Home Again, Home Again

I survived!

Actually, we had a very nice time.  It was the perfect time of year to be driving through the Berkshires.  It was such a pretty drive, with all the trees changing color and the occasional evergreen or bare tree in the mix.  It was seriously like driving through a painting.  And it made the five plus hours all the more bearable.

The hotel was nice and we just kind of hung out there Sunday morning, taking our time getting ready and heading out.  The baby shower was held in a restaurant and, though the space was a little cramped, the people were nice.  There were about a hundred different conversations going on.  And Brub and his girlfriend got so many nice things for the baby!  Seriously, this kid is set for about the first six months of his life.  At least clothes-wise. And quite a few of the necessities are taken care of as well.  And they got at least a couple of weeks worth of diapers, so that's nice too.  

Sadly, the cake wasn't that great.  But the food was delicious!  They actually had these specially printed menus and we could choose from about five or six entrees.  It was really good, I had the fish and chips, and enjoyed it immensely. 

The drive home was a bit harrowing...at least for the first hour.  There was so much traffic that at times we were practically stopped!  Brub kept telling us that as soon as we reached a particular exit, it would be like all the cars disappeared.  It took forever to get past that exit, but as soon as we did, it was literally like they just went poof!  After that it was much smoother and we just kind of chilled.

I fell asleep for about the last hour and that made the trip fly by, of course.  I woke up when the car slowed to pay the toll.  And then I knew we were but minutes from home.

All in all, it was a really lovely trip.  The only sight seeing we had time for was a quick trip to the home of Henry David Thoreau.  You know I'm a fan of HDT.  So I'll leave you with my two favorite shots from Walden Pond.

Walden Pond

A bit of the trail around the pond