This weekend my parents were in town and we discovered Columbus. The city is actually pretty enjoyable. I have never been able to view the city except through academia lenses. I had a really great weekend. My parents had done some research and were adamant to visit German Village. We spent the morning shopping and looking at the beautiful homes. I love to look at the tidy homes and manicured lawns. We visited the Book Loft which was pretty overwhelming. I love a good bookstore but I think that was a little much. Nevertheless, I spent a small fortune in books. One thing I can appreciate is their amazing puzzle collection. Afterwards we had a delicious lunch at Schmidt’s. Amazing! I really enjoyed the lively atmosphere there.
On the second day we didn’t run around nearly as much as the previous day but we did have dinner at Morton’s Steakhouse. It was absolutely delicious! I enjoyed dressing up and going out with my family.
I packed for my trip on Monday morning and was out the door to Illinois for some R&R. We had an extended ride back because of thunderstorms in Indiana. Part of a freeway was closed for flooding so we took a detour. We traveled in from the north, but it didn’t change the scenery much. Very green fields. Not a lot of trees except by the buildings, homes, and cemeteries. I am still not used to the wide open space. I can remember riding with my grampa in Georgia and looking into the forest trying to see past the treeline and discover anything wonderful like a deer or grown over structure.
So, I started to knit some socks after a certain point of the ride. I had wanted to keep them for the flight to Lima but then decided that was completely unreasonable. My mother bought me a beautiful hank of sock yarn which I thought would be best for traveling. So I started to knit some socks that the friendboy helped pick out. I will post pics of progress soon.
Well soonish. I leave for lovely Lima tomorrow and my last remaining hours before heading to Chicago will be filled with manic reviews of my packing list. I hope I don’t forget anything else.
