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Tess

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 12:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You were celebrating???? hahahhahahhaha!!! What movie? :)

Today everyone slept in a little bit and then we went to Chinatown with my sister and her boyfriend who is from Shanghai, China. We met up with his mom, his cousin and the cousin's girlfriend for a delicious meal of dim sum. Sarah still can't quite get the hang of chopsticks even though she has several pairs of her own. Oh well. :)

After we left Chinatown, we went to the museum and saw my sister's exhibit which was so impressive and informative. It's on Genetics and looks so futuristic--very cool!! We also spent a good bit of time at the Super Croc exhibit since my child is wild about dinosaurs.

Then it was home for a little bit of rest and then off to friends' house in LaGrange for dinner of Thai food----yummy!! We got back well after midnight and everyone is sound asleep.

Tomorrow we leave at about noon CDT so Juju, Spy and Butter, I will be in contact with any or all of you. We're staying home after tomorrow night until our week at the Lodge in June!!

This has been an incredible adventure and we had the opportunity to make 5 new and wonderful "in person" friends. We are so grateful to all of you for coming along with us on our adventure. It was a experience we won't ever forget. As of now I've met 10 TVCH members, Sarah has met 8 and Charlie has met 7. We hope to meet several more of you next year while travelling in a different part of the country.

goes off to sleep dreaming of fair weather for the long drive home.....

Lancecrossfire

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 12:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess--what a great day you and the family had!! That is so great! Congratulatiosn to your sister too for having the exhibit. Have a safe and good drive home. What a wonderful vacation you had.:)

Soeur

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 03:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, you are a wonderful communicator and this armchair traveller has really enjoyed visiting this folder for updates on your trip. You and Gail covered all the bases when describing your adventures: the food, the weather, new experiences and new friends. Get home safe. :)

Egbok

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 11:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, I think it's really cool that Sarah and Charlie are meeting your online friends here at the TVCH!

I enjoyed reading this thread and following your family's adventures while on vacation. Where do you get your energy?!! I'm thinking it must have something to do with keeping up with a 5 y/o (she is 5, right?)

I'm so glad that you visited no only TVCHer's but also family members. You continue to build wondeful family memories for Sarah and many years from now the best story will be about the pink installation material!! LOL

Have a safe journey home.

~~Egbok

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 12:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess sneaked out of the starting gate on me today. If I am figuring right, she has been on the road for over an hour. She got a bit of a late start.

Buttercup

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 01:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Woo hoo! We have and update. Right now Tess & Co. are at the Illinois border

Buttercup

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 01:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Which is not so good. They got slowed by traffic and then stopped for lunch. Gonna be a lot of hard driving today. Hope they have good weather. Going to check weather.com right now. I'll check for Madison, WI, looks like they will go through there.

Dang, it didn't look too bad for conditions in madison right now, but then I happened to see this little running marquee that said severe thunderstorm alert, so I clicked on it:

"Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...WIC021-025-045-047-049-065-077-105-111-142300- IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN COUNTIES
COLUMBIA DANE GREEN GREEN LAKE IOWA LAFAYETTE MARQUETTE ROCK SAUK

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS...."

I figure her to be in either Rock or Dane county right now. The good news is, she should drive out of it as it is moving south and she is going north, but it could be a couple rough hours. BUT, a watch is not as bad as a warning, is it? Keeping my fingers and toes crossed.

Buttercup

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 03:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Uh oh! Traffic has nearly stopped, but they don't know why yet. Have about 90 miles to go to get to Wisconsin.

Juju, do you know which road they are on? Perhaps we can send them an updated traffic report....

Buttercup

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 03:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This just in. Only 90 more miles to go in Wisconsin. And if I am looking at my map right, home is not too far over the MN/WI border. Go Tess and family!

However, Tess reports traffic is almost stopped on the expressway right now for unknown reasons.

Hahahahaha, Hi Butter. We were posting at the same time. I would make them to be on Interstate 94 somewhere around Eau Claire, WI.

And while editing this post, got an update clarifying:
"Still threat of bad weather. Road const. causing long delay."

Egbok

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 05:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Juju and Butter - what a team!!

Thanks for the updates.

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 07:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess is 30 miles from home!!!! Yippee!

Buttercup

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 07:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess & Co. are almost home! Only 30 more miles to go!!!

Woo hoo! What a trip!

Lol--Juju, you got me this time

Buttercup

Firebird05

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 08:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I,m so happy you had a great trip Tess & Co. No matter how terrific the trip it always feels so good to roll up to your own door.

Hoping you all enjoy a nice long comfy sleep in your own beds.

Thanks for letting us all share in your adventure.

TY for the updates JuJU and Buttercup. You guys are trea

Buttercup

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 08:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess & Co. just pulled into their garage!

Egbok

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 08:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome Home Tess & Family!!

Sage

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 08:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Happy Homecoming, Tess and Co.!!!

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 09:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay! Welcome home, Tess and family!

Wargod

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 09:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP


WELCOME HOME, TESS & CO!!!




Thank you, Tess, for taking us along on your exciting and fun vacation. I have enjoyed myself immensly!

Tess

Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 11:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ahhhhhhh, it's good to be home. The full update on how wonderful my new "in person" friends are will have to come tomorrow as I'm just wiped out!!

Sarah fell asleep just our side of Rochester, MN and the transfer to her comfy bed was successful. Charlie is also snoozing away and I'm soon to follow. He only got called by work once during our 14 days away which is a record low!! It could have something to do with the fact that his boss was in Hawaii the first we were gone though.

Juju and Buttercup, you wouldn't believe how much fun Charlie had sending you mail on the road. What an adventure! He and Sarah truly enjoyed meeting my TVCH friends and are looking forward to meeting more of you. I'm very hopeful that we'll be able to put together a trip out west for summer next year.

Urgrace

Monday, April 15, 2002 - 11:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess,thanks for taking us on your trip with your family. It was fun! Welcome home.

Schoolmarm

Monday, April 15, 2002 - 07:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm home!! And pretty exhausted....and leaving for Philly on Wednesday.

Great conference, and my research presentation went well. The "hotel" was a real dive. On Friday, I was waiting for the city bus in the pouring rain at 6:30 am and a vagrant accosted me and wanted money for food. I offered him my lunch of a can of pop, pretzels and some chicken salad...he didn't want it! Go figure...and I wasn't about to give him drug or drink money.

I was soaked when I got to the convention center, but got myself put back together and had a great time. Two of my grad school collegues are getting married (not to each other). And I saw my dissertation advisor. Had some great BBQ at Jack's downtown....very different from the Pig and Pie BBQ that TnTitanFan brought us, but still very good.

I am very glad to be back home momentarily, and the trip to Philly will be interesting as well. I'm going with my students in a rented van so I don't have to drive. There are six of them, and they are good kids...I'll take them to downtown to see the sights after the conference is over, as they haven't been to that end of the state.

Now to get the handouts ready, and repack!

Juju2bigdog

Monday, April 15, 2002 - 07:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay, Marm! You go, gal!

Egbok

Monday, April 15, 2002 - 08:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Glad you're back safe and sound Marm. Now get some rest before that next little trip to Philly.

Tess

Monday, April 15, 2002 - 08:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome home for the moment, Marm. Why bother unpacking?? :)

Lancecrossfire

Monday, April 15, 2002 - 09:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Congtrats on your presentation Marm! Catch your breath for the next trip. Take a few handouts. If you get poeple wanting money for food, offer deviled eggs. They may leave you alone after that.