#4 Drive In Movie

I checked off my first 30 before 30 item.

#4- Drive-in movie at the Malta Drive-in. 

Of course, my photos turned out horrible. But see these beauties below to revel in it's old-timeyness. 

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2013 is the Malta drive-in's 80th year in service, so of course, that means Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta were running around here, copping feels and getting stranded at the drive in (and being branded a fool...).

Of course, I based my drive-in expectations off of that movie, so when we arrived I was confused by the lack of speakers, only to find out they now use your car radio by tuning into a designated station.

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Definitely feels weird being somewhere that served so many people, in so many decades. Glad that at least we weren't watching Transformers or something from the 2000s. What did we see?

Ghostbusters!

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

So, good start on my list. Hopefully we can keep this trend up!

Pennsylvania Bound: Pumpkins and Corn

Tom and I were blessed with the opportunity to visit my family in Pennsylvania this weekend. It officially was for my brother's wedding, but also allowed us (me) to visit my alma mater, and a surprise trip for Tom to do his first corn maze.

It was awesome. I love this season, and although it was 80 degrees that weekend, the pumpkins and cider and fall colors masked the summer weather.


Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.
     I was bummed we wouldn't be able to see the homecoming game, but just as happy to walk around campus and enjoy the views.

Elliot Hall.
 Where I spend most of my four years trying not to fall asleep.

Wedding Time!
     Great time celebrating my brother and newest sister-in-law getting married.

 

Aw, they're so cute.

I think Phil was rooting someone on (not sure why..) and mom was just having a great time. I also made a mental note to remember to put the SD card back into my camera after every use, since these are the only crummy shots we got from my cell phone.
















Roba Farms.
     Finally, before heading back to NYC, we went here for their corn maize (and so I could finally buy some mini-pumpkins and squash).

They have acts show up on the weekends, and campfires at night.

I was absolutely in here, finding my pumpkin.

Children of the Corn.

      

Tom trying to negotiate with the Dead End ghost.

Found a tile of the puzzle.

Hilarity ensued, and it was fun watching the SimCity and maps expert get lost and give up on the maze after almost 2 hours. Eventually we did run out of time and have to quit, with only 6 of the 10 tiles found (and we bought 2 bonus tiles for 50cents). And then we drank cider. It was great.

Have you visited a corn maze this year (or before)?

Maryland Roadtrip- Crab, Cakes of Crab, and a Lighthouse

We decided to do something on Saturday. So we went to Maryland because, like the July Maine lobster roadtrip, much of our life seems to revolve around good cheap seafood.

After driving south through Staten Island, NJ, and Delaware, we finally hit the Maryland border. There were hoot and hollers, as we pull up to Faidley's Seafood.

Faidleys.

WORLD'S BEST CRAB CAKES. Seriously, just look at their walls for proof. If you want to taste this miracle crab cake, you can order them here. Or diy them here.

               

 

Afterwards, we decided to take a hike over to Federal Hill.

And then fire some cannons.

Tom, firing at the examiner.

Me, listening to someone talking.
Probably the negotiator from the Examiner.

And then my mother-in-law pointed at the Inner Harbor.

After we failed at bombing the Inner Harbor with our fake cannons, we drove through it.

And ended up here.

I'm skeptical.

 We then arrived in Essex MD, after a quick Google search of 'awesome crab shacks' eventually routed us here.

But this place is no shack.

Al's Seafood.
     I don't like crab (only ever, ever, unless it's in a Faidley's crab cake). But apparently this place did the crabs justice. I'm sure that if they knew their demise- they would prefer to be tasty and to come here to be enjoyed.

You can see the hands poised for attack.

After leaving Als, I insisted in bringing everyone to someplace I knew wouldn't disappoint. Plus, a trip to MD without the beautiful nature? Crazy.

Meet Concord Point Lighthouse, Havre de Grace, MD.
     Still trying to figure out the correct pronunciation of Havre.

Ready, aim...... Give me your iced coffee!

Have you been to these places? Any suggestions for our inevitable return for more crab cakes?

Lobster Crawl- Maine Roadtrip

It was mid-July 2013. Tom and his father decided that they wanted lobster. And hey didn't want to pay the NYC prices to get them.

So, a roadtrip was born. And I had just found out that I was pregnant so I was forced to watch them devour lobster and clam chowder. Well, maybe I had a spoonful of chowder from Tom. Couldn't help myself.

First up- Five Islands Lobster Co.
The best place for Lobster, and sightseeing (and ice cream- since I did enjoy the heck out of that) in Maine.
Personal opinion, of course.

Next up- Shaw's Fish & Lobster Wharf
This place was set up with an indoor restaurant and souvenir shop, but of course we claimed our spot on the deck. It was great because we could watch the boats coming in with their crates of lobster.

 And, they had lobster and clam photo props. Of course we did.

The in-laws have a mild love affair with L.L. Bean. They found out we would be near the flagship store, and so we made the obligatory stop. While they shopped, we admired the taxidermied wildlife.

Meet Tom-moose. 

And on the way back, we stopped in Boston to have some of the best Clam Chowder.

Go to the Red Hat, in Boston. I stole a spoonful and cried a little. It was that good. So good I forgot to document it's creamy goodness for posterity.


And Tom suggested we surprise the family with a train ride to visit the home of their arch nemesis- the Red Sox.

They laughed glanced around, and said 'lets get home'. Nuff said.

I did snap a photo of them at the station going back, and then let them see what they were smiling in front of.

Blackmail.

 And their reaction to accidentally endorsing the wrong team. 

It was a great trip, and one that we will most likely never do again. Five people in a itty bitty caR for a long trip is not recommended. Get a van. I mean it.

So tell me:
Has anyone else had to endure an awesome trip you couldn't fully enjoy? Didn't it suck?!

Apple Picking Roadtrip

On Saturday, we decided to rent a car and pick some apples.

Whenever we need to rent a car, we take the subway and connect to NJ Transit or the PATH train. NJ car rental prices are steals compared to Manhattan/NYC rental rates. I prefer to think of us as going that far out of our way to get a steal, versus us going that far out of our way to get what we should pay, except that NYC overcharges everything so much that we are pretty much forced to get up at the crack of dawn.

After barely missing our bus to Rutherford, we made it to NJ, got the rental, and drove back to Brooklyn. To get the in-laws. And coffee. And phone charger.

And finally, we hit the road! Where I fell asleep, but I promise that it was a beautiful trip, and the perfect day to leave the city behind.

Some scary faces here. Sorry.

 Tom and his mother, 2 of a kind. Both were up in the trees, getting us the good apples. 

And surprising up with some bugs in our faces instead. Not cool.

We got to see some bunnies! My favorite animal, and the best part of my day. 

Need to get some more bunnies in my future.

The line for the Apple Donuts was the most daunting part of the day. 

The smell beckoned us, it was intoxicating. 

An hour after getting into the line- Tom, his father and aunt finally made it to the counter.

And they had run out of donuts. 

Kidding.

The view.

I love that this summer we've been able to do several roadtrips, and this fall the trend is seeming to continue. And my in-laws are still awesome, and great road-trip companions.