Indiana Trip - Day 3

Had a good sleep - didn't wake up until 1030. Sarah had the day off, so I went over to her apartment - where she had made some pancakes. It was snowy and cold, but we decided to go exploring around the area today - several interesting people (including James Dean) lived here. Left Upland around 1430 and used IN-26 and IN-37 to get to Fairmount (Dean home). After a little bit of snooping around there, we took IN-37 and IN-28 to go to Elwood. Wendell Wilkie, an isolationist Republican from the pre-World War II era, lived at 1836 North A Street in town - we took a short tour (1600). He was interesting because he took on FDR at the height of his popularity, mostly over the issue of avoiding war at all costs. However, he was also loudly supportive of President Roosevelt after he lost and the US entered the War. He was one of these rare politicians who admitted he was wrong... Drove north from Elwood (using IN-28, IN-37, IN-9) to Roanoke to see one of Sarah's friends who lived there (Brooke). She drove us over to the mall at Fort Wayne and we met Jill there. The girls all wanted to buy some clothes, so I entertained myself in the bookstore. We got reservations for Cheddar's Restaurant but had to waste time in Toys R Us before we got a table. Dinner was great - the restaurant sings the Birthday Song using Kazoos. Conversation was good, too, and we didn't get out of there until 2130. We decided to go bowling and found a place that stayed open late. Had a good time - Sarah has a funny bowling technique... Back at Brooke's for Saturday Night Live. Later drove back to Sarah's - had to pass through Police Safety Checkpoint. Eventually back in Upland (0100). After dropping Sarah off, went to Brett's - read "Chocolate Wars" (book) until 0300.