I went through as many curse words as I could remember under my breath before we could set out on the road again. After Emily called to cancel the card, we of course had to stop at the Starbucks for her troubles. Did you know Starbucks takes Mastercard, too? Back on the highway, we set the GPS toward Darien, CT, our destination. Our course today was creatively set up by Emily in order to avoid the busy interstates and to see a bit more scenic side of the north east. The drive was great and kept us moving.
When it was lunch time we went to the GPS to see what restaurants were close by and if there was somewhere new we could explore. We have not always had luck with this method as there is nothing to go off except the restaurant name. We didn’t have much to lose as we were in Grantville, PA. We landed on a delicious little deli called the Black Tie Deli. It was perfect because they had delicious sandwiches, and there was also a dump truck parked out front for Hunter to look at. The construction guy even came by and let Hunter sit in the cab!
After lunch, we still had a healthy drive ahead of us as we made our way to Glen & Diane’s house. The weather was still beautiful and we were very excited to see the Griffins. We ended up arriving in Darien, CT, about 5:00, and the kids were as excited to see Hunter as we were to see them. Their house is located on this amazing lot which provided a ton of space for the kids to run around in the back yard, which was exactly what Hunter needed. Diane set up a slip-n-slide in the back yard which Hunter, Sean, and Taylor (and Alex, in regular clothes!) played in until the sun was long gone. Where there are sprinklers and lots of people, there are also water fights, which made the night a blast. Diane made a delicious home cooked dinner, and it was exactly what we needed on our road trip. We also got to connect with Grandma Curly and Pop Pop Colonel so Hunter felt right at home.
What an awesome day!
