A few reasons why Delaware kicks Seattle's granola butt
1) We can shop at Wal-Mart without incurring the wrath of friends and coworkers who think we're supporting The Man:
2) We can feed our toddler ice cream, in public, without fear of someone glaring purposefully at our poor idea of nutrition:
(His first ice cream cone, by the way -- Grandpa O'Neal's suggestion)
3) The parking lots have loooooooots of space. Like, enough to hold both cars and people:
And there are others, of course. Like that we get to eat at Bob Evans and that I can once again buy my favorite yogurt, Columbo, not available in the Pacific Northwest. That we will be able to buy a house without using a 50-year mortgage (you think I'm kidding?) to do it. That it's a smidge closer to the grandmas and grandpas. That people can drive without worrying about what flavor of karma you're bringing on yourself unless you engage in all this you-go-first hand-waving crizap. That we're two hours from D.C. and NYC. Now, of course there are some drawbacks (see above post), but I think we are definitely East-Coast people.
2) We can feed our toddler ice cream, in public, without fear of someone glaring purposefully at our poor idea of nutrition:
(His first ice cream cone, by the way -- Grandpa O'Neal's suggestion)
3) The parking lots have loooooooots of space. Like, enough to hold both cars and people:
And there are others, of course. Like that we get to eat at Bob Evans and that I can once again buy my favorite yogurt, Columbo, not available in the Pacific Northwest. That we will be able to buy a house without using a 50-year mortgage (you think I'm kidding?) to do it. That it's a smidge closer to the grandmas and grandpas. That people can drive without worrying about what flavor of karma you're bringing on yourself unless you engage in all this you-go-first hand-waving crizap. That we're two hours from D.C. and NYC. Now, of course there are some drawbacks (see above post), but I think we are definitely East-Coast people.
posted by Claire at 6:39 PM
4 Comments:
Yay for east coast life! ;)
It is nice being so close to touristy stuff like NYC and D.C. We're thinking about taking the D.C. Metro in to the National Zoo before summer is over. And don't forget Philly and Baltimore! Tons to do there too! And if you are near Wilmington, neither of those are a very far drive. :)
Grandma -- Yep, we're having a great time. When we're not melting, that is.
Erin -- How could I forget about Philly and Baltimore?!?! We've already actually been to the Philly IKEA, but no real touristing yet. Looking forward to that, fer sure! We are about 15 minutes west of Wilmington, so both are close. Maybe one day we could even get together with certain Baltimore-area mommies and toddlers.....?
LOL Claire I just had to laugh at your comparison of Seattle. I lived there for 9 years and you are right on! And I can't wait to move back East myself.
Claire,
Nice to hear things are going swimmingly in cosmopolitan Delaware.
I hope the icecream was all natural, organic, bio-dynamic and safe trade. If so, we would not frown on the practice quite as much.
Cheers,
Neil (Granola boy)
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