

We parked at Union Station,

Learned some cool facts of our nation,

And again were on our way.

We had dinner with long-time friends,

Filled the night with conversations,

And then really hit the hay.

In the morning, it was “goodbyes”-

How true it is - the time flies

When you enjoy the day.

With my Phoenix housemate,

We explored caverns and ate.

There were stalagmites and stalactites galore –

Around each corner, there were more!

In Pittsburgh, there was no doubt that

We’d begun to feel a bit fat

After Primanti Bros. subs.

With the fries and slaw on ‘em

It was really hard to bite ‘em,

But we ate most of our grub.

Our friend was a great tour guide,

But she had class until 9,

So we were on our own.

We opted to walk around

Up the streets and later back down

Till too tired we had grown.

To Ohio we came last,

And there we had a blast

With a friend from school abroad in the UK.

We dined and chatted – what a day!

To Michigan we’ve made it

After our week full of visits.

(I’d take no other way.)

It was worth every minute

(Minus some frustrating tidbits) –

We deserve a big HOORAY!

[Well, I have thoroughly exhausted my creative juices for the evening. I hope this provides a brief glance into our week of travels – there really was no other way to share, unless I went into extreme detail – and, let’s face it, that was not about to happen, as it would have been painful for both you and me.

The internet is being rather slow and difficult, so I will add the pictures later.

Good night!]