August 31, 2008 - First Time Behind the Wheel

Over Labor Day weekend in 2008, we headed up to Ithaca, NY, to visit Jim's cousins Phyllis and Marc. To say we had a fun time with them would be a huge understatement! We went for long walks around the area, including a tour of Marc's alma mater, Cornell University, and Marc did his best to convince Erin that she really, really, wants to be a member of the Cornell class of 2022.  We went for a hike in the Robert H. Treman State Park.  We talked about how wonderful Dunkin Donuts is (and to this day, Marc always asks Erin if she's had any DD lately). We even visited the Corning Museum of Glass, which was really incredible.  But Erin's favorite part of the trip was no doubt the afternoon we spent on one of the local lakes on their boat. Erin's always loved being out on the water, but this day was just perfect to her. She got to ride on the tube behind the boat (constantly yelling for Marc to go "faster!  Faster!"), bouncing up and over the wake. She even got to take a turn driving the boat, after a good lesson from Marc as to what to look out for and how to be a good driver. It was the close to a wonderful summer, and I can't imagine a better way to have spent it.