Road Trip: Day 4

Start point: Cornell University Ithaca, NY

End point:  Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Clothing:  Bakers sandals, 344 dress, Zara cardigan, Bracelet from Chile, necklace from Nigeria, sunglasses Ralph Lauren.

Today was Katie's convocation, so we sat in bleechers for two hours in the 80degree beating sun, we were all completely dehydrated and miserable.  The brightside was the Rudy Giuliani was the speaker and he was fantastic.  After the commencement we had some time to kill before our reservations at a winery restaurant, we walked around the campus a bit to see everything, stopped at the bookstore for some "Ithaca is Gorges" t-shirts, and hung out at the student center terrace for some pops and some beautiful vistas.

Road Trip: Day 3

Start point: Niagara Falls, Canada

End point:  Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Distance: 167 miles

Travel time: 3:30

Route: I-90 E

Stops: Thirsty Owl Winery (to see Dubie the Donkey)

Clothing:  Bass boots, Mossimo dress, Culver Girls Academy Blazer, Express belt, Four Winds necklace.

We left Niagara Falls to make the final leg of the trip to Cornell.  I went to Tim Horton's for breakfast and for the third time in a row, it's been pretty disappointing; but at least they have peppermint tea, which I am in love with.  On the way to Cornell, we stopped at one of the many wineries around the Finger Lakes to see the winery's (Thirsty Owl) pet donkey, Dubie.  Dubie apparently is famous at Cornell and I had to meet the infamous donkey.  He was surprisingly cute.  When we finally got to Cornell, we ran to my sister's award ceremony, which in typical Halpin fashion, we were late.  After we got settled into the lovely dorm-rooms-turned-hotels, we went out to dinner at Ithaca's famous Boatyard Grill, which was delicious.  Afterwards we went to an Irish Pub for drinks.  It was nice to have the entire family back together, it doesn't happen very often.

Road Trip: Day 1

Start point: Olympia Fields, IL

End point:  Erie, PA

Distance: 445 miles

Travel time: 8:30

Route: I-90 E

Stops: Angola, IN (Lake George) for dinner

Clothing:  Bass loafers, Citizens of Humanity jeans, 344 neon tank, Truly Madly Deeply (Urban Outfitters) sweatshirt

The road trip to Cornell for my sister's graduation as begun. In usual fashion, we started 4:30 behind schedule. But that didn't stop our fun. In my family, we don't go on roadtrips, we have "adventures" that usually lead us to unexpected places like Tijuana, a store called "The Pickle Factory," or mostly frequently sneaking into casinos.  Today was pretty tame, but I look forward to tomorrow, destination: Niagra Falls for my dad's birthday.