nothing like hitting a deer to start your vacation

rich and i wanted to go on one last trip just the two of us before the baby comes so we decided to head to cape cod/boston for a week. we left on saturday planning on driving to new york the first night to break up the driving and visit some friends! great plan right??

well, sometimes life does not go quite according to plan. about 45 minutes from our destination in the middle of a 4 lane freeway a rather large deer decided to cross the road and run in the same direction as our car. we hit him on the drivers side and he rolled off the side crunching in the front light area and taking off the door handle while he was at it! luckily no other cars were in the road at the time and we were both safe, just a little shaken up. we were able to get to the next exit and a tow truck came to take away our car leaving us sitting at a gas station with all of our stuff. we were looking pretty homeless. dave was so nice to come pick us up and we finally made it safe and sound to their house around 1:00 AM. thank you dave and catherine for rescuing us!!!



after a lot of phonecalls and yes a little crying on my part we were back on our way in our rental car monday morning. thank goodness for insurance. it was a bit of a rocky start but we still managed to have a great time!!

we took a ferry to marthas vineyard one day. it was cold but very beautiful.






we took the train into boston one day and walked the freedom trail. boston is such a cool city. i love all the old buildings.







we spent a day driving up the cape. we went to cape cod potato chip factory and went on a tour. we saw some lighthouses. we had lunch at hearth n kettle. we got saltwater taffy. we saw a cool old windmill.







we spent a day around our condo going out to a fancy dinner and seeing a movie. we also went swimming at our resort.

we had a great time and loved sleeping in and not having to go to work/school for a few days. it was just what we needed!

we were really hoping our car would be fixed by the time we came back, but alas it is still up in new jersey and we are back in pittsburgh. we will make the trek back up to go get it on friday!!! and hopefully this will be the last encounter we have with a deer for a looooong time. :)

on a side note: i am 30 weeks along!!! i can't believe it. time is just flying. i feel like she will be here so so soon. so here is the most recent picture i have. enjoy!