Day 12

Tom:

Dear Diary,
  Today we got up at 8 had free breakfast at the hostel then went to the beach from 10 till 4:30! We went in the lake, rented a bike and cycled along the shore and also met some more nice people then went to the 3G pitch in Lincoln Park then to the hostel.
  Got ready and went to meet the girls we  met at the beach, Didn't stay to late as had to catch the train back.

Remember:
- Lincoln Park is very nice (3G pitch!)
- Beach all day
- Nice lady giving us her sunbeds.

Becky:

 Dear Diary,
   We did nothing all day and went to go play in the evening. I met Jeff and Bryan, oh and Molly (but she definitely hates me lol) I also met some friendly townies who bought me drinks, I was a little tipsy and made out with Jeff hahaha. Oh, I forgot to add that we went to a hookah bar, but it was boring.

                      Until next time,
                                Bekstar x.




Jen:

 Dear Journal,
   Today I went to a hookah bar, haven't been to one in ages, was with Jeff and Bryan....LOVE THEM! Went out to a local bar in Lockport...muchos fun -> for Becky, lol jk! For me too


Things to Remember:
- Waka waka
- 99 problems

                            <3 JEN

Day 11- Where's Tom?

Tom:

Me n Ali went back into town and then stayed in a hostel that night.
Remember:
- Getaway hostel
- Hang up
- Being English!


Jen:

 Diary,
 We lost Tom...jk! But seriously... Basically did nothing all day, cleaned at night. Started watching Mildred Pierce...Awesome show!

             <3 JEN

Becky:

Yo, me n Jen had the perfect day, we slept all day! Cleaned a littled and then watched Mildred Pierce, love that show!
                
                          Becky x.

Day 10

Becky:

Bonjourno Monsieurs,

  We went to a pool party today but me and Jen didn't go in. Instead we drank Four Lokos :) Shannon was very funny! When the party wsas over instead of waiting for the elevator like smart people we walked down 32 flights of stairs :0 In the evening we went to a bar called deuces, but we renamed it douches because it was full of them! After we went and saw Jen's friends and ate some nice chickaan wings!

                                    Guten Nacht.
                                     
                                        Becky.

Jen:

 DIARY!

Today Ali came and we went to a pool party at Shannon's. FOUR LOKO! We walked down 32 flights of stairs. We went to Wrigleyville, Dueces was stupid, bros and hoes mainly, same at the stretch, not Clark St. material, I want Bar Louie back. Went to the Fox and saw some work friends...

             Good Day!
           <3 ME

Tom:

 Pool Party!!

Ali came today was a breath of fresh air taking me to get drunk.

The pool party was so cool, wish we had these in England. Met a few nice people. This night we went to Wrigleyville and Deuces. In there were the people me and Ali met at the pool. We stayed in Dueces and the when it got late we got a taxi to the hang up in the city. Stayed out all night and then got back to Jen's at 1 in the afternoon.

Day 9 Friday 26th August

Tom:

 Dear Jen.
  Today we were going into town but got down the road and decided not to! lol. Instead we went to the mall. Becky and Jen went to the cinema and I looked around shops and bought clothes, AA and Fan Zone.

This evening we met Jen's friends after taking a long ass train ride. McGee's all you can eat and drink $20. Done! Got back at 3ish.

Remember:
- $20 all you can eat
- Creepy guys at bar

Jen:

Dear diary,
  Today we went to McGee's and met Shannon, Monica, Josie, and Michelle. Then we ate pizza at this shitty pizza place.

Things to remember:
- Raccoon hat guy
- Really obnoxiously long train ride

                     <3 JEN

Becky:

Hey there,
   Today we saw Fright Night, I thought it was quite funny & Colin Farrell looked very nice. In the evening we went to a $20 all you can eat and drink, the food sucked so we just did shots yay :)
                             
                             Becky
                              xx

Day 8

Tom:
 

  ZOO! We went to the zoo. There were lots of animals and Becky was excited to see a Polar Bear. We also saw lions, tigers, and other bears, and turtles!! I like turtles. After the zoo we got a green tea blast mmm and then chilled before going out for dinner.

 For dinner we went to Ed Debevic's, and American diner place where they are kinda rude but funny at the same time. We went to two bars before coming home.

Remember:
 -Cool dolphins
 - Mold-A-Rama
 - Ed Debevic's
 - Cubs T-shirt from Steph


 Becky:

Dear Diary,

OMG I saw a freakin tapir today!!!!!!
     
       The end.



                                                                                     Jen:

DIARY!
  Today we went to the zoo, I haven't been to the zoo in ages, I really liked the monkeys. Steph came over for a bit, I've missed her :/ Went to Ed Debevic's for dinner then to Kirkwoods for a fish bowl, that was silly, We were so full from dinner, it wasn't even possible. Then came back to E-Town and went to Charlies, never been there before, saw a man from Boardwalk Empire too! HA.
      
                Much Love,
                  JEN

Day 7

Tom:

Today we did nothing. lol. I watched a lot of burn notice and relaxed in Jen's sisters flat. I got a haircut. This eve we went into Chicago and walked around, was really nice at night.

Remember:
 - Nice old man at hairdressers
 - Good lunch wrap.

Jen:

 Dear Diary,
   Today was a chill day. Ran some errand to get Henry ready for Nebraska, and watched a lot of True Blood. Finally catching up is so nice. mmmm Eric Northman mmmm. Anyway we went downtown at night, in the loop, I wish school had started so people were around, oh well, Chicago is a pretty city by itself.

          gangster rapper type of love,
                JEN



Becky:

Dear Diary,

  I slept a lot today.

      Goodbye

Day 6

Tom:

Dear Diary,
 Travel day from Indiana to Chicago. Left Cary's in the morning to travel to Jen's sisters in Chicago. Relaxed for a few hours then went to PF Chang's a chineses (?). Really nice food!

Remember: 
 -Oli is crazy

 - PF Chang's is V. nice.

Becky:

Howdy partner,
  Today we went from Indiana to Chicago, it was long and shit. When we got to Steph's apartment (which is really nice) we went to PF's, yummy! I can't be bothered to write anymore

         See yuh!
            Bex
              xx

                                                                                    Jen:

Dear Tom,
  Sorry but I accidentally just read your Day 6. Touche! Anyway, Day 6 we went to breakfast and it was the first time I had a nice breakfast since before camp. It was delicious, after that we drove to Chicago, and guess what RAIN!!! Oh, boy do I love it!! We got to my house and it was so good to see Ollie again, not so much my parents, but whatevs. We got to Steph's and finally relaxed the rest of Tuesday. We did go to PF's too, which is always awesome.
                           <3 forever,
                                  JEN

Day 5

Tom:

Dear Diary,
  Today we went to Cary's sorority house, Alpha Phi in Greencastle, Indiana. We went to the lake and drank on boats, was very fun! Drank a lot and met a few different people. Plus there was about 50 girls and 15 guys. Were there till about 4pm then headed back for food. Slept for ages and decided to get more food and watch a scary film.

Cary's sorority house

Remember:
 - Booze Cruise
 - First Taco Bell
 - Sleeping in a sorority house


Jen: 

Dear Diary,
 Sorry for the shitty handwriting, anyway we woke up super early to for on a booze cruise; naturally I felt like shit, but I went anyway and napped most of it. I wasn't as interesting as Becky and Tom mostly because I'm American and don't have an accent, oh well! After that we went back to Cary's sorority house, after I drove us back and Tom navigated us...LOL! Back at the house we all took an amazing nap and then watched Insidious....SCARY!
                        XO,
                         JEN

Becky:

Hi there friend,

 Long time no see (Naaaht!). Today we went on a booze cruise and saw Cary :) It was very boozey and cruisey. I got a little burnt :(   (I can't understand what Becky wrote here so, excuse my interpretation) We were drunk and Cary was sozzled she took us for some nice food, yummy :) and then we watched Insidious- scaaary!

     Peace &Love,
   Bekstar
    <3 XX

Day 4

Tom:

  Dear Diary,
   Today Jen is led next to me in bed ill, poor Jen! We started off today in Cleveland where we had breakfast, steak and eggs of course!! Then moved onto the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the centre. It had some really cool items in it like Elvis P.'s car and clothes, Brandon saw it too! We then went to D.D. before heading to Indiana where I now reside. Drove about 4 hours today then Jen drove the rest of the way, long journey.

Sleepy time, hopefully hot day tomorrow
             Night,
                    xx

Becky:

 Dear diary,
   I'm lying to you because this is not day 4, this is quite late in the trip and I have been lazy, for this I am sorry :( I had a bacon sandwich on this day, it was mediocre but the OJ was nice. We also went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and it had some cool clothes, especially Stevie Nicks' outfits, I <3 her. Way more exciting than that was THE AVENGERS SET O.M.G. it looked like Germany :) The hotel we stayed in was sketchy.
             Speak to you soon (because I'm about to turn over the page and write some more)
                                        xoxo
                                            Becky


Jen: 

                                                                                Dear diary,
   Holy cow, I haven't written in a while day 4 was 4 days ago and I'm playing catch up here. Let's see if I can remember, this specific day we ate at Bob Evans, HA! How American! We went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this day and I liked it a lot, since I've been Jones-ing to go since I can remember. This is also the day we saw the set of the Avengers, where they set up German flags and stuff, it was super awesome to see that! After all that we drove to Indiana, Tom drove most of the way because I was sick (newsflash when am I not). We stayed at a Days Inn and I fell asleep pretty quick.
 
  Things to remember:
  - Awesome Shower
  - Avengers
  - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
                                                         
                                                                    <3 JEN

Day 3

Tom:

  Dear Diary,
   Today we travelled from Pittsburgh to Cleveland Ohio, We stopped at Tom's Diner before travelling to Cleveland.  Took lots of photos of Brandon today as well as the serial killer in Tom's Diner! For dinner we went to Outback Steakhouse, was quite nice and also got a free dessert for being English, I think. Went to Freaky Family Fun... for mini golf which was interesting...ha, and then onto the cinema for Cowboys and Aliens. I liked it.

Thunderstorms are so cool!!! Watched it with Timothy my new bear.

Remember:
-Target tour of America
-New bear, Timothy



Becky:

  Dear Diary,
   Tom wouldn't let us write in the diary last night so this is actually day 4. Yesterday we had Tom Day, we went to Tom's Diner and ate steaks, we also went to Target. My steak was nice. In the evening we went to play mini golf, I wasn't very good. Oh, and I almost forgot to say we saw Cowboys & Aliens which was I was extremely disappointed by :( waaah.

Jen:

                                                                Dear Diary,
   Sorry I didn't write in you last night, Tom was being a Nazi and said we couldn't. Let's catch up... Yesterday we woke up at Motel 6 and went to Tom's Diner, it was good except for the creepy man sitting behind Tom. I thought he would kill us. Ahhh! We drove to Cleveland and accidentally got a room at the Holiday Inn, Becky and I rested for a bit then Tom worked out, and Becky and I annoyed him by bringing Brandon to see him. LOL!
   We decided yesterday that we were going on a Target tour of America so after dinner naturally that's were we went after eating an amazing dinner. Next we went to Freaky Family Fun, and though we're not a family, it was Freaky Fun. And let's not forget...Cowboys and Aliens! Woo! After the movie was an extreme rainstorm, and we all know how I LOVE rain.
                                              
                                             Until next time,
                                                        JEN

Day 2

BECKY:


   Wassup bitches! Today was alright, Tom nearly killed us a couple of times and we ate at pizza hut. We went to the Yuengling brewery and it was 1000 degrees and their beer is gross. We drove some more and then we went to Target, I bought a matching watch YAY :). We decided not to stay at the econolodge but instead a swimming pool that sells antipasta.

                      farewell xxx.


JEN:

   Dear Composition,
     Today we drove a lot, and by we, I mean Tom. The Yuengling factory was super fun... until we went upstairs and sweat balls, uncomfortable! It rained today also, and I LOVE RAIN.
 
   Here's a list of things I remember from today:
         - ANTIPASTA
         - Chlorine aroma-ed room
         - Simon and Brainquest.
                                                           Love, JEN

Tom: 


   Dear Diary,
    I drove a lot today from Pottsville PA to Pittsburgh. Started at Clara's where I slept on the floor from being scared of sleeping alone. Apparently, said I was a baller in my sleep, Jen and Becky loved that. Just keep teasing her about Nash Prince...lol. Ended up in Motel 6 tonight, bed to myself! Yay! Art Museum tomorrow and then to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland.

  


Activities today:
  - Yuengling factory
  - Drove a lot
  - Pizza hut
  - Motel 6

Day 1

 New York

Tom:
     Dear diary,

       Today was the first day of our trip!! We started at Brandon's house (I can't read Tom's handwriting here so I'll improvise) with a night of clearing up sick for Jen, and a good night for me and Becky. Travelled to a haunted house and to a diner for food before heading to the Bronx to stay at Clara's . I went into the city with Maria today. Went to the top of the Rockafella tower and Becky and Jen stayed at the house.

Becky:

     Hi there, after a shitty party at Brandon's we headed to Clara's house, which was nice. We watched the Descent. Tom thought he was a baller.
                                xoxo gossip girl.


Jen:

        TODAY I MET MORGAN FREEMAN!

  

COMPOSITION

dear readers,

Myself and 3 English  folks took a 26 day journey around the United States, along this adventure we kept a journal...

this is our story.