*Note, this post was written Thursday July 26th, but I was completely internet deprived untill today !
As you know me and Crystal left this morning for Chicago.
Now that may sound like a casual statement but in actualitiy it should read, , “At THREE o’clock in the moring someone set TWO sets of alarms to go off simultaneously!!! Creating a noise that can only be described as 1000 angry children scrapping their nails across a chalkboard!”
After I recovered from my mild heart attack (brought on by the aformentioned event), I showered, got dressed, threw my bags in the car, said bye to Twin (I miss you), picked up Crys, and then headed for the open road.
Well, this open road happened to be half-clouded by a wonderful sheet of falling rain, with lovely pools of water placed on the road in such a fashion as to ensure maxium surprise for the driver as either the front or dack tire is jerked from side to side when coming in contact with them.
After about an hour of this we finally made it to the CDN/US border. (please note if you are an American STOP READING). We pull up the window and give the nice man in uniform our i.d’s.
He asks where we’re from, we answer.
He asks where were going, Chicago we say.
He asks why we want to go to Chicago, and we tell him the honest truth, , a blog conference!.
You should have seen his face, you could tell he was trying to surpress a laugh. He then proceeded to ask for PROOF. Because ya that’s exactually the kind of believeable lie any drug dealer or serial kill would us to deceive the US border patrol.
Anyway I produced the required proof and let him check the trunk and then (still trying not to laugh) he bid us good bye. As we drove off Crystal turned around to see Mr. US Border patrol man and his partner have a jolly good laugh!
Americans! !
