Our first night on the road is here in Independence, Ohio, and, for the record, let me declare that this city is awesome! Uncle B set us up in the Courtyard Marriott here, and it is terrific, especially the weight room downstairs, where I'm going to pump some serious iron as soon as I finish this post. Michael did great on the road and was happy to arrive at the Marriott for a delicious dinner of turkey and vegetables with apples and apricots for dessert.
With heavy hearts we left Baltimore this morning, my city for the last six years and Em's for the last five. It was sad to leave our friends but we're happy to hear that many are hoping/planning to visit us in Seattle!
Our only stop on our way out of town was at O'Donnell Honda in Ellicott City, Md., where we finally got our credit for a free tank of gas. Back in June Emily and I took the plunge and purchased a minivan from O'Donnell. Our salesman was named Bill Prince, who was very nice, but his business card listed his name as "Prince, William," which we found charming and corny at the same time. Problem was the tank on the van was only a quarter full when we bought it, and His Highness forgot to give us a gas credit. So our last action in Baltimore was to grab that credit and fill up the tank.
Thanks, Prince William!
Tomorrow we'll stop at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, where Michael will don his Aerosmith onesie, and then it's on to Chicago to visit our friends Ben and Claire and their kids Charlotte and Carter.
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