Little Rhody, Big Fun

While it was a huge bummer to say goodbye to Europe, it was nice to get back to the US of A to see friends and family and prepare for The Great American Road Trip, V2: The Great White North. As it turns out though, Taylor and I don't really prepare for anything, so we just threw a bunch of crap in the mini and we were good to go. Let me take this opportunity to say how awesome my mini van is. I bought it for 3,800 bucks more than 3 years ago, and is now preparing for it's 4th cross country trip. Every time I meet someone, they ask me why I drive a mini van. My answer in short: Because it is better than anything your drive. Boosh!

Ok...back to Rhode Island based content. Ma Breault picked us up from the train station after a hellish trip from NYC. We flew there because it was cheaper, but after all the Metros, buses, and trains to Providence, it didn't quite work out that way. Oh well, next time. After sharing hugs, telling stories, and drinking a few beers, we had our first sleep in a familiar bed in six weeks. It felt very nice. After resting up, the following commenced:

Let's start these photos off on the right foot. Check out this gem: A double Breault, double stunt! Unprecedented! That there is my brother Justin, and he's not afraid of a super-sized dose of Vitamin Extreme, either. For the record, my Mom gets just as mad when we do this at age 28 and 30 as she did when we were 9 and 11.



We also ate all sorts of Rhode Island food, up to and including:

This cigarette smoking lobster



Chowder and Clam cakes



Wieners!

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...and good ol' fashioned Rhode Island cookout food



Another distinctly Rhode Island treat...Waterfire! They make suspended fires above the Blackstone River all throughout Downtown. It's a real nice free evening. Lots of people still come out, which was cool to see.


Taylor got to play with some kittens, too!



I also got to see some friends (Tom included), play some golf, and spend some quality time with the family. Until next time, Rhode Island! It's time to get our road trip on!