Welp. Looks like there should have been an emphasis put on the "snow" part of that.
That photo right there is the view that I had last Thursday morning at the nice and early time of 8:00a.m... I woke up at 6:00 in the morning, walked about 6 blocks with a rolling suitcase through the snow, and then stood for about 45 minutes right in that very spot, waiting for my very first Megabus experience to begin.
But it was SO wonderful! I don't know what it was (maybe the sudden downpour of snow the night before), but I met so many lovely, friendly people on the way to the Megabus stop. Everyone was all smiles, I had a cup of warm coffee, and I was about to get whisked away to my grandparents' house in beautiful upstate New York.
Sidenote: I realized later (after boarding the bus) that people may have only been smiling and so nice to me, because I was wearing my boots on the wrong feet.
They probably just thought I was insane.
Okay. Back to the Megabus! It was SO wonderful. Really. If you've ever been on the fence about taking a trip using the company, just go for it. It only cost me $16 round trip to travel 3 and half hours to the Glens Falls/Lake George area. Easiest thing I've ever done.
When I arrived at the bus stop, my grandparents had literally just pulled up. And off we went to Barnes and Noble to get lunch/catch up/look at books, of course.
After quite a long time, we made our way to their house, where we sat and talked some more. (I'm pretty sure I talked more in those two days of visiting my grandparents than I have in the last two months).
And I stumbled upon this little creation in the guest room...
This is what grandpa does in his free time. He claims, "it keeps him off of the streets".
For dinner, we had delicious (and ridiculously cheesy) pizza from Harvest House in Glens Falls!
After a long, eventful day (full of talking), my grandparents were pooped. They claimed that I had worn them out... but honestly, I think they wore me out even more.
Before heading to bed, though, we all sat and watched my grandma's favorite show-- "Jeopardy". (They are both quite good at answering the questions. Alas, I am not. Sadly, I only knew one answer the whole show, and it had something to do with "Honey Boo Boo". I have no idea what this says about me).
Friday morning, we woke up, downed our multiple cups of Black Magic coffee...
...and grammy and I talked even more. Yes. More talking. :)
There she is mid-sentence. I had to catch her in action, in her natural habitat.
For breakfast, we had some good, old fashioned, diner food at Hometown Diner.
That is an example of the SHORT stack of blueberry pancakes. I don't even want to know what the regular stack looks like. And check out that entire TUB of butter. Literally. It is a plastic tub filled with butter.
Don't worry, I didn't use all of it. But I did pretty much finish all of the pancakes. They were too good to leave on the plate.
Afterward, we drove into Bolton Landing, and spent some time admiring the beautiful view of Lake George from the Sagamore.
I mean, just look at that.
LOOK AT IT.
Lake George is beautiful at all times of the year, but there is something entirely different about seeing it in the winter, when no one is on it.. so incredibly peaceful. We sat there for quite awhile, soaking up the beauty and the warmth from the sun. I'm pretty sure grammy would have stayed there all day if she could... grandpa and I practically had to drag her off of the porch.
Then, we walked around the gift shop a bit, grandma bought little things, and we decided to call it a day. We had leftovers for dinner, we sat around, chatted some more, and all went to bed. Such a perfectly peaceful day in one of my favorite places on earth with some of my favorite people on earth.
Saturday morning, we had our usual coffee, our usual morning chats, etc.
And we went to the cutest little restaurant (Celia's Table) in downtown Glens Falls for lunch.
That right there is a delicious salad with the most delicious bowl of chicken pot pie soup. It seriously doesn't get any better than that.
Later in the day, it was time for me to head to the Megabus stop to catch a bus back to the Big Apple. Although it was a short trip, I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful it was. Not only did I get to spend some time away from the city in a beautiful place, but I was able to spend some alone time with my wonderful grandparents (whom I love dearly).
And guess what?? Good news! I am actually going to see them again this week for Thanksgiving.
Grammy and Grandpappy: I know you both read this blog, so I just want to personally thank you for such a perfect few days. I love you both.
Basically, the rest of the week has consisted of school, internship (the internet is still down, so I only really went in for one day), writing papers, an awesome musical walking tour of the East and West village for class, a Veterans day parade that I stumbled upon...
a trip to the Trader Joes...
Quite a few fruit and yogurt parfaits....
A really strong (and cheap!) margarita...
...and a NEW KICKSTARTER SONG!
Yes. You heard me. A new song for my Kickstarter campaign.
This one is for my wonderful Kickstarter backer, Elizabeth Jensen. She wanted a song, on the ukulele, for her NEW fiance, Kyle.
You can hear the story and watch me play it live (in my awesome NYC dorm room) here:
And you can download the song FOR FREE here: San Antonio Line.
I must be off! I have quite a lot to do in a few, short hours. Because guess what? BOBBY ARRIVES AT 3:00pm.
:)
And it gets better: His family arrives in the city on Monday, my mom arrives on Wednesday, and my brother arrives (just in time for Thanksgiving) on Thursday.
All is well in the world.
I love you all and I hope you have a wonderful, wonderful Thanksgiving. Eat lots of food. Give lots of thanks.. because we have a lot to be thankful for.
<3 Nat
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