Paige's First Road Trip

It was a last minute idea. I loved the summer, but the beach-to-work-to-to-beach-to-work cycle was getting to me. I overheard some co=workers talk about future vacations, and I immediately decided to take one too. Megan and I weren't sure how well Paige would handle a long trip, so we opted for a six hour-ish road trip as kind of a trial. New England in Autumn always appealed to Megan, so we decided Newport, RI would make a nice destination.

Well a six hour road trip became an 11 hour one when we factored in a detour to Megan's parents to drop off Bandit and frequent stops to feed and change Paige. It was quite worth it. We found out Newport had a lot more to offer than it's famous mansions, like charming B&B's, scenic drives, a spectacular cliff walk, and a waterfront downtown area. Check out the picture slideshow or set.

The trip home was quite fun. Carl and Tony, to celebrate Carl's move to New Jersey, threw a house-warming party, and we thought that it would make a great waypoint on the way home. Paige was quite a hit there. She didn't get too grumpy despite being being up three hours past her bedtime. We love taking Paige to parties, because we seldom have to hold her. In a predictably Carl manner, the party ended in Karaoke. Here are the party pictures: slideshow or set.

The next day, we did some shopping on NYC's Fifth Avenue. Of course, we didn't actually buy anything. We got a glance of the well-known celebrity Will Smith, on location shooting his next project I Am Legend A section of the street was blocked off to make NYC look post-apocalyptic, and I got a shot of the city looking artificially deserted. Unfortunately, the only shot we got of the Fresh Prince was from behind. Here are the rest of the pictures: slideshow or set.

The road trip provided ample opportunity to listen to a lot of music. Upon my return home, I was excited to talk about phenomenal new albums by Lupe Fiasco, The Hold Steady, and the Decemberists. However, Halloween is approaching, so I couldn't resist posting a song about Dead Souls.

Addendum (10/26/06): Coincidentally, a blog called the laws have changed contains a post aboout the three albums I've listed above. Our two blogs also share the same template.