We had done as much celebrating of Suzanne's birthday as was
possible, so it was time to take Jane to her summer program at
Smith. We decided on wheels up at 1000 but unfortunately this was our
speed
a little late
as we waited for Suzanne
to come into the car. We also needed to stop at Wawa
and get some foods
for the journey Northward.
Things went smoothly along the New Jersey TurnPike
and the line at the final toll
wasn't bad, so we were excited when we saw the signs for the GWB
even as the massive merge
to pay our $6 was upon us. We sat on the bridge and on
Route 95 in NYC for 2 hours making little progress so that
when we finally could stop in Greenwich, we were happy
to comply with this sign
and relieve ourselves.
Our next stop was in New Haven
where we saw the street they named after Fred
and headed directly for Pepe's
in the Italian section
of town. After going in
we read the menu
and ordered. Jane feigned tiredness
as Benjamin read
and we tried to catch a glimpse of the kitchen
while also seeing if Benjamin could pose for a picture
that was not too bright
or too dour
or in constant motion
or bad posture
all of which made Suzanne
hear something and caused these pictures to be taken of me
until the pizza came
and looked better with no flash
as the second pizza
had already sacrificed this piece
to Suzanne's plate. In no time, we finished everything
except for this last piece of pepperoni
and recorded our table number
for posterity. Jane was nice enough to capture this
sign in the ladies room
since the men's room had no such requirement and so we could take
pictures of their massive ovens
with the long sticks
and the neon
and decorations. After lunch, we made our way down the street
to the pastry shop
where my banana flavored Italian ice
was fabulous but the bag holding Benjamin's cannoli
didn't open for a while and when it did
it took time for us to see him and the cannoli
and headed further north.
The traffic being simple, we were at our hotel
in almost no time inspecting the bed
and the view from the window
before Ben and Suzanne headed for the pool
and Benjamin described the experience
for all to hear.
En route to dinner, we found the campus
and date of founding
and fortunately, found a car pulling out of its parking space
in front of this restaurant
where we read the menu
and then went in. Jane
forgot that she was posing for a picture
for posterity and Benjamin
had too much light on him but Jane's salad
and Suzanne's (note the yellow carrots!)
and mine
were good accompaniments to Benjamin's noodles and rice
that were probably the best parts of the meal for anyone.
The next morning, we got into the car
and noticed this pizza
in front of this store
confirming that their slices are large (and disgusting the next day)
while making our way to Sylvester's
where Jane and Ben waited
while I captured this picture
for the collection and once seated, Suzanne and Jane
studied the menu
while the coffee
shone
with the flash turned off, so that we took another ketchup picture
though of a different brand. The chocolate milk
tasted a little bit odd but the lox and bagel
and breakfast quesadilla
and plain (except that they forgot and put in blueberries)
and coconut
pancakes (topped with strawberries) were quite the treat. The waitress
was happy to be photographed, so we celebrated by going to 7/11
to gas up the car.
After a swimming break, we returned to Smith where Suzanne studied the map
and I looked out the car front
until we found the main entrance
and the dorms for Jane's program
where the slogans
rang true. They showed us to her room
where Suzanne wrote down the phone number
and Jane, the address
as it got set up
much to Benjamin's amusement.
After a short linner in town where the hot dogs
needed no flash
and Ben's burger
and my veggie burger
kept us going, we dropped Jane off and hit the road
making good time back to New Jersey where we stopped at Bennigan's
for dinner. The men's room had this collection sign
as well as a sign
on each soap dispenser so I could have my salad
and Suzanne her chicken Caesar
as my pasta
was world class bad and Benjamin's salad
seemed to keep him going until we got home.
a little late
as we waited for Suzanne
to come into the car. We also needed to stop at Wawa
and get some foods
for the journey Northward.
Things went smoothly along the New Jersey TurnPike
and the line at the final toll
wasn't bad, so we were excited when we saw the signs for the GWB
even as the massive merge
to pay our $6 was upon us. We sat on the bridge and on
Route 95 in NYC for 2 hours making little progress so that
when we finally could stop in Greenwich, we were happy
to comply with this sign
and relieve ourselves.
