Lil
Bro#2 and I took a mini road trip this weekend, to see some weird roadside
attractions we had passed on the way home from Kentucky.
So
we headed out at 8 on Saturday morning, our first stop being the world's largest
miniature town along Route 78 in Pennsylvania.
It
was pretty cool.
and
had some fairly amusing signage
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| seriously people stop throwing your money |
Obvs
the wild west was my favourite part.
Lil
Bro#2 was surprised at the number of Confederate flag stuffs in the gift shops.
Having spent a considerable amount of my teens out in the boonies of
Pennsylvania, I was not surprised. I've noticed the border between the North and South gets
pretty blurred in a lot of PA....
Next
we went to the antique shop down the road. I eventually stopped taking photos
of all the incredibly weird stuff I found because there was just too much.
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| NO |
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| DEAR GOD WHY |
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| time to block up the chimney |
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| IT'S COMING FOR YOUR SOUL |
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| ::runs screaming from the building:: |
The shop also contained several cats. I made friends with three of them.
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| and made a fool of myself in general following them around the shop saying "kiiiiiiikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" |
After
that we had lunch at Cracker Barrel, where Lil Bro#2 officially beat my Epic
Fail with those peg game thingies.
You're
supposed to end up with one peg left. I've managed to end up with 7. Lil Bro#2
finished a game with 10.
Then
we ventured on to the Crystal Caves.
We
did not actually get to go into the cave because their website made no
mention of the fact that they only do tours every few hours, and we were an
hour and a half early for the next one. Since the Weyerbacher Brewery's last
tour was at 5.00 PM (and also free), we could not do the 4.00 cave tour.
So
we wandered about a bit. Made friends with a giant spider. Putzed around in the
gift shop. And walked the nature trail.
Super
awkward conversations with strangers:
[[passing
an older couple near the entrance of the nature trail]]
Lil
Bro#2: "How far is it to the top?"
Gentleman:
"Maybe ten minutes."
Lady:
"There's a bench there with a nice view. You two could sit and hold
hands."
Lil
Bro#2: ...
Mich:
................................
Lil
Bro#2: "....umm... yeah ok thanks."
[[run
away]]
Lil
Bro#2: "At least they thought you look young enough to be my
girlfriend."
We
then ventured to our final destination: the Weyerbacher Brewery.
I
forced Lil Bro#2 to sample a number of beers.
Since
their beers range from 8% - 12% abv., he was rather tipsy by the time we left.
Sunday,
Lil Bro#2, Stepmom, and I went to Bethel Woods to check out the Threads exhibit.
and
naturally we played with the dress up clothes because we are adults.
Mum and Lil Sis left for the Shore this morning, so I have the house to myself for the next two days. I am ecstatic.
