What a girl needs to survive…

I was planning my journey home to Ohio for Thanksgiving break when my mom called and suggested that I stop somewhere and stay the night (mainly as I am a terrible nighttime driver)

Anyway, I went online and started to check out my options- I usually check out sidestep.com first and then go for your normal expedia’s and so forth.

What I came to realize as I was scrolling through my options of Country Inn’s, Hampton Inn’s and the like is that I didn’t want to stay there. Sure, they had high speed wifi and a fitness center and probably lots of channels… but I’m sick of those places. Yes, I’m 21 and sick of those places.

I know what you’re thinking. She’s totally spoiled.

But it’s not that. I decided to check out b&b’s in the greater Erie, PA area (it’s my halfway point). I stumbled upon a chamber of commerce site and caught myself- again realizing the power and reach of the Internet. The chamber of commerce site was bad- it didn’t even have websites listed!!

Here I am, a 21-year old student traveling home from Syracuse on home and refusing to settle for the average, common place hotel stay.

Instead, I checked out b&bfinder.com and wished they had more funding to make their site easier to use and browse. Regardless of the technical capabilities of the site, I found the Grape Arbor Bed & Breakfast. (grapearborbandb.com) located in North East Pennsylania.

The only word I can use to describe this place is perfect. I’m sitting here, the only guest in this mansion (they own two), drinking green tea, eating chocolate and sitting on this bed that is probably about three times to large for me with homework strewn about it.

Anyway, the point of this is that I realized that there are a few things that will make me happy no matter where I am. And I found them here, about 5 miles off Westbound I-90. My MacBook (now with parallels, why did I wait so long!?), headphones, a nearby outlet, a fireplace, low lighting, tea and chocolate. So what I’m really trying to say is that I’m thankful for these things. Really, really thankful.

So, it makes me sound a little techy. I’m kindof over it ☺

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !