What Did Della Wear?

My dad is staying in a rental house in Delaware near the beach, so we decided to go down there for the weekend. It was a really big house, three floors with a lot of space and multiple balconies. It had a lot of games and toys as well as knick-knacks, and really, if I owned the place, I'd be afraid someone would break my enormous dollhouse.

Rental properties are such a weird concept to me. I mean, I know how they work, but I can't imagine doing that myself. You have to keep a house clean but don't get to live in it? But that's probably good, as that way lies bitching about eviction moratoriums (or moratoria; both are correct according to dictionary.com). The place was next to a salt pond, and we could hear a kingfisher out there. My dad's girlfriend, her stepdaughter and her husband and kids were there when we were, and my brother and his wife and son were going to visit on Saturday but couldn't. We didn't get the chance to do much, but Beth found a farm nearby that had fall activities, so she and I went there.

Called Mr. Pepper's Pumpkin Patch (is he related to the Sergeant, by any chance?), it had a hayride and a corn maze, but they weren't spooky. The hayride did actually have hay, however. It was our first time in a corn maze, or at least a proper corn maze, as we've been to some haunted attractions that called themselves corn mazes but really only had one way to go. This had branching paths and occasional bridges to look out from.

On our way back to the house, we stopped at a toy store that I noticed had what looked like an off-model Mario in the window, but it was actually an on-model Mario that had gotten faded on the front, but was fine in the back.

We didn't get anything at the store, but they had a lot of interesting stuff. We ate at Friendly's on the way to Delaware and Applebee's on the way back, because chain restaurants are usually familiar and reliable. They both have good mozzarella sticks and marinara.

I haven't been playing video games that much recently, although I have been watching some playthroughs of games. I did get the chance to play Animal Crossing during the weekend, and my neighbors all wondered what had happened to me. In the game, I mean. I don't think our actual neighbors would notice. I've still been taking guitar lessons, but it's frustrating, because I've had two teachers leave the place I've been going. It's mostly for kids' classes, but they do adult lessons as well. I feel this is impeding my progress, as different teachers emphasize different things, and a new one isn't going to know my strengths and weaknesses or what I've learned. I probably should say something to the director, but I'm nervous about it. I recently found guitar tabs for the Super Mario Bros. theme, which is pretty fun. I've been looking for other stuff I like, but often even when it's written out in an easy way, it's still beyond my skill level.