Visiting Julia in Fort Wayne
After our trip to Providence and Plymouth, could we find it in our hearts to do some more driving? Sure, why not. Chrissy and I loaded up the boy into the CR-V for a road trip to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to see Julia and her family. It was the first time that I’d every been out there to see them, as they usually come to this side of Indiana to see me. Chrissy decided to take I-80 west, which skirts the Michigan border, instead of Route 30, which takes you directly to Fort Wayne, thinking that tollway driving is faster than highway driving. It isn’t.
Julia was very happy to see us — she is very fond of Aiden, and he really likes her too. We had some lunch and then went to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Julia’s sister April had some friends meet her there, so we didn’t see much of her. That left me, Chrissy, Aiden, Julia and Mary Lou to tour the zoo on our own. It’s a small zoo, but it caters to small children. Julia has been to the zoo many times, since the summer camp that she attends is right next door.
Julia is very talkative, and she told us all about the summer camp and the things that she’s been up to lately. We stopped for some Dairy Queen in the zoo and talked some more there. Then we hung out by the wading pool (complete with squirting frog statues) until the zoo closed. Aiden loves the water, and Julia was playing with him for a while. Those of us with shoes and socks hung back and watched. We got lots of pictures of Julia and Aiden playing in the water.
After the zoo, we went back to Julia’s house for some dinner. Mark was home by then, so he made up some hamburgers on the grill. It was very nice, and we got a good idea of what Julia’s home life is like. I think that I would have liked to have grown up in such a way. Mark and Mary Lou are fantastic parents. I hope that Chrissy and I can be as good to Aiden, and we’re assured that we’ll do just fine.
I drove on the way home and took us down Route 30, not wanting a repeat of our three-hour drive there. I only got us almost pulled over once (luckily, the county cop passed me and got the guy in front of me — better you than me, buddy!). It seems that the cops near Plymouth are especially watchful of speeders, and yet I always wonder why I get pulled over near there…
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