Well I'm back from visiting the parents. Was...interesting to say the least. I did some exploring while I was there-mom slept most of the day (about 20 hours) so I had a lot of free time. Figured pictures would be better then trying to describe everything, so here you go~

I found Narnia! Really! It was a lampost in the middle of nowhere!

Outside my parent's house. So pretty!

Marshland I found. No one else around. Was so nice!

My brother. He so hates to have his picture taken!

The lighthouse. Wish I could have gone to it but it was offshore.

Sunset. I love sunsets. Even this picture didn't do it justice!

Creepy trees on the way back to my parent's house. It's completly dark where they live

Found this really beautiful nature preserve. Completly deserted as well.


Just me at the nature preserve.

Only bird tracks on the ground.

Sunset at the Nature preserve. This was absolutly beautiful!

Found Neptune! Well Neptune's beach. Too bad the sandcastle competition wasn't going on right now.

Just the ocean. Weren't many people out. Was nice and peaceful.

Millions of birds sitting on the pier!

These seagulls didn't care how close I got to them, they just sat there! Some even walked over to me. Was kinda cool.

Just me at the beach-hair being blown around like crazy!!!

Tunnel under the ocean. Something...not really natural about speeding along at 60pmh while under a giant body of water!

Headed home. They have factories on water. Think this is...bad.

In the mountains-all the water froze just like this. Was gorgeous to drive through with 'frozen' waterfalls.

Here is where I thought I'd be home soon...Was my turn to drive and I was planning on driving straight through (no more stops!)

Going about 75mph my tires blew and shredded! Right at rush hour in Cincinnati! Wasn't fun and I think I'm still shaking from it. Apparently all it takes is one little puncture and wham! No more tire! Didn't hit anyone and the other cars on the road saw what happened so they let me over. Then my bro and I had to change it...in snow! Uugh! But it was an adventure!
Anyway there you have it. It was..interesting to visit with the parents. My dad hovered around my mother most of the time and my mom, well she's better but she isn't well yet. She may be able to walk but she can't really use her left hand and she falls sometimes. It's distressing. My brother and I didn't talk about it until we had been driving back for about 7 hours. Then we just mentioned it for a minute and went on. She's back in the hospital tonight ready for her next dose of chemo. Hope it works.