Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Saturday was a great day. I spent all afternoon with cousins Bill and Patti out in Williamson. Ron and Val were there too and it was just a great afternoon of talking and getting caught up with as much family news as we knew. Bill and Patti just moved back from Maine and were lucky to find a great house. Sunday was a relaxing day. I got in two bike rides and a lot of studying. I also met Mark and Patty, Mary Ellen’s friends. They’re nice people and Mark used to race mountain bikes. How cool is that? It made for some interesting conversation. But today was the hit. I have loved Lucille Ball since I watched I Love Lucy as a kid. She was a great comedian and businesswoman. It turns out that Annmarie also liked her. We got talking one day about visiting the Lucy-Desi Museum in Jamestown, and today was the day! I google mapped it and planned the route. We wanted to go back roads. Well, we missed a turn somewhere and ended up driving through East Jesus. The hills were incredibly steep, there were no center lines or shoulders on the roads, and the towns consisted of about 4 houses. The roads didn’t even have route numbers in many cases. And once you got behind a truck, you didn’t get past for miles! It was absolutely beautiful countryside, which validated my belief that New York is A beautiful state, but it was nerve-wracking for Annmarie, who was doing the driving. We eventually got back on the beaten path and then the going was good. We got there in about 2.5 hours and spent two hours going through the museum. We both loved it. It was very well-done and well-organized. I’m glad we finally got there because it’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Afterwards we went around the corner for a great lunch in a little bar/restaurant. we left Jamestown at about 2 and got caught in some really heavy rain along the way. We even had to pull over once. And this time it took us about 3 hours to get back. It was a great day.