This is My Forties

We left our hotel early the next morning, eager to begin our voyage to the midwest.  First, we had a lot of business to attend to (aka - a lot of driving around).  We needed to condense luggage yet again and find a good storage place, it was nine when we checked out.  Unfortunately, no one was open yet so we looked for a place to get phones.  Verizon wasn't open there yet either... sigh.  By that time it was ten and the storage facility was open for business so we drove back.  It was the first time since she's worked there that people needed storage for suitcases.  It was nearly lunchtime when we set out to find a Verizon (the only cells that will work in the boonies where we live).  We got our new touch-screen phones and data plans.  How exciting!!!  As if that much "America" wasn't enough, we hit the drive thru at chick fil a on our way back to Dulles airport to exchange the rental.  Exchanged just as the sun was starting to reall...

TUESDAY - Tuesday morning we awoke relatively early so that we could get over to Dover and return the rental car before it was too late.  We had to have it in by 5pm, but we also wanted to stop in Pittsburgh to see Uncle Ben and Nate at Cannon Coffee .  I thankfully remembered to wrangle the kids up for a picture with Grandma and Grandpa right before we left.  I wish I had done it sooner, with better light, and when the kids weren't cranky... but I love it, and that's what counts :) We left for Pittsburgh and all Josh and I could think about was how awesome it was going to be to finally try Ben's coffee... see their shop, talk to them in person, give them a hug.  Ben made us pumpkin spice lattes and they were literally the best coffee we've ever had.  We've had cappuccino in Italy and it was damn good, but this pumpkin spice latte was just insane !  Maybe it was mixed with the joy of seeing my little brother, maybe I'm biased, but it's still d...