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| Hawk: So we finally make it to Jersey, and thanks to Mapquest our first impression of the state is downtown Newark. Nothing like barbed wire fences and explicitly marked �Drug Free Zones� to make a guy feel welcome. Heh heh, Garden State� Gumbie: Frankly, the first part of the drive didn't bother me - it was countryside-ish and looking not too bad. Then we found out we were 13 exits past where we should have been, so we pulled an illegal U-ey and headed back... into Hell itself (aka the Slums of Newark). Chrebet: Back at the hotel, Hawk, Gumbie and Jack hang out as Sorin and I go out for food and more alcohol. They don�t sell beer in their supermarkets!!!! What kind of state is this???? We gather what we need and head back to the hotel to wait for the others. Jinx: Friday, I meet everyone at the hotel around 2pm. I am armed with goodie bags, alcohol and my plunger! Story to follow shortly. Of course, as soon as I walk through the door a drink was placed in my hand and the craziness begins. I give huge hugs to Bren, Hawk, Gumbie and Jack. Stories were told about Jack�s trip to Jersey, Chrebet�s trip to Newark and Hawk and Gumbie�s experience in downtown Newark. **giggle** So we�re all just sitting around talking, watching television and waiting for the time Jenner and Pam would get in when we find out that the toilet is clogged. I call hotel management and tell them our predicament. They�ll be there in a few moments. Someone couldn�t wait to use the bathroom when I finally remembered! I have a plunger in my car!! You what?!? **laughing** Hubby�s video store was closing and his boss told them they can take anything in the store that they wanted. Hubby knew we needed a plunger so he brought one home! Good thing I didn�t take it out of the car. **grin** So how many guys does it take a plunge a toilet? 2! One to impress the woman for trying to plunge and one who actually knows how to use it. **running very fast** A few minutes later there�s a knock and it was someone from the hotel who was gonna take care of our bathroom problem. We told him nevermind we fixed it ourselves. His reply, �Did you bring your own plunger?� Jack plunging away �Yep!� Now mind you, we had about 8 people in the room already, alcohol all over the place, a hidden camera and our own plunger�what is weird about that picture?!? **laughing** Bren: The weekend started out rainy, Helen and I left Long Island late in the day, so there we were stuck in traffic on the Cross Bronx Expressway.. a 3 mile road which took us about 2 hours to drive. By the time we get to Jersey it is dark and raining quite hard---can you guess what happens next??? YEP I got lost. Trying to pull over to check my directions, I wind up on what turns out to be not the service road I thought but the ramp taking me to the thruway... Helen at least, having lost sight of my car stays on the correct road and finally finds the hotel. About a half hour later I pull into the parking lot, thanks to some great directions from Laura. Hugs and kisses to everyone--especially Frankie who I am thrilled to finally meet. And my fun begins. Jinx: So 5pm rolls around and Gumbie offered to accompany me to the airport. The flight was scheduled to come in at 7:45pm but with the rain and rush hour traffic I knew it would take a good hour or so to get to Newark (and besides the fact that this would be the first time I would be going there on the route I had mapped out! **giggle*) So I let Gumbie sleep in the car as we made our way to Newark. No downtown scenic route this time around! And Jinx and Gumbie now in our own words: Gumbie and Jinx�s trip to Newark Airport! (Some parts of the journal will be a bit hard to read. Sorry!) next |
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