Friday: After last-minute packing and numerous delays, I set out with Colleen for Middletown, Ohio around 9:00pm, and arrived just after 11:00pm to meet my sister. After a late-night Taco Bell run (oh man, I sure miss those) and getting comfortable, we headed to bed with high hopes for the visit.
Saturday: Waking up late (9:00am!?!), we headed out for a delicious breakfast of sorts at Ci Ci's Pizza around 11:00am, and damn - was it ever good! I did not realize this until today, but there is a Ci Ci's in Toledo... my eating habits are forever changed now that I have to make a weekly trip up there. Anywho, we ventured to the Newport Aquarium (after tons of driving-around-craziness), and it was quite a sight. To be honest, I didn't see anything at Newport that I couldn't have seen at the Toledo Zoo, and our local Zoo also does rain forests better. Anywho, a couple of videos from the aquarium are on YouTube, linked below:
After Newport we ventured back to Middletown for some much-needed food (White Castle!), and plenty of gaming and relaxing around the house. It was a cozy little home-away-from-home, and I was totally cool with simply doing nothing for a few hours. On a positive note, I did get to see The Descent, which was an incredibly entertaining horror film. I rarely watch horror films on purpose, but I sat through to the end fairly frightened and intrigued - something movies have not done since The Ring.
Sunday: After "breakfast" out at Sonic (again, damn yummy!), we headed into downtown Cincinnati for the Bodies - the Exhibition at the museum. Why did we spend part of our spring break looking at preserved dead bodies? Because it was awesome, that's why. Although Bodies is a rough knock-off of Body Worlds (and not nearly as thorough as Body Worlds), it was not a bad way to spend an afternoon nonetheless. Sunday night saw us eating a tasty Chinese buffet before spending more time in front of the television.
Monday: Oops. We were planning to travel to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. We were supposed to be up at 5:00am for the 4-hour drive. Imagine my surprise when we woke up around 6:00am, 8:00am, and finally 10:00am, before giving up hope. Instead of caving (seriously, after watching The Descent!?), Colleen and I ventured to Ci Ci's for one last bite of insanely tasty pizza buffet, then back to Sonic for one last drink... and then, we drove and drove and drove (and peed a few times) and drove home. It was 58 degrees that morning in Cincinnati - and 31 degrees when we arrived at home. Poopy!
Although short, it was still a nice trip that has been long overdue. I was thrilled to be spending time away from home with people I care about (Melissa, Colleen), and I hope to return to Middletown sooner rather than later.
- By the way, a few pics of my break are on Facebook.
B3 out.
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