Day Nine

Day 9

The honeymoon is over—literally.  We had an 11 hour drive home from the Cape (beat the GPS estimate by an hour).  Ann felt a little sad about ending the honeymoon but I told her that our whole life is going to be a big honeymoon—that brightened her up.  Note to self—this woman is really gullible.  This knowledge could come in handy some day.

Lunch at McDonalds at a rest stop.  Avoided the Angus burger and went with a good old fashioned cheeseburger.  Ann stole French fries and diet coke without the self loathing that would have accompanied them if she had ordered them herself.

Sadly, the free XM radio subscription ran out while we were at the Cape.  Ann called to see if we could get it turned back on and they offered us a lifetime subscription for $500.  Unfortunately, I had recently read that XM Radio is in financial trouble and was not willing to sign up for lifetime service with a company that may be out of business by the end of the year.  This gave us the opportunity to hear the meathead sports guys from Boston (Patriots and Celtics) and upstate New York (Bills), Rush Limbaugh (Ann kept changing the station for some reason), NPR, and a host of other entertainment options. 

We again ran into some very bad drivers—especially bad when it was raining very hard.  Ann feels that she can get back at them by giving them “the Look”.  The Look includes a furrowed brow, slanted eyebrows and pursed lips.  In Ann’s mind, this makes the recipient feel incredibly guilty and committed to changing his ways. 

Got home around 830, went to Sara’s in Gates Mills for dinner, then did face plant in bed.

It’s been great blogging for you for the last week.  Will follow up with some pictures when I have a chance then I’ll leave you alone!