Fire Drill!

We had an amazing stay in Middletown, NJ with my wonderful cousins, The Coles.  A highlight was a trip to the beach on the Jersey Shore (a first for us) and creamy italian ice at The Lighthouse.  After the fact, we realized that the Italian Ice we ordered were the same flavors as the smoothies we give away on the food truck - I had pineapple, and Lucas had chocolate & peanut butter.  We must be obsessed, or our brains have been warped.

We also fit in two games of shanghai, Karen's birthday celebration, some delicious homemade meals, and some quality time with Karen and the girls - Amanda, Carly and Janie.  Carly even took us on an early
morning run where we were required to dodge trees and roots in the dark - quite the wake up call!

Either way, our entire stay was delightful and we loved seeing the many quaint and beautiful towns in the area, not to mention simply being with family.  After three months on the road, it is always comforting to be in the home of someone you love and to be able to relax in a way that isn't possible in a hotel room.  Plus, the Coles are simply fabulous!

So, after saying goodbye to the Coles this morning, we headed to a street fair in Westfield, NJ where we met up with Luke's parents whom will be staying with us for the next few days - delightful!  I am sure I will post on our visit with them in the future (but considering I still need to write about Oklahoma, Des Moines and Baltimore it will likely be the distant future).

ANYWAY -

I just couldn't wait to post about our afternoon.  Read On.  After the festival we drove to Parsippany, NJ and checked in to our new hotel.  The plan was to take showers and then head to dinner.  Then again, nothing ever goes according to plan, does it?  We had been in the room all of five minutes when the alarm in the hotel went off and everyone was required to exit the building.

"An emergency has been reported in the hotel - please exit the building immediately.  An emergency has been reported in the hotel - please exit the building immediately.  An emergency has been reported in the hotel - please exit the building immediately...."

Luke jumped out of the shower, we grabbed a few things, made sure we had the hotel room keys and scurry, scurry, scurried down to the parking lot.  Once we walked around the parking lot to the other side of the hotel, this was the scene...

Another truck arrives...

To Stay or To Eat - That is the Question

Rather than waiting to see if our hotel was going to burn down, we chose going to get dinner would be a better life decision.  Turns out, the cause was....wait for it.... A False Alarm.  Figures.  (Or they just lied about what really happened).

On a side note - the other day Lucas and I made a list of all the funny and ridiculous things that have occurred this summer.  It is lengthy, and this will likely make the list.

More Soon!!