blessed

I am so incredibly lucky and blessed to have such amazing parents. a lot of people would think that driving 6 1/2 hours across the state of pennsylvania to have lunch with their youngest daughter is crazy. and to some extent it is, but it's also really really cool :) i had a psych practical in the morning so mom and dad timed it pretty well so that they'd get to the wonderful city of erie right after i finished. we went to a place for lunch that reminds me of a restaurant that we used to frequent annually in wildwood called 'The Captain's Table' before heading down to presque isle.

we drove around the island and got out of the car around the eastern most tip to take a a 'quick' walk by the water. This turned into a long hike to a light house that seemed deceptively closer than it actually was.

and of course a trip to preqsue isle isn't complete without getting ice cream from sarah's so we stopped on the way back before they headed south to complete their weekend tour of pa by visiting with kristen and craig in pittsburgh.

the visit was much too short but eons better than having to wait another month and a half to see them and provided enough of a push to help keep me motivated to study.