Jersey

Mom is always saying how she’s always right. Even Nuno tells me that she’s always right... but I figure what does he know – he’s a cat! And anyway, I know you’re not supposed to disagree with your mom... "what mom says is the law"... well, at least here in my house. But she IS right... Jersey really DOES suck! Mom and Dad had been saying it all the time before we left Jersey and moved to the wonderful CT shoreline – She calls the move our "great escape". I like it. It makes us sound cool... like we’re outlaws or on the run... something cool like that! Anyway, I could never understand why Mom and Dad were always picking on Jersey. How can a place that’s called the Garden State be anything but beautiful? I don’t get it. But you know, as we were driving around Jersey this weekend, I didn’t see a single garden! I’d say that the state of Jersey is doing some pretty heavy duty false advertising. Can they DO that? Anyway, people were just so RUDE. I saw my mom flip the bird, honk her horn and yell some of the most baddest words and name calling I’ve ever heard more times this weekend than she has all year! She’s always telling me that name-calling is a not-nice thing to do... and here she was doing it the whole time and even making up a few of her own curse words.

The only high point of my trip to Jersey was staying with Gramma and Grampa. Although Dad gave them orders not to give me ay people food. He told them that I’m on a "diet". What the HELL is that about? I don’t remember ever saying anything about that. Trust me - I would remember agreeing to something that ridiculous. And to make it a worse, Mom and Dad didn’t bring me back any birthday cake from the party, and then they went out with their friends for more fun while I sat there at the old folks home starving to death! AND, mom came home after playing with Aunt Jodi and Uncle Andrew and MY friends Bob & Toby smelling like all good dog smells! She was covered with Bob and Tobey smells and fur. How DARE she?!?!?!? I get stuck with Ma & Pa Kettle and she’s hanging with cool people and canines!!!

The ride home was great. There is nothing like the feeling of going home. And you sometimes see funny things along the way... especially when you stop at the rest stops on 95. At one of the rest areas, we saw a seagull walking across the parking lot carrying a Drunkin Dognuts bag. Mom thought it was so cute and she yelled to the bird "hey, you want a small coffee to go?" She’s funny.