March 24 – 27: Cleveland, Ohio
Before I go any further, yes, our luggage arrived about noon on Monday! Clean socks for everyone!
It was in Cleveland that we had our good weather. It was so beautiful, in fact, that Kevin was inclined to miss living there. Actually, it wasn’t the weather (though the weather PERMITTED him to entertain these thoughts) so much as the great time we had with our friends in Cleveland. I gadded about with my BCAH alumni Nan and Christine while Kevin began the binge of gaming that characterizes every instalment of this missive.
March 28 – April 2 : Ann travels into Dixie with MAD.
Athens, GA: U of G Annual Veterinary Conference and Alumni Reunion. A significantly smaller meeting than I’ve attended in either NC or OH, but it was bolstered by the standing ovations that members of the audience gave speakers from their graduating class. 1987, in particular, is a very supportive group! Eyeballs and pee.
Savannah, GA: Does anyone know why every entrance and exit ramp onto highway ?? has a closable gate? Or, why no one has thought to open a restaurant ? We spent our first day enjoying the city via trolley- well, except for the seats. Monday we tried to visit a museum (not open til after noon!) and walking on the beach at Tybee Island.
Charleston, SC: Spent the night in the hotel made famous by the 2002 birthday invasion! Dinner with Steve- formerly known as birthday boy.
The drive home was no where as much fun as we had on the way down. Summer retreated into spring. Construction slowed us. Rain! slowed us. Listened to the end of "Every Little Bird that Sings", which managed to drag out the loss of Dismay (sorry to spoil that- but you’d have guessed it was about to happen) for an entire CD. I was exhausted with grief.
April 4 – April 6: Ann attends The Gathering of Friends.
This is where Kevin’s been, if you’ve been wondering, with more than 300 of his closest similarly gaming-obsessed friends. I think I’ve hit the highlights earlier- you know the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. I had a good time and would have enjoyed another day. Maybe 2.
April 7- 9: Easter
Family time for Ann. Roast pork and turkey breast. Chicken and noodles, Mashed potatoes. Green beans.
April 10- 12: Back to Columbus.
And visiting friends. More gaming. A terrific outing to the North Market to my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Ohio. Try the number 9. My OSU nostalgia was eviscerated by the reworking of High Street. It has become very commercial. If I hadn’t been miserable in the cold and rain, I would have been convinced I was inside a shopping mall. No more Mean Mr. Mustards. No more Crazy Mama's. Not sure where one goes to dance. Sigh.
Shout outs: Muchos gracias to Greg for putting us up in Cleveland. Steve and Georgia for housing Kevin (and, eventually, me) in Columbus. Andrew for the use of his fabulous car. It was so wonderful to be able to turn the steering wheel effortlessly. And, see out of the windscreen. And, listen to the radio. And, turn on the heat.
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