Back to Reality, Whoop, There Goes Gravity

As soon as the tires of our 2004 Toyota Corolla skidded onto the New Jersey Turnpike, a strange sinking feeling fell upon us. Suddenly, images of strip malls, Bon Jovi, power plants, Tony Soprano and jug handles flashed before our eyes. We were back in the United Suburbs of New Jersey and it was, well, depressing and amazing at the same time.

We were excited to hit up our favorite restaurants, see Nick’s parents, our cat, and our friends and be in one place longer than 3 days. But at the same time, our 3 month long journey into the wild was over. Null and void. Dunzo. Kaputz. And that was very sad. It was time to start thinking about jobs, money, holiday gifts, etc. instead of just where we were going to sleep the next night.

Our first stop back in the NJ was our friend, Jeff’s, new town home in Bordentown, NJ. Since Jeff can’t drive further North than exit 9 on the Turnpike, we knew this would be the only time we would be able to see him until we are all old and wrinkly. It was great to see Jeff and Liz and their animals, including the turkey they had cooked for our arrival. Actually, to be fair, we sprung our visit on them and they had already made the turkey for themselves, so we ate their cat instead. Jeff and Liz, thanks for the Reese’s!!

Next and last stop on this odyssey was at Nick’s parent’s house in Cranford, NJ, where we would be staying for the next month before we move to….. stay tuned for the answer! Back in Jersey, we unpacked the car, ate some of Nick’s mom’s famous rubber cake (it sounds bad, but tastes really good), picked up our feline friend Computer (thanks again Pulia! We still owe you big time), drove to Delaware to get Nick’s brother Andy from college twice (along with veggie turkey subs from Capriotti’s each time), celebrated with some friends, and for the first time in 3 months, fell asleep worrying.

- posted Dec 18, 01:27 AM by Nemily Fassluke in

Comments

  1. Jeff, Dec 18, 01:04 PM:

    haha those pictures are great. luna and neb look pissed. that turkey looks REALLY pissed.

    thanks for stopping by and hanging out!!

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