: sigh : So busy but I'm posting these before I start in on my to-do list here at work and forget
My Baltimore trip:
Gettysburg - the view from Little Round Top
I would highly recommend a trip to Gettysburg to anyone who has never been there! It's beautiful and interesting and spend whatever you have to to get an in-car tour guide that will drive you around the park in your own car and tell you about the battle.
![[Image: 11-The%20view%20from%20Little%20Round%20...wrhrgl.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F11-The%2520view%2520from%2520Little%2520Round%2520Top_zps0xwrhrgl.jpg)
The Rehoboth, Delaware Beach where my sister's in-law have a beach house - the cutest little 700sf house all decked out with beach decor. The first thing my dad did when we got there was find a home depot and fix the crawl space access in the laundry room, lol
![[Image: 20-Rehoboth%20Beach%20boardwalk_zpszpxywlsw.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F20-Rehoboth%2520Beach%2520boardwalk_zpszpxywlsw.jpg)
Rehoboth Avenue with Dolles Taffy in the backround
![[Image: 16-Rehoboth%20Avenue_zpspyie9tov.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F16-Rehoboth%2520Avenue_zpspyie9tov.jpg)
My brother-in-law, dad and sister playing the ski-ball horses at Funland on the Rehoboth Boardwalk - apparently my brother-in-law is obsessed with this game and has been since he was a little boy. We went home with 6 stuffed horses as prizes, most of which were surrendered to my sister's dog
![[Image: 17-Playing%20the%20horses_zpsstgs3sga.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F17-Playing%2520the%2520horses_zpsstgs3sga.jpg)
The Ocean City, Maryland boardwalk with my oldest sister in the foreground - five miles of boardwalk!
![[Image: 22-Ocean%20City%20Boardwalk_zps2v01lkia.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F22-Ocean%2520City%2520Boardwalk_zps2v01lkia.jpg)
George Washington's tomb at Mt. Vernon. I'd have shared a picture of the house but it was covered in scaffolding from the construction work they were doing to the roof. Just my luck...
![[Image: 28-George%20Washingtons%20Tomb_zpsuenbtycm.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F28-George%2520Washingtons%2520Tomb_zpsuenbtycm.jpg)
A demo of George Washington's gristmill, a working period mill that's so cool
![[Image: 29-Demo%20at%20Washingtons%20Gristmill_zpscwfwyopx.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F29-Demo%2520at%2520Washingtons%2520Gristmill_zpscwfwyopx.jpg)
George Washington's Distillery - they sell bottles of the rye whiskey (puke!) and brandy for about $175 a bottle! Yikes!!
![[Image: 31-Washingtons%20Distillery_zps1s1fwr3h.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F31-Washingtons%2520Distillery_zps1s1fwr3h.jpg)
The night before I left I drove up into Pennsylvania to meet Judi! This is Judi giving me a manicure - the pretense for letting me come visit her while she was in school She's so cool, y'all! And she's got a great, funny, charming daughter who is just a riot (Sorry for the blurriness, didn't check the photo after I took it)
![[Image: IMG_7572_zps0spmbvfe.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2FIMG_7572_zps0spmbvfe.jpg)
Me and Judi right before I left
![[Image: IMG_7575_zpsikgvzmng.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2FIMG_7575_zpsikgvzmng.jpg)
Alrighty, back to the grindstone - no rest for the weary! I really should have taken the rest of this week off to recover from this vacation... lol
My Baltimore trip:
Gettysburg - the view from Little Round Top
I would highly recommend a trip to Gettysburg to anyone who has never been there! It's beautiful and interesting and spend whatever you have to to get an in-car tour guide that will drive you around the park in your own car and tell you about the battle.
![[Image: 11-The%20view%20from%20Little%20Round%20...wrhrgl.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F11-The%2520view%2520from%2520Little%2520Round%2520Top_zps0xwrhrgl.jpg)
The Rehoboth, Delaware Beach where my sister's in-law have a beach house - the cutest little 700sf house all decked out with beach decor. The first thing my dad did when we got there was find a home depot and fix the crawl space access in the laundry room, lol
![[Image: 20-Rehoboth%20Beach%20boardwalk_zpszpxywlsw.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F20-Rehoboth%2520Beach%2520boardwalk_zpszpxywlsw.jpg)
Rehoboth Avenue with Dolles Taffy in the backround
![[Image: 16-Rehoboth%20Avenue_zpspyie9tov.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F16-Rehoboth%2520Avenue_zpspyie9tov.jpg)
My brother-in-law, dad and sister playing the ski-ball horses at Funland on the Rehoboth Boardwalk - apparently my brother-in-law is obsessed with this game and has been since he was a little boy. We went home with 6 stuffed horses as prizes, most of which were surrendered to my sister's dog
![[Image: 17-Playing%20the%20horses_zpsstgs3sga.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F17-Playing%2520the%2520horses_zpsstgs3sga.jpg)
The Ocean City, Maryland boardwalk with my oldest sister in the foreground - five miles of boardwalk!
![[Image: 22-Ocean%20City%20Boardwalk_zps2v01lkia.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F22-Ocean%2520City%2520Boardwalk_zps2v01lkia.jpg)
George Washington's tomb at Mt. Vernon. I'd have shared a picture of the house but it was covered in scaffolding from the construction work they were doing to the roof. Just my luck...
![[Image: 28-George%20Washingtons%20Tomb_zpsuenbtycm.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F28-George%2520Washingtons%2520Tomb_zpsuenbtycm.jpg)
A demo of George Washington's gristmill, a working period mill that's so cool
![[Image: 29-Demo%20at%20Washingtons%20Gristmill_zpscwfwyopx.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F29-Demo%2520at%2520Washingtons%2520Gristmill_zpscwfwyopx.jpg)
George Washington's Distillery - they sell bottles of the rye whiskey (puke!) and brandy for about $175 a bottle! Yikes!!
![[Image: 31-Washingtons%20Distillery_zps1s1fwr3h.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2F31-Washingtons%2520Distillery_zps1s1fwr3h.jpg)
The night before I left I drove up into Pennsylvania to meet Judi! This is Judi giving me a manicure - the pretense for letting me come visit her while she was in school She's so cool, y'all! And she's got a great, funny, charming daughter who is just a riot (Sorry for the blurriness, didn't check the photo after I took it)
![[Image: IMG_7572_zps0spmbvfe.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2FIMG_7572_zps0spmbvfe.jpg)
Me and Judi right before I left
![[Image: IMG_7575_zpsikgvzmng.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd438%2Fkvanraden%2FBaltimore%2520Jul%252014-20%2FIMG_7575_zpsikgvzmng.jpg)
Alrighty, back to the grindstone - no rest for the weary! I really should have taken the rest of this week off to recover from this vacation... lol
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.