PIB Octoberfest

Parking for Jet Express: $20

Fare for 7 people (kids are free) for Jet Express to Put-in-Bay: $182

Lunch at the Boardwalk because you realize you have to pay just to get into the tent to see what food/drinks are offered and you think its not worth it so you decide to eat at the Boardwalk which is there every day anyway: somewhere in the $150 range

Price for 2 people to enter the tent to get good German pastries and perogies for those craving something from Octoberfest: $8

6 Perogies: $15 (yes, you are reading that correctly)

Cost of PIB sweatshirts that are not 75% off or something because it is the end of the season but Billy has to have them: $20

Cost of 3 lbs Jenna will put on because of the amount of chocolate she ate when all she wanted was 1 chocolate covered pretzel but went to purchase and was told there was a $10 minimum purchase when using a Credit Card (and yes, I was usuing my Debit Card because I never have cash). I proceeded to buy 5 chocolate covered strawberries, 2 peanut clusters, and 2 chocolate covered pretzels to meet the minimum and ate them all within the next 5 minutes. So, total cost: a week of running =)

Cost of Billy and Uncle Jimmy's face's when they realize that Octoberfest is not what we expected and that they spent a ****load of $ to have lunch on the Island and walk around in the cold when we could have been watching the Browns first win in real time in the warmth of the condo: Priceless

All in all, it was a super fun day because of the company of family and the memories created. We laughed and shared stories and talked and just plain had fun. But I guess you had to be there to witness the craziness of realizing that the day was not what you were expecting.........Ahhh, the fun of family =)

Moral here....even when life throws you a curveball, you take a swing and you still might hit one out of the park. IE: You never know what you are going to get, but you still can have fun anyway and you might come away with a winner of a day!