We said a poignant goodbye to Anne this morning and headed on over to Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, to spend the next five days with my cousin Denise and her husband and seventeen-year-old son.
Denise and I are first cousins. Our moms are sisters. Denise
is six years younger than me; she was twelve when I left Ohio in 1974. We have
seen each other over the years when we were both home for different events. The
last visit was my younger sister, Jeni’s, funeral in September 2019. Jeni and
Denise were closer in age and hung out until Denise moved out of the area when
she turned eighteen.
I drove in Pittsburgh today. It seemed fair as Joe had
driven in the Washington DC area earlier in our journey. I think it’s fair to
say that driving in Woodland, which was infuriating at times, seems so much
easier. Bumper to bumper traffic, narrow roadways, long tunnels, lots of trucks,
and drivers weaving in and out of stop and go traffic was a bit unnerving. We
made it safely though!
We are having a quiet
evening catching up on family news and sharing stories of our travels around the
country and world. As a retired flight attendant, Denise has traveled extensively
in Europe and the United States.
Our plans for the next several days are to visit some sites
around Pittsburgh and Joe will be helping with a deck repair.
Until tomorrow.
I spent about a year and a half spending 3 or 4 days a week in and around Pittsburgh for work. Traffic is terrible and ,no offense, they were the worst and rudest drivers I ever had to drive around! Be careful and good luck!-Todd
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