A Killer on the Loose and 2 Other Weird Things . . .

So, I get this text from a co-worker that basically read "Watch out! There's a killer on the loose.  Don't talk to anyone on your way home!" Excuse me? Say what? So, I being the internet savvy gal that I am, decided to check it out online and find out what in blazes was going on! Turns out there really is a killer on the loose . . . yikes!!! So, on my way home, I decided it might be wise to be cautious.

I knew I was going to need gas, but I thought if I could make it to the Wentzs, I could wait until tomorrow to fill up.  That way I would have no chances to encounter said killer.  No such luck, however, so when the gas light came on,  I resigned myself to heading to the gas station, as I kept one eye peeled for shady characters (forget that I really only have one eye lol) So, anyway, I guess it was because I was more attuned to my surroundings, but boy did I notice some weirdos!!

I was driving through the Wal-Mart parking lot across from the mall, when I spotted a lone figure standing behind T.G.I. Fridays.  As I got closer, I saw it was an older man, wearing a sour expression and . . . a pirate patch? what? Oh, yes, he was wearing a pirate patch.  I kept on driving.  Haha Then when I walked into Wal-Mart, I was greeted by what appeared to be an Edbassmaster character!! This guy was like a combination of Mister Rogers, Gollum and Harry Carey . . . yeah . . . He was tall and skinny with big, thick, black glasses and a cardigan sweater (along with his little blue vest).  He was an older gentleman and he had the oddest hair.  No hair on the top, but a long fringe of Gollum hair that came down to his shoulders.  Once again, I kept on walking . . . It just goes to show you that there's just no telling sometimes . . . :)

Family Day

Yesterday was amazingly awesome! We got up at 4:30 a.m. (not so awesome) and drove down to Dayton, OH to visit my brother, Tyler.  My parents had not seen Tyler's apartment yet, so they got to see it.  And for the first time since Tyler's been at UD, I got to take an extensive tour of the buildings.  The campus is an old one and there are many interesting buildings.

This building was originally used as a dormitory.  Tyler said the people who lived here could watch the UD football games from their windows.  However, the dorm burned down and had to be rebuilt.  Since it was rebuilt it has not been used as a dorm.

We also got to meet a couple of Tyler's roommates.  His roommate, Austin, is also in ROTC.  We saw him briefly, but his roommate, John, hung out with us and ate lunch with the family.  He seems pretty nice.  Mama made Chicken Cheese Tortilla soup which was perfect for the kind of cold, rainy day we had yesterday.

Orville Wright's grave

After our campus tour, we decided we wanted to tour the Woodland Cemetery.  It is an extremely old cemetery and we knew that the Wright Bros., Orville and Wilbur, and Erma Bombeck were buried there.  We ended up finding their graves and traipsing throughout the cemetery all afternoon.  I know it sounds weird, but we had so much fun in the cemetery! haha

This was a large obelisk type monument that probably stood about 30 feet in the air.

There is so much you can learn in a graveyard.  Of course, we've all heard of people like Orville and Wilbur Wright, but there were some people who, though unheard of, had obviously made a large contribution to this country and it's evolution throughout their lifetime.  Like this fellow, John Alexander Collins.  I've never ever heard of him, and yet this monument for him talks about how heavily he was involved with the railroads.  This kind of history fascinates me.

We finished up the day just hanging with Tyler in his apartment.  Eating more soup and watching major league baseball on tv.  Then came the lovely 5-hour drive home . . . Okay, so it is quite a long trip, but in the long run, totally worth it to spend some quality time with my very awesome brother, Tyler.