[A continuation of my travel diary from when I went to Europe in 1999. Whenever it happens to be July 14th, I comment to those around me, “Hey, it’s Bastille Day,” and they look at me like I’m nuts. No one around here knows what that is. Thanks to the Parisians, I bloody well know. […]
Category Archives: things that amuse me
7/13/99 Day 5 “Ferry/Canterbury Day”
[A continuation of the travel diary I kept during the summer of 1999 when I took a European trip with members of my high school French class. Thankfully, Steven took French as well. — Present-day Carrie] Sitting in Canterbury, as in the Canterbury Tales. Stupid black pen leaked*. Went through the Cathedral. On our way […]
7/12/99 Day 4 “Stonehenge Day”
[This is a continuation of the travel diary I kept in the summer of 1999 when I ran amok all over Europe, barely 19, towing an 18-year-old Steven with me. Good times. — Present-day Carrie] I’m in Bath. No no no, not the bath, Bath, England of all places. Like in the Canterbury Tales, the […]
7/11/99 Day 3 “London Day Part Deux”
[A further continuation of my travel diary from the summer of 1999, when I had the pleasure of touring Europe. I did a lot of stream-of-consciousness writing because that’s how I wanted to remember it. — Present-day Carrie] Very glad I found my camera! Thought I lost it yesterday, how nerveracking. Anyhoo, we’re on a […]
7/10/99 “London Day”
[This is a continuation of my travel diary from the summer of 1999, when Steven and I had the opportunity to go to Europe. In case y’all are wondering (since my 19 year old self was wondering) the plane we flew on was a Boeing 777. It felt safe enough. I still don’t like planes. […]
7/9/99 “Plane Day”
[This is a continuation of the travel diary I kept during a European vacation during the summer of 1999. I figured I’d best type it up . . . you know, in case of fire, alien invasion, etc. — Present-day Carrie] While I’m thinking about it (& cause Steven reminded me) here’s a tenative Present […]
7/8/99 1 day before departure “Packing Day”
[In part to keep my mind off things, and also in lieu of other ideas, I present to you the travel diary I kept during a span of two weeks in the summer of 1999 when I went on a trip to Europe. I was 19 years old, a newly-minted college sophomore, and Steven and […]
the break-up
This evening was a rare occasion where all four of us were gathered around the dinner table. This is a hard thing to coordinate with the under-five set. Steven and I munched on some tacos as I asked Lydia about her day: did you play outside? Did you color? Did you play with toys? And […]
gesundheit
This morning Sam was crawling across the floor in Lydia’s room when a big sneeze escaped him and some snot dribbled down onto the carpet. Lydia, ever the observant one, is quick to notice this. “Ewww! Mommy, Sam got blessyou on the carpet!”
he’d do anything for yogurt
Carrie: “Hey look, a Buy One Get One Free Yogurt today at Yogurt Mountain! You don’t need a coupon — you just show up!” Steven: “Oooh!” Carrie: “But you’ve gotta show up with your sweetheart. It can’t be your work buddies or something.” Steven: “Awww.” Carrie: “Unless you wanted to be like, ‘Yeah, he’s my […]