this is the post i originally wrote about that lovely--albeit brief--road trip mommy & daddy took last week. because i'm nothing, if not lazy, i decided to use it anyway, in lieu of writing something new. by the way, if you didn't like the pictures i posted on Saturday, there's a good chance you won't like the ones i'm using today. that's right, some of the shots you're about to see are the same! why? because it was too much stinkin' trouble to take 'em out in order to put in new ones. (what about "i'm nothing, if not lazy" did you not get?)
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Mommy and Daddy don't get out much. perhaps i've mentioned this in the past, but it bears repeating. they don't get out much. oh, they used to... a long time ago... BS&B (Before Sopie & Bobo). sometimes they'd take trips to Maine, sometimes to Florida, California, Hawaii, Massachussetts, and once, Costa Rica. heck, i've even heard tell they used to enjoy long leisurely stays in Bermuda. such trendy jet-setters. but, as i said, that was before i came to live here. and long before Bobo did, too.
so it almost cute watching them gather up their camera, various maps, and bottles of water as they headed out to the garage, in order to take a short, but well-deserved trip away from the good-old homestead.
they had decided the night before to take a drive up the Connecticut coast in hopes of locating a nice spot for a romantic sojourn in the future. despite some traffic on Interstate 95, after an hour and 37 minutes, they found their way up to scenic Old Saybrook, a lovely little town, or so they said. they were nearly giddy as they ventured out of the car in order to drink in the sea air and read up on local lore.
whipping out their trusty camera, they quickly took a few pictures of the sights they beheld, which apparently included the rear end of a boat bearing the name of a favored bloggirlfriend.
then daddy did the unthinkable. he distracted mommy and faster'n you can say "yeesh-ka-bob!" he managed to snap her picture!
"d'oh!" said mommy. "what the hell are you doing?"
"hold still!" said daddy... but mommy would have none of it. "forget taking my picture", said mommy. "look! water! and lots of it!"
later, mommy grabbed the camera from daddy, figuring she'd be able to snap his picture by surprise a little further down the walk. sadly, mommy's not very good at snapping pictures by surprise.
after blowing a couple of chances (and what were those birds and that fisherman doing distracting mommy like that anyway?) mommy thought she'd be able to sneak a shot of daddy in the middle of lunch.
apparently mommy's as easily distracted by a hefty tuna melt as she is by shiny objects and/or pretty birds.
tsk tsk. daddy, on the other hand, does not suffer from the same affliction, and managed to catch mommy mid-bite into a yummy sandwich of grilled veggies on focaccia. oh well. mommy said it was delicious. messy, but delicious.
after their mouths were suitably happy, mommy took one more picture of the charming downtown area, in case they didn't make it back up there anytime soon (have i mentioned they don't get out much?)
finally, after spending roughly 2 hours wandering the streets, eating the fare, and dodging the easily distracted mommy with her camera, daddy climbed into the car and said "let's go!"
an hour and 23 minutes later, they were home again. safe and sound. 
right where they belong. and, you know what? since they had such a nice time, Bobo and i have decided that, if they're reallyreally good, we might just let them take another trip again in the future. because that's just the kind of loving pups we are.
"Laughter is an instant vacation." ~Milton Berle
oh what? you're pissed upset because i didn't show you a whole picture of mommy? geez, there's no satisfying you people, is there? fine. here's a picture of mommy in the midst of saying something that may--or may not--have contained curse words.
Wow! full frontal exposure...pretty daring there babe! if memory serves you were indeed uttering a damnation in my direction for taking said picture, even though, you happen to be undeniably gorgeous and, despite your protests to the contrary, very photogenic...although I will agree that pictures never do justice to the up close and personal reality that is you! Given that our mini-sojurn to water was a success and I'm thinking we may have to venture out again sooner rather than later...love you, you daredevil you.
Posted by: Joel | 31 August 2006 at 03:50 PM
oh yeah...notice I did not bitch about the fact that you published a picture that included me making a "sour face" at lunch and highlighted my TGSNWM stained t-shirt.
Love you anyway!
Posted by: Joel | 31 August 2006 at 03:52 PM
yeah... nice of me to give you this to look at, huh? i thought about simply framing it for your office but then i decided, "what the hell?". actually, i have a few more partial shots of you i wanted to feature, but that involved walking upstairs, and, well, you know how i am...
I ADORE YOU!! and i certainly hope we DO get to take a trip sooner, as opposed to later. that said, anywhere with you is a good place to be! xoxox
Posted by: neva | 31 August 2006 at 03:54 PM
d'oh! you weren't supposed to notice! of course, before you mentioned it, i doubt anyone else would have either!! and by the way... do you NOT notice the wide-mouth-mother-frog face i showed of myself? that's an embarrassing picture, silly boy! LOVE YOU! xoxox
Posted by: neva | 31 August 2006 at 03:56 PM
What wide mouth frogger face? HUH? You are a beauty, A BEAUTY I SAY! Yeah, not enough to stalk you twice via email today and once at the Snark... I had to pop in before jetting off to bed and YAY! I get to stalk you here too! Ooooweeee!
Funkified FO SHO!
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful day with us! I am glad you guys got to have a getaway... no matter how long, if well spent, it does wonders for the soul... and that ties in to that oh-so-wise-and-oh-so-true quote!
Is anything about you not FAB? I am smitten with you! Smitten!
I hope you have a beautiful day, a great weekend coming up and many such a delightful escapade in the near future!
Besos!
Me...
Posted by: Miz BoheMia | 31 August 2006 at 05:25 PM
Neva, you're one beautiful lady!
Joel you're one lucky half-faced fella!
Sounds like nice trip, thanks for sharing. :)
Posted by: Sar | 31 August 2006 at 05:51 PM
Your daddy has tuna, and your mammy's good lookin'
So hush little bobo, don't you cry...
Posted by: Doug | 31 August 2006 at 05:57 PM
Wow...You are one beautiful lady. Joel, you are sorta ok too :)
very lovely pictures and I am glad you got 2 and a half hours worth of time, outside your home :)
Maybe next trip could be three hours? If you really were to try!?
Posted by: Monika | 31 August 2006 at 07:58 PM
Hey! Yo mama is pretty! Very pretty.
Joel is good lookin' too. Figures.
Posted by: tanlucypez | 31 August 2006 at 08:10 PM
Beautiful post!! I love it!!! :) I am jealous - you are beautiful and the scenery was not to bad either!
Posted by: cj | 01 September 2006 at 12:56 AM
Great pictures! Looks like fun.
Rabbit, rabbit! Woo hoo! Lagomania!
Posted by: AP3 | 01 September 2006 at 05:45 AM
At least you guys got a vacation in this year.
Coney, coney
Posted by: doug | 01 September 2006 at 06:53 AM
Wonderful, wonderful! Such a handsome couple - Oh, You & Joel are pretty good looking, too! Glad you still have fun together! An example to stand by! D :)
Posted by: FelineFrisky | 01 September 2006 at 09:02 AM
Well, aren't you just adorable! Of course you are- to go along with your adorable personality!
I loved the partial face shots- so much fun.
Posted by: RisibleGirl | 01 September 2006 at 10:58 AM
Miz B: along with mi esposo, i suspect you are my biggest fan. Thank you... that's quite a compliment coming from one as *genuinely* beautiful as YOU!! xox
Sar: ha! i've seen your picture, too, missy... so i *know* who the beautiful ladies in the Blogosphere are. but thank you for your kind words! xox
Doug: as long as Bobo likes the way i look, i'm a happy girl. from the looks of that tuna melt, you know he's easy to please! xox
Monika: trust me... Joel's the good looking one in our family! (okay, our sons aren't bad, either)! xox
TLP: stop (don't stop) stop (don't stop) ... yer makin' me blush! (don't stop) xox
CJ: well, it may not have been as pretty as that lake you spent part of your vacation on, but for us, it was music to our... er... eyes? (we were happy just to be around water for a bit) xox
AP3: don't you mean Rabbutt, Rabbutt?? hee hee! (i lovelovelove the pictures you posted for today!) xox
Doug: yep. that's as good as it gets for frumpy folks like us. xox
Feline Frisky: you are too sweet! from what i can tell, you and your honey are no slouches in the "happy couple" department, either! xox
Risible Girl: howdy my girlfriend! i seriously considered sticking with the partial shots all together, but figured folks could live with one small picture of my scrunched up face. in the future, it's probably best if i resist the urge to post anything *but* partial photos... don't want to scare anyone away! xox
Posted by: neva | 01 September 2006 at 03:08 PM
I spent some time around there one Christmas with my mom. It was really lovely, despite the cold.
I am alarmed that your husband, who has a little distinguished grey around the temples, appears to have married a teenager.
Posted by: weirsdo | 23 October 2006 at 06:23 PM