Day 16

Today was a busy day.  I want the second leg of our trip to be a little healthier than the first, so I went grocery shopping for lots of veggies.  Instead of having pretzels and trail mix as road snacks, I chopped up celery, carrots, radishes, cucumbers, and green peppers and put them in little sandwich bags so that we could easily have those as snacks instead.  I also packed up the layered salads that I normally make Ty for lunch at school.  I take a mason jar and put the salad dressing on bottom and then layer the jar with different veggies ending with the lettuce on top.  They last a couple of days, which will be good for our adventure.
I got another hair cut because it was getting a bit long and I want it nice and short for the beach.  I can play around and don't need to worry about being professional now :-)
I also got out on my bike, Bobby, for a little over 9 miles and was so happy to get the ride in before the storms hit!  It was too hot and humid for Ty, so I was on my own.  I made some blackened tilapia, corn on the cob, and steamed asparagus for dinner.  I'm so happy to be cooking again.
Meanwhile, Ty added pictures from the Toronto part of the trip to the blog (so check them out) and booked hotels for us to stay in for tomorrow and Friday.  I look forward to heading out again tomorrow, but it has been nice to check in at home first.  I am especially glad that I was able to go grocery shopping and I could pick up my good knife.  I hate chopping with a dull knife.  The only reason I didn't bring it on the first leg was my worries about crossing into and out of Canada.  I was also able to pack some ingredients for the big cooking competition.  We so look forward to competing against the family for yet another year...and are hoping for another victory :-)