Hold on to your hats, we've booked our hotels for next year's Hot Rod Power Tour! The stop that I'm most looking forward to is the Indianapolis Speedway, we're going to be able to kiss the bricks! Yay 6 months to save!
It starts in Cocoa Beach Florida, which is somewhere in Florida, and ends in Detroit Michigan. Should be a fun 60 hours or so in the car! It's a good thing we get along ...... stay tuned to see if we still are at the end. Z will be so excited to talk about wedding plans the entire ride!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Do Bees Have Ears?
This weekend I went to DE. Saturday there was an event at Cecil, which is the track that Z races at. We were standing by where the cars do their burnouts and launch from - lot of smoke and noise. Bees and hornets galore, all over us! There weren't even any trash barrels close by! Z thought the smoke and noise would keep them away, but apparently the call of my perfume was stronger than the smoke. Note to self - no more perfume to the race track. We watched for a while, then went to sit in the stands. More bees. One of the cars wrecked, was a little scary watching the guy crawl out of his wrecked car and collapse on the ground. Luckily he was okay. Z then had to work for a little bit, but all worked out, thank goodness.
Saturday night we went down to the Pike Creek car show. The Chevelle is usually the center of attention, this was no different.
We went to dinner with his parents Saturday night, which was a lot of fun.
Sunday we drove to a couple potential reception sites, one looks more promising than the other, we'll see! Then was dinner with some friends, always a good time. And yup, there was a wasp at our table. He didn't last long. I love three day weekends!
Saturday night we went down to the Pike Creek car show. The Chevelle is usually the center of attention, this was no different.
We went to dinner with his parents Saturday night, which was a lot of fun.
Sunday we drove to a couple potential reception sites, one looks more promising than the other, we'll see! Then was dinner with some friends, always a good time. And yup, there was a wasp at our table. He didn't last long. I love three day weekends!
Halloween Party, anyone?
Thursday we didn't hit the Magic Kingdom until 6pm. We had our Halloween Party tickets, and we were expecting not too many people. We took the monorail in and there were a lot of people. But as the night went out it really thinned out, I think the longest we waited for a ride was Dumbo, maybe 10 minutes. That parade was really cool, it was started by the Headless Horseman. Fireworks were great too, and we watched the whole show this time! Right in front of the castle. We stayed until 11:00.
Friday back to Animal Kingdom! We only did 3 things, then bought this adorable Mickey popcorn bucket. And of course ate most of the popcorn.
Saturday we were planning on leaving at 8am, but were 8 minutes late, which was my fault, of course! But we made it home safe, arrived at Z's house a little before midnight.
Friday back to Animal Kingdom! We only did 3 things, then bought this adorable Mickey popcorn bucket. And of course ate most of the popcorn.
Saturday we were planning on leaving at 8am, but were 8 minutes late, which was my fault, of course! But we made it home safe, arrived at Z's house a little before midnight.
EPCOT baby!
Tuesday and Wednesday we hit EPCOT. We hadn't done very much Tuesday when the sky started looking rather ominous. We started heading back and were headed into Figment when the wind pushed us in the door. After the ride they wouldn't let us out, "for our own safety". Huge thunderstorm, massive rainshowers. The store on the way out was packed, people sitting everywhere. After about 45 minutes, the rain had not let up much and we needed to get back for our dinner reservations. We purchased two Disney ponchos and headed out. And this Z, is why we brought back up shoes!
We made it back to the Caribbean and got cleaned up, then headed over to Gaylord Palms to meet my parents and J&B. Another excellent buffet there! Having never been there we didn't really know where to park and ended up parking at the conference center and parading through the hotel to get to the buffet. Oops. Still raining, but we had our trusty Mickey umbrella!
Dinner was yummy, they had a pasta station, which I had never seen before. We ate way too much, as always.
After dinner it had finally stopped raining. We headed up to the Orlando airport to exchange rental cars. Remember the leak? It didn't stop, and the car was smelling none too pleasant. We were able to exchange our leaky Impala for a Hyundai something-or-other with XM radio. Hair Nation, here we come! On the way back we stopped at a huge mall with an M&M World store. Also we stopped at a couple of jewelers looking for a ring guard for my ring - they didn't have one, but Claire's did, and for around $5! Success! Now my ring is on the correct finger!
Wednesday we went back to EPCOT, and did the few rides we missed the day before. On Spaceship Earth I was supposed to pick on the map of the country where we live, and I accidentally picked some country in China that we had never heard of. Leave it to me. Apparently my sense of direction is worse than we knew!
Back to Boma that night for dinner. Zebra puffs, ummmmm! Dinner was yummy, I was even able to find my way back to the table with no help. I have been known to get lost at buffets trying to find my table.
After dinner we went mini golfing at Winter-Summer Land. Also a first visit! There were two sides, winter and summer - the guy asked which we wanted and right away I said "winter". Sorry Z, jumped in on that one! It was really cute, there were even Christmas songs playing! I'm blaming my need to sing along for me losing by 10 points, or however golf is scored. Because it can't be for my lack of talent, unh uh, no way.
We made it back to the Caribbean and got cleaned up, then headed over to Gaylord Palms to meet my parents and J&B. Another excellent buffet there! Having never been there we didn't really know where to park and ended up parking at the conference center and parading through the hotel to get to the buffet. Oops. Still raining, but we had our trusty Mickey umbrella!
Dinner was yummy, they had a pasta station, which I had never seen before. We ate way too much, as always.
After dinner it had finally stopped raining. We headed up to the Orlando airport to exchange rental cars. Remember the leak? It didn't stop, and the car was smelling none too pleasant. We were able to exchange our leaky Impala for a Hyundai something-or-other with XM radio. Hair Nation, here we come! On the way back we stopped at a huge mall with an M&M World store. Also we stopped at a couple of jewelers looking for a ring guard for my ring - they didn't have one, but Claire's did, and for around $5! Success! Now my ring is on the correct finger!
Wednesday we went back to EPCOT, and did the few rides we missed the day before. On Spaceship Earth I was supposed to pick on the map of the country where we live, and I accidentally picked some country in China that we had never heard of. Leave it to me. Apparently my sense of direction is worse than we knew!
Back to Boma that night for dinner. Zebra puffs, ummmmm! Dinner was yummy, I was even able to find my way back to the table with no help. I have been known to get lost at buffets trying to find my table.
After dinner we went mini golfing at Winter-Summer Land. Also a first visit! There were two sides, winter and summer - the guy asked which we wanted and right away I said "winter". Sorry Z, jumped in on that one! It was really cute, there were even Christmas songs playing! I'm blaming my need to sing along for me losing by 10 points, or however golf is scored. Because it can't be for my lack of talent, unh uh, no way.
Happiest Place on Earth
Sunday found us back at the Magic Kingdom. We were there for a lot of hours, and I think Z got a little Disney'd out. But he was a good sport about it. Mostly. :) There weren't too many rides that we did not do, some more than once. Alas, rain found us again that night. We got some ice cream and sat for a bit, hoping it would go away. This was during Extra Magic Hours. We didn't stay that long into them, we both had had enough fun for the day.
Monday we went over to the Hollywood Studios. Another fun day, another buffet! We had lunch reservations at Hollywood & Vine. We headed over early to see if they could seat us before our reservation so we could see the stunt show. We checked in early, the hostess told us it should be about 15 minutes. 25 minutes later Z checked to see where we were on the list. She then explained that because we were early and so many other people had reservations we would be sat at 1:00. Not clear on why she hadn't told us when we checked in. But all was good, it was maybe 4 minutes after that they called us in. Lunch was good, we were the only people in there without kids. It was a character meal, but I don't really know who the characters were. There was a lot of dancing and singing, very entertaining!
We were able to see the car stunt show, thank goodness! We made it over right when it was starting. I had never seen it before. Z hadn't either, he hadn't been to the Studio until now.
Monday we went over to the Hollywood Studios. Another fun day, another buffet! We had lunch reservations at Hollywood & Vine. We headed over early to see if they could seat us before our reservation so we could see the stunt show. We checked in early, the hostess told us it should be about 15 minutes. 25 minutes later Z checked to see where we were on the list. She then explained that because we were early and so many other people had reservations we would be sat at 1:00. Not clear on why she hadn't told us when we checked in. But all was good, it was maybe 4 minutes after that they called us in. Lunch was good, we were the only people in there without kids. It was a character meal, but I don't really know who the characters were. There was a lot of dancing and singing, very entertaining!
We were able to see the car stunt show, thank goodness! We made it over right when it was starting. I had never seen it before. Z hadn't either, he hadn't been to the Studio until now.
Lions and Tigers and .... Monkeys?
Saturday morning at 8:30 we had breakfast reservations at Boma over at the Disney Animal Kingdom Lodge (aka DAK Lodge). My parents and their friends would be joining us. We made it over there without any wrong turns! We found our party waiting for us and shared our exciting news! Everyone was thrilled! Our meals were delicious, as always. After we ate Z, my parents and I headed over to the Animal Kingdom.
We headed right for the Safari, my favorite. We did Dinosaur, A Bug's Life, and then the Safari again. Turns out September and May are Love Bug months - never heard of a Love Bug? AKA the two headed bug. I don't know if this is true, but we heard they were a college experiment to get rid of mosquitoes. They apparently escaped, and now FL is flooded with them twice a year. They are attracted to white. Little did I know, I wore white capris, white t-shirt, white sneakers and socks. Bug Magnet. Oh well. I learned real quick.
After the Animal Kingdom we headed to Old Town to meet some friends. L&D & A&D met us over there. Old Town Saturday nights host car shows. It was quite interesting - next to the car show there was a bungee jumping stand that went WAY up into the air. It started by hauling the person up to the top and then swinging them down. Not so much for me. There weren't really a lot of cars, maybe because of the Love Bugs (who also like white cars).
After the slightly disappointing car show we went to eat, I can't remember the name of the restaurant, but it was good! Like a Texas Roadhouse. Everyone else lived about an hour away, so it wasn't a very late night. Back to the hotel!
We headed right for the Safari, my favorite. We did Dinosaur, A Bug's Life, and then the Safari again. Turns out September and May are Love Bug months - never heard of a Love Bug? AKA the two headed bug. I don't know if this is true, but we heard they were a college experiment to get rid of mosquitoes. They apparently escaped, and now FL is flooded with them twice a year. They are attracted to white. Little did I know, I wore white capris, white t-shirt, white sneakers and socks. Bug Magnet. Oh well. I learned real quick.
After the Animal Kingdom we headed to Old Town to meet some friends. L&D & A&D met us over there. Old Town Saturday nights host car shows. It was quite interesting - next to the car show there was a bungee jumping stand that went WAY up into the air. It started by hauling the person up to the top and then swinging them down. Not so much for me. There weren't really a lot of cars, maybe because of the Love Bugs (who also like white cars).
After the slightly disappointing car show we went to eat, I can't remember the name of the restaurant, but it was good! Like a Texas Roadhouse. Everyone else lived about an hour away, so it wasn't a very late night. Back to the hotel!
What Are You Celebrating?
We were 15 miles away when the rain started. Rain + Florida = traffic. At least we were close, so we didn't lose that much time.
We arrived safely at the Caribbean Beach Resort and checked in, which went quickly. Paying ahead of time seems to help a lot! We had reserved a king size bed, which are only in the preferred rooms, meaning a room with a view. When we were checking in I asked if we could be in Barbados, Aruba or Jamaica. Aruba it was! We drove over to our building, Aruba #54, room 13. We found we were 3 rooms from the pool, our view was the lake and food area, the beach was 15 steps away. We could not have asked for a better room. We lugged all our stuff to the room and drove over to the food area, Old Port Royale. Z had real food, I had cheesecake. We bought our Disney mugs, which were good for drinks all week at our resort.
It was still sprinkling a little bit, but we braved it out and headed over to the Magic Kingdom for the parade. We didn't bring snaps, I didn't want to ruin the camera to get blurry pictures. We made it over (after making a wrong turn) and parked, took the tram to the ferry boat, and made it to Main Street USA with 7 minutes to spare. The parade was awesome, worth the wait. Rain was light, easy to ignore in the happiest place on earth.
After the parade I dragged Z over to the Haunted Mansion. On the way we passed a Disney photographer in front of the castle, Z asked if I wanted to have our picture taken, I said "Nah, it won't come out at night". (This will come into play later). After the Haunted Mansion, we started heading back to Main Street for the fireworks. I had forgotten how they block areas off during the fireworks, so we ended up watching from behind Cinderella's Castle. Halfway through the fireworks Z asked me if I would carry something for him, I said "sure"; he gets down on one knee with a ring and proposes! It was amazing, he could not have picked a better spot! The funny part was, nobody around us seemed to see what was going on! Of course I said yes!
After that I floated out of the park on my cloud and we went back to the hotel. At that point I had been awake for 23 hours and was wiped out, exhausted, too tired to do anything. Except stare at my new bling!
We arrived safely at the Caribbean Beach Resort and checked in, which went quickly. Paying ahead of time seems to help a lot! We had reserved a king size bed, which are only in the preferred rooms, meaning a room with a view. When we were checking in I asked if we could be in Barbados, Aruba or Jamaica. Aruba it was! We drove over to our building, Aruba #54, room 13. We found we were 3 rooms from the pool, our view was the lake and food area, the beach was 15 steps away. We could not have asked for a better room. We lugged all our stuff to the room and drove over to the food area, Old Port Royale. Z had real food, I had cheesecake. We bought our Disney mugs, which were good for drinks all week at our resort.
It was still sprinkling a little bit, but we braved it out and headed over to the Magic Kingdom for the parade. We didn't bring snaps, I didn't want to ruin the camera to get blurry pictures. We made it over (after making a wrong turn) and parked, took the tram to the ferry boat, and made it to Main Street USA with 7 minutes to spare. The parade was awesome, worth the wait. Rain was light, easy to ignore in the happiest place on earth.
After the parade I dragged Z over to the Haunted Mansion. On the way we passed a Disney photographer in front of the castle, Z asked if I wanted to have our picture taken, I said "Nah, it won't come out at night". (This will come into play later). After the Haunted Mansion, we started heading back to Main Street for the fireworks. I had forgotten how they block areas off during the fireworks, so we ended up watching from behind Cinderella's Castle. Halfway through the fireworks Z asked me if I would carry something for him, I said "sure"; he gets down on one knee with a ring and proposes! It was amazing, he could not have picked a better spot! The funny part was, nobody around us seemed to see what was going on! Of course I said yes!
After that I floated out of the park on my cloud and we went back to the hotel. At that point I had been awake for 23 hours and was wiped out, exhausted, too tired to do anything. Except stare at my new bling!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Are We There Yet? No!
So it really wouldn't be an A&Z vacation without a car problem, would it? My sister gets rain on all her vacations, we get car issues. Luckily, this one we do not call ours. More details to follow below.
We were up before the crack of dawn, midnight, to be exact. 12:50 saw us getting on the road. Z started out driving and got us into Virginia, where I took over. While I was in the passenger seat I noticed that the carpet was wet. No big deal, just under the mat. When we switched seats I warned Z not to get wet. Z fell asleep, I drive us through VA, NC, SC and into GA. Z was awake for some of this but did not seem to have the same enjoyment I did seeing the "Welcome to" signs. During one of the awake times Z realized the entire carpet and mat was saturated. Being the expert mechanic he realized there is a problem with the air conditioning condensation drain. Instead of the liquid draining outside, like cars are supposed to, ours is draining into the car. Nice! We tried putting one of the back seat mats on top, but that also became soaked when I made a right turn and all the backed up water quickly joined its friends. After lunch we re-fueled the car and I wrung out the mats. And used a lot of paper towel to soak up the carpet.
At South of the Border Z tried to take a picture, but alas, I had the camera on fireworks setting, so no picture. We'll get it on the way back kids, no worries.
We are now 3.5 hours from the Caribbean Beach Resort and I am back in the passenger seat.
Tonight we will be headed over to Magic Kingdom to see the Main Street Electrical Parade and fireworks! Yay!
P.S. Picture the scene - Z asleep in the passenger seat with his soaked socks up on the dashboard to dry. They were being flipped every so often to ensure an even drying pattern (like a rotisserie chicken!). Z with bare feet in the puddle that was the passenger seat. We now have two dry socks and one dry driver with happy feets.
We were up before the crack of dawn, midnight, to be exact. 12:50 saw us getting on the road. Z started out driving and got us into Virginia, where I took over. While I was in the passenger seat I noticed that the carpet was wet. No big deal, just under the mat. When we switched seats I warned Z not to get wet. Z fell asleep, I drive us through VA, NC, SC and into GA. Z was awake for some of this but did not seem to have the same enjoyment I did seeing the "Welcome to" signs. During one of the awake times Z realized the entire carpet and mat was saturated. Being the expert mechanic he realized there is a problem with the air conditioning condensation drain. Instead of the liquid draining outside, like cars are supposed to, ours is draining into the car. Nice! We tried putting one of the back seat mats on top, but that also became soaked when I made a right turn and all the backed up water quickly joined its friends. After lunch we re-fueled the car and I wrung out the mats. And used a lot of paper towel to soak up the carpet.
At South of the Border Z tried to take a picture, but alas, I had the camera on fireworks setting, so no picture. We'll get it on the way back kids, no worries.
We are now 3.5 hours from the Caribbean Beach Resort and I am back in the passenger seat.
Tonight we will be headed over to Magic Kingdom to see the Main Street Electrical Parade and fireworks! Yay!
P.S. Picture the scene - Z asleep in the passenger seat with his soaked socks up on the dashboard to dry. They were being flipped every so often to ensure an even drying pattern (like a rotisserie chicken!). Z with bare feet in the puddle that was the passenger seat. We now have two dry socks and one dry driver with happy feets.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Almost Time to Go!
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standing here, outside your door
I hate to wake you but it's time to zoom
But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn,
The rental's here, its already in gear,
Hit the gas, let's make a sonic boom
Anyway, sorry John Denver! We are now in the final days of waiting! Half a day Thursday for me, then it's time to hit the road! As I told my boss, my optimism is stronger than my planning skills. Luckily she approved my extra four hours off, so I can get more than two hours of sleep. 1am is still going to come awfully soon. Then it will be on the road, in a hurry to get there so we can see the Main Street Electrical Parade Friday at 8pm.
I'm standing here, outside your door
I hate to wake you but it's time to zoom
But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn,
The rental's here, its already in gear,
Hit the gas, let's make a sonic boom
Anyway, sorry John Denver! We are now in the final days of waiting! Half a day Thursday for me, then it's time to hit the road! As I told my boss, my optimism is stronger than my planning skills. Luckily she approved my extra four hours off, so I can get more than two hours of sleep. 1am is still going to come awfully soon. Then it will be on the road, in a hurry to get there so we can see the Main Street Electrical Parade Friday at 8pm.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
New Friends
Driving back from Delaware on Sunday I made two new friends, always an interesting experience. The first was the driver for Marten Trucking pulling trailer #16305 on the New Jersey Turnpike. He felt the need for speed, and tried to pass the bus that was going 60. Unfortunately for him, his truck and trailer seemed to have a top speed of 60. After 20 (yes, 20) miles of this he finally gave up and moved back behind the bus. I think there was steam coming out of my ears by that time. He received a very feminine hand gesture to show my appreciation. Out the sunroof, so that made it even classier. Z would be so proud.....
My second new friend was a man driving his wife's minivan. It made me wonder what would possess a man to wave and wink at another female, while driving his wife's minivan?! What made this minivan special was the 20" chrome wheels in the back, but only the back. The front wheels were stock, and the wheel covers had come off. There appeared to be a lot of weight in the back of the van, possibly some of his children's toys?, because the back wheels were tilted in at a scary angle. I got away from him pretty quick. Stay tuned for the next drama of traveling with the princess!
My second new friend was a man driving his wife's minivan. It made me wonder what would possess a man to wave and wink at another female, while driving his wife's minivan?! What made this minivan special was the 20" chrome wheels in the back, but only the back. The front wheels were stock, and the wheel covers had come off. There appeared to be a lot of weight in the back of the van, possibly some of his children's toys?, because the back wheels were tilted in at a scary angle. I got away from him pretty quick. Stay tuned for the next drama of traveling with the princess!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Corvettes Always Have the Right of Way
Today Z and I went to Corvette Carlisle, which, amazingly enough, is a Corvette show in Carlisle PA. We were up at 5am to hit the road at 6, to make sure we arrived around 8 so we could beat the traffic in. Mission accomplished! We tried to go to this very same show three years ago but had the weekend wrong. The only other time I spent with Corvette guys was during the Power Tour. I hadn't been too impressed with them then, I'm less now.
Now let's play "Where's the Corvette Guy" - these are the ways to find one and identify him:
1. A Corvette Guy always has the right of way.
2. If out of his car, he will be wearing at least one item of Corvette apparel, usually either a shirt or hat. Sometimes shoes to match the car, or even socks.
3. He is usually at least 40 years old.
4. He does not even glance at other models of cars - if not a Corvette, he is not interested.
5. Most of the time he is either with male friends or by himself - chances are there is no wife - the wives we did see were with men who appeared to be at retirement age.
6. Corvette guys will drive from all over the country (and continent!) to Carlisle PA for the biggest Corvette show in the US - we saw license plates from VA, NJ, MA, NC, ME, TN & Ontario.
Z is a car guy, so even though he has a Corvette, he does not have any of these characteristics; he likes all cars, as long as they're fast.
Now let's play "Where's the Corvette Guy" - these are the ways to find one and identify him:
1. A Corvette Guy always has the right of way.
2. If out of his car, he will be wearing at least one item of Corvette apparel, usually either a shirt or hat. Sometimes shoes to match the car, or even socks.
3. He is usually at least 40 years old.
4. He does not even glance at other models of cars - if not a Corvette, he is not interested.
5. Most of the time he is either with male friends or by himself - chances are there is no wife - the wives we did see were with men who appeared to be at retirement age.
6. Corvette guys will drive from all over the country (and continent!) to Carlisle PA for the biggest Corvette show in the US - we saw license plates from VA, NJ, MA, NC, ME, TN & Ontario.
Z is a car guy, so even though he has a Corvette, he does not have any of these characteristics; he likes all cars, as long as they're fast.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
50 Days to Go!!
Can you believe it?! Only 50 days until D I S N E Y and MICKEY!! Oh yeah, woo hoo, yippee! I ordered our park tickets today, 8 day base tickets. A little birdy (thanks L!) told me the prices will be going up tomorrow. I was on hold for about 27 minutes (it would seem a few other people shared my idea) but didn't really notice because I was enjoying the sounds of Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Oh My! This is what I have 4,500 roll over minutes for, to enjoy the sounds of Disney! And to hear at the end of the phone conversation, "Have a magical day", really that's what life is about.
I figured, in all of my wisdom, that we should get the 8 day tickets, that way we can start having fun Friday night when we arrive, even if we just go for fireworks. At an extra $3/person/day, you really can't beat it. Beats waiting in line again though.
One thing I am intent on purchasing is a Figment sticker for my laptop, because he is purple and his name is Figment, of course!
I have not been gloating at work, so I have not had to pay the required fine every time I mention vacation. Instead I quietly write on my dry erase board every day the DISNEY COUNTDOWN. It feels like just last week I was too excited to sit down when I was calling to get tickets for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Sigh, the good times.
I ordered special maps of the parks from Disney, I picked which attractions I wanted listed - maps are really cool, check out disneyworld.com if you want a set! Interestingly enough, my maps did not include any roller coasters. I wonder how that happened? They must all be closed when we're going.
I figured, in all of my wisdom, that we should get the 8 day tickets, that way we can start having fun Friday night when we arrive, even if we just go for fireworks. At an extra $3/person/day, you really can't beat it. Beats waiting in line again though.
One thing I am intent on purchasing is a Figment sticker for my laptop, because he is purple and his name is Figment, of course!
I have not been gloating at work, so I have not had to pay the required fine every time I mention vacation. Instead I quietly write on my dry erase board every day the DISNEY COUNTDOWN. It feels like just last week I was too excited to sit down when I was calling to get tickets for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Sigh, the good times.
I ordered special maps of the parks from Disney, I picked which attractions I wanted listed - maps are really cool, check out disneyworld.com if you want a set! Interestingly enough, my maps did not include any roller coasters. I wonder how that happened? They must all be closed when we're going.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Another One Bites the Dust!
Z and I traveled to New Port Richey FL this weekend for his best friend's wedding. No Julia Roberts, though. We flew down Friday morning and are now sitting at the Tampa airport waiting for our flight. Thursday night after work I drove down to DE and got to Z's house around 11:30. I had a small detour when my air pressure was low on one of my tires; thank goodness for the air gauge in my dashboard. That done, it was an uneventful trip.
Friday morning at 4:00 the alarm went off - I am not that good on four hours of sleep. Once we got to the airport there was, of course, an issue with Z's license. Apparently the security sticker was missing. Going through security the lady wanted to know "what happened to it?" We didn't know. DMV, here he comes!
As some of you may know, I am not a good flyer. Luckily my doc gave me some anti-anxiety pills. I took one, and wasn't really feeling it, so I took another one. .5 milligrams, how bad can it be? Once we were in the air we found out. I was in a little bit of a la la land state. I think I even fell asleep for a while!
We landed safely, and headed over to pick up the rental car. We were scheduled for a PT Cruiser. Ewwww. The lovely man at the desk offered us an upgrade to an Infiniti G37 for an extra $40/day. Z looked to me for help, I said "Oh yeah". We ended up with the Infiniti. Push button start, 330 HP, back up camera. Nice! It may be my next car. If I can get past the fact that it's a Nissan. We'll see. Once Z got into the gas, I think he was pretty happy to have upgraded.
We met a friend of Z's from high school at Chilis (yum!) for lunch. They hadn't seen each other in 15 years, it was a lot of fun. After that we were able to check into our hotel, which was a Hilton Resort, Homewood Suites (excellent deal on Hotels.com!). When we checked in the desk warned us they were having a reception there that night but we should not be affected, they were supposed to park down the street. More on that later. Z tossed me Cookie to put the church address in, as we were headed over that night for rehearsal. I grabbed the invitation and put what I thought was the address in; keep in mind I was still out of it from the pills. One of us fell asleep almost immediately after that. When it was time to get ready it was not easy to wake me up. Z thought I was dead, but no such luck!
We headed over to the church address that I had put into Cookie and instead arrived at the reception hall. Oops. That's the last time I'll be trusted to do that! It was okay, we called and got the correct address and made it there with two minutes to spare. Rehearsal went well, then it was off to (guess where!), Chilis! There were about 20 people there, we totally invaded. Dinner was a lot of fun, then back to the bride and groom's house for a bit of final instruction.
Back at the hotel we were not able to find an empty spot. So much for their promise that we wouldn't be affected. I drove around the parking lot twice, getting quite angry the more I looked. I squealed to a stop at the front lobby door, stormed in and loudly proclaimed "We're staying here and we can't get a spot because of these people, I need someone to move their car so I can park". Sometimes it pays off to be a pushy broad. A man followed us out and proceeded to move his jeep. Problem solved. Almost. Once we were in our room there was an endless trail of women loudly walking down the hall. One was so loud I stuck my head out the door and asked them to keep in down. She asked her companion "is she serious?" Oh yeah, come closer and see how serious she is!
Saturday we ate our complimentary breakfast at the hotel, then the groom called and asked us to go to breakfast, so we ate again at Cracker Barrel. I dropped off Z, the groom and a groomsman at the groom's mom's house for their day of fun. I even made it back to the hotel all by myself! Yay!
Reception at the church was great, no tears or anything! Bride was beautiful, groom was very handsome! Then off to the reception, which was really fun! They had a photo booth, and one half of the strip went to us and the other half went to the bride and groom, in a scrapbook, excellent idea, wonderful presentation. We visited the photo booth four times, I peer pressured Z into it.
Today we had breakfast at the hotel with the bride and groom, then off to the airport. Time to turn in the wonderful rental car. Oh well. Now we're sitting at the airport, and of course our flight into Philly is delayed. So far an hour and a half.
Friday morning at 4:00 the alarm went off - I am not that good on four hours of sleep. Once we got to the airport there was, of course, an issue with Z's license. Apparently the security sticker was missing. Going through security the lady wanted to know "what happened to it?" We didn't know. DMV, here he comes!
As some of you may know, I am not a good flyer. Luckily my doc gave me some anti-anxiety pills. I took one, and wasn't really feeling it, so I took another one. .5 milligrams, how bad can it be? Once we were in the air we found out. I was in a little bit of a la la land state. I think I even fell asleep for a while!
We landed safely, and headed over to pick up the rental car. We were scheduled for a PT Cruiser. Ewwww. The lovely man at the desk offered us an upgrade to an Infiniti G37 for an extra $40/day. Z looked to me for help, I said "Oh yeah". We ended up with the Infiniti. Push button start, 330 HP, back up camera. Nice! It may be my next car. If I can get past the fact that it's a Nissan. We'll see. Once Z got into the gas, I think he was pretty happy to have upgraded.
We met a friend of Z's from high school at Chilis (yum!) for lunch. They hadn't seen each other in 15 years, it was a lot of fun. After that we were able to check into our hotel, which was a Hilton Resort, Homewood Suites (excellent deal on Hotels.com!). When we checked in the desk warned us they were having a reception there that night but we should not be affected, they were supposed to park down the street. More on that later. Z tossed me Cookie to put the church address in, as we were headed over that night for rehearsal. I grabbed the invitation and put what I thought was the address in; keep in mind I was still out of it from the pills. One of us fell asleep almost immediately after that. When it was time to get ready it was not easy to wake me up. Z thought I was dead, but no such luck!
We headed over to the church address that I had put into Cookie and instead arrived at the reception hall. Oops. That's the last time I'll be trusted to do that! It was okay, we called and got the correct address and made it there with two minutes to spare. Rehearsal went well, then it was off to (guess where!), Chilis! There were about 20 people there, we totally invaded. Dinner was a lot of fun, then back to the bride and groom's house for a bit of final instruction.
Back at the hotel we were not able to find an empty spot. So much for their promise that we wouldn't be affected. I drove around the parking lot twice, getting quite angry the more I looked. I squealed to a stop at the front lobby door, stormed in and loudly proclaimed "We're staying here and we can't get a spot because of these people, I need someone to move their car so I can park". Sometimes it pays off to be a pushy broad. A man followed us out and proceeded to move his jeep. Problem solved. Almost. Once we were in our room there was an endless trail of women loudly walking down the hall. One was so loud I stuck my head out the door and asked them to keep in down. She asked her companion "is she serious?" Oh yeah, come closer and see how serious she is!
Saturday we ate our complimentary breakfast at the hotel, then the groom called and asked us to go to breakfast, so we ate again at Cracker Barrel. I dropped off Z, the groom and a groomsman at the groom's mom's house for their day of fun. I even made it back to the hotel all by myself! Yay!
Reception at the church was great, no tears or anything! Bride was beautiful, groom was very handsome! Then off to the reception, which was really fun! They had a photo booth, and one half of the strip went to us and the other half went to the bride and groom, in a scrapbook, excellent idea, wonderful presentation. We visited the photo booth four times, I peer pressured Z into it.
Today we had breakfast at the hotel with the bride and groom, then off to the airport. Time to turn in the wonderful rental car. Oh well. Now we're sitting at the airport, and of course our flight into Philly is delayed. So far an hour and a half.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
'Ohana or not to 'Ohana
Every time I visit Disney for more than a day I really enjoy visiting the different hotels. My favorite to visit is the Polynesian, which I will never be able to afford to stay at unless there are lottery winnings in my future. It is designed after Hawaii, which I also want to visit but do not want to take the 16 hour plane ride to get to. There is a restaurant there called 'Ohana, which looks to be a lot of fun, and good food too. Every time I log on to the Disney website to check availability it's always booked solid. I was able to find a dinner reservation at 10:30 pm for one night, but that's just too late. Sigh. Maybe next year. (Z, did I tell you we're going next year at Christmas time? Surprise!)
On a happy note, I was able to rebook the trip and save $500!! That will pay for our park tickets! Thanks Mom! It must have been a one day special, because prices are now back up, but that one day worked out perfectly for us to save!
On a happy note, I was able to rebook the trip and save $500!! That will pay for our park tickets! Thanks Mom! It must have been a one day special, because prices are now back up, but that one day worked out perfectly for us to save!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Almost Time for Disney!
And now it's time to start gearing up for trip number two. 97 more days until Disney! We have tickets to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, breakfast reservations at Boma, and lunch reservations at the Crystal Palace and Hollywood & Vine. We will be driving down from Delaware (but not in Snowball), we will be renting a car. We're staying at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, hopefully in Barbados which is pink & purple!
I started a little countdown at work on my erasable board, and put up my little drawings of Mickey, Minnie, Simba and the four park icons (castle, fantasia hat, tree of life and epcot ball). I'm just waiting to see how long before the sign is edited by my co-workers, who are sick of Mickey already.
I'm ready now, I don't know how I'm going to be able to wait until September!
I started a little countdown at work on my erasable board, and put up my little drawings of Mickey, Minnie, Simba and the four park icons (castle, fantasia hat, tree of life and epcot ball). I'm just waiting to see how long before the sign is edited by my co-workers, who are sick of Mickey already.
I'm ready now, I don't know how I'm going to be able to wait until September!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Third Time the Charm?
After 7 days of car stuff it was time for some flowers. Today we went over to Longwood Gardens in PA. We were there for an hour and a half and I took 150 pictures. If it makes you feel any better I took more than that on the first day of the Power Tour. (Really this is for Z - he gets upset when I take more flower than car pix!)
Z and his dad were coming up with a possible plan today for doing next year's Power Tour. Sigh. So much for never doing this again. With any luck it will start somewhere near here so we won't have the 17 hour ride out again and 17 hour ride back.
After the plans were discussed, we headed over to a local car show, because it had been 24 hours since we last saw a car show. Z was having withdrawal symptoms, it's a long road to recovery. The first step is denial. Guess what we're doing tomorrow! Going to the local track for some racing! Z has already warned me that I will be putting on sunscreen. We'll see!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Good News and Bad News
The good news is that we're back in DE and we're still speaking to each other.
The bad news is as follows:
*We left the hotel at 7:00 this morning after a night of deliberating if the car would make it for the rest of the trip with a failing fuel pump - we decided not to risk it.
*Snowball had a few "fun to shut herself off while driving" moments
*Route 66 headed onto the Beltway in DC was backed up for 5 miles
*The beltway (495) was also backed up for miles. After 2 hours of sitting in traffic Snowball was overheating and Z needed to use two feet to drive. Temp was up to 240 and the car had a very strong fuel smell.
*We got off because Snowball was getting close to a very bad problem and went into Bethesda MD. The overflow from the expressway made that a gridlock as well. We found a gas station and filled up and used the bathroom. I checked Cookie, she found a way back to DE that did not involve the beltway.
*We got back on already on 95, which was slow but moving.
*Cookie told us to take 895 which Z has never heard of thru a different tunnel than he knows, but we tried it. Big mistake. We got to the toll before the tunnel and traffic was stopped. We say there for another 20 minutes before traffic was moving again, no idea of why that was stopped.
But we made it back! Snowball and I made a deal last night - I told her if she got us home she would get a brand new fuel pump, all for herself. Nothing like bribing the car. She did it, we made it back! That's all for now, my eyes are closing...more to come when I'm fully conscious!
The bad news is as follows:
*We left the hotel at 7:00 this morning after a night of deliberating if the car would make it for the rest of the trip with a failing fuel pump - we decided not to risk it.
*Snowball had a few "fun to shut herself off while driving" moments
*Route 66 headed onto the Beltway in DC was backed up for 5 miles
*The beltway (495) was also backed up for miles. After 2 hours of sitting in traffic Snowball was overheating and Z needed to use two feet to drive. Temp was up to 240 and the car had a very strong fuel smell.
*We got off because Snowball was getting close to a very bad problem and went into Bethesda MD. The overflow from the expressway made that a gridlock as well. We found a gas station and filled up and used the bathroom. I checked Cookie, she found a way back to DE that did not involve the beltway.
*We got back on already on 95, which was slow but moving.
*Cookie told us to take 895 which Z has never heard of thru a different tunnel than he knows, but we tried it. Big mistake. We got to the toll before the tunnel and traffic was stopped. We say there for another 20 minutes before traffic was moving again, no idea of why that was stopped.
But we made it back! Snowball and I made a deal last night - I told her if she got us home she would get a brand new fuel pump, all for herself. Nothing like bribing the car. She did it, we made it back! That's all for now, my eyes are closing...more to come when I'm fully conscious!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Car Guys are Good Guys
Lot to catch up on! Tuesday started out in Marion, IL. We were heading to Bowling Green KY, which is, of course, the home of the Corvette Manufacturing Plant and the Corvette Museum. It was a hike between the two cities, but Z was excited to get over to Corvette World. We had planned to meet a friend of his there. On the road early and made it over to the plant with no issues. Z's friend and daughter met us there. On the road in there were all kinds of signs telling us the rules. No drinks, no cameras, no bags and NO OPEN TOED SHOES. Keep in mind it's 90 degrees out. I have on open toed shoes, as do Z's friend P and daughter B. We head in and keep our fingers crossed that maybe they won't notice. They noticed. P thought we could get away with wrapping duct tape around our feet, but alas, no duct tape could be found. Family dollar, here we come! Shoes purchased we headed over to NAPA to purchase some spark plugs - motor is still missing and we were hoping that would do the trick (it didn't, but more on that later). Since we had missed the 11:00 and 11:30 tours we ate lunch and went back for the 12:45 tour. We raced in with a minute to spare. Then we sat...and sat...and sat. We were group 4, and there was a 15 minute delay in the groups, which started with group 1. We perservered and made it in, with the announcement that we would not be able to see the Paint Section - oh well, not a big deal. We started the tour and watched the corvettes being put together, which was amazing. They were doing all the Vettes, regular, Grand Sport, Z06 and ZR1. We learned the way to identify the four types, which I'm sure Z already knew, and I now have forgotten, but at the time was cool. We also have a souvenir, a bolt which mysteriously made it into our pockets.
After that we went over to the museum, which was also amazing. We saw all kinds of corvettes, which I'm sure Z can also describe in detail. P&B were with us as well. A good time was had by all! The gift shop was on the way out and I used my talent of persuasion to convince Z he needed a corvette T-shirt. I also got one, but mine says "Fast and Sexy"; Z's just has a corvette and the Z06 emblem. Maybe it's just me, but mine seems more fun.
Then it was time to head over to the PT. We walked around for a bit and turned into puddles - 95 degrees and 100% humidity is not a fun time. P&B headed home and we headed to our next hotel to change some spark plugs.
7:00 found us in the parking lot with the hood up and tools out. I was the moral support and sat in the director's chair while Z did all the work. He found the bad plug and changed it out, taped up the plug wire with some fancy black tape and headed out for a test run. Test run started out okay, then uh oh! Problem came back. Luckily there was an Advanced Auto right down the street, so we went to get some new plug wires. Back to the hotel! Plug Wire replaced and another test run, Snowball still having some issues, but seems okay to drive. And at this point, really what choice do we have?
So here we are at Wednesday! Got a late start and headed over to P's house, which is on the way from Bowling Green to our next stop, Chattanooga, TN. We spent a few hours with him drooling over his house, then headed out to our next PT stop. About an hour out from Chattanooga Snowball thought it would be fun to shut off while going 75 down a mountain hill in front of the 18 wheelers. Z was able to get over to the breakdown lane. Up goes the hood. Not really sure what was happening there, but he asked me to turn the starter, and Snowball started right up! Yay Snowball! Back on the road and we made it to the hotel, swearing that "we're never going to do this again". Met up with a very nice man in the parking lot whose family founded Falmouth MA! We WALKED across the street and had dinner. When we got back Snowball and I had a little talk and she's going to get us home safely as long as we replace her fuel pump when we get there. Z's friend L said if it shuts off and won't start we should start banging on the fuel tank, which is where the pump is located. Ahh, modern technology.
And now we're back to planning next year's trip. Snowball will not be asked to repeat her performance. Perhaps Sebastian, who is the red Firehawk, will be the winner.
Monday, June 7, 2010
That Makes Me Wish I Still Had My Old IROC
We started out on the suggested route this morning but decided to follow the GPS instead. I think we saved a lot of time by doing this. We had a scheduled lunch spot at the Mid America Motorworks location in Effington IL. Cookie got us there with no issues. The only time we had a problem was when we decided to follow the group of hot rods in front of us and followed them right into a Bob Evans. Oops! We'll know better next time! Lunch was a pleasant surprise, fried chicken, pulled pork, potato salad and BBQ beans. After that we went into the store and saw some historical corvettes. I'll let Z describe them, whenever he decides to post something.
We made it to the hotel and checked in, then headed over to the afternoon location, the Du Quoin Fairgrounds.
Picture the setting - pulling into a Fair Grounds with hot rods lining both sides of the street. As we drove by one man, we heard him say "That makes me wish I still had my old IROC". There were probably 25 other third gen Camaros there, so there were quite a few more than we expected. Lot more local cars at this one. There was funnel cake, that we did not have (thanks to Z's willpower, it certainly wasn't mine!) Tomorrow is the Bowling Green KY stop, and the Corvette Museum and Manufacturing Plant. Oh boy!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Sweet Home Iowa & Illinois
Drivers meeting first thing this morning at the Iowa Speedway - David Frieburger was the master of ceremonies and had on his normal flip flops while standing on top of the Hot Rod trailer. We learned the rules and what not to do if they pulled up next to us in their Tahoe to take a picture of us. If you ever find yourself in this situation, DO NOT hit the gas or brake, just continue on as if nothing is happening. If we were to see their SUV approaching at 120 in the break down lane we SHOULD NOT BE ALARMED. Ok, can do - didn't see it anyway, nothing to fear.
Z drove the first four hours or so, I took over after that and did the next three. It was 302 miles, but took a really long time. Z drove us until we got off the major highways, then I took over and drove thru Smalltown USA. There were people sitting in most of the parking lots we drove by, in their front yards, everywhere the eye could see there were people. People waving, people handing out free water and "pop", one stand even had hotdogs. We got a lot of attention in one of the towns because there was a girl driving - it was causing quite a stir. There were many requests for burnouts (and other less appropriate things), but I don't really have any idea how to do a burnout so we did not participate in that event. Town after town people were having tailgate parties to watch all the cars go by, there were signs welcoming us and asking for us to come back. Z is already planning next year's trip and what car to bring. And he says an Acura is still not a hotrod. Hmph.
Today's event was in downtown Springfield IL - they closed the streets and all the cars were parking in parking lots, the streets, everywhere they could fit. We bought our first souvenirs! Pink HRPT shirt for me, white one for Z.
Z drove the first four hours or so, I took over after that and did the next three. It was 302 miles, but took a really long time. Z drove us until we got off the major highways, then I took over and drove thru Smalltown USA. There were people sitting in most of the parking lots we drove by, in their front yards, everywhere the eye could see there were people. People waving, people handing out free water and "pop", one stand even had hotdogs. We got a lot of attention in one of the towns because there was a girl driving - it was causing quite a stir. There were many requests for burnouts (and other less appropriate things), but I don't really have any idea how to do a burnout so we did not participate in that event. Town after town people were having tailgate parties to watch all the cars go by, there were signs welcoming us and asking for us to come back. Z is already planning next year's trip and what car to bring. And he says an Acura is still not a hotrod. Hmph.
Today's event was in downtown Springfield IL - they closed the streets and all the cars were parking in parking lots, the streets, everywhere they could fit. We bought our first souvenirs! Pink HRPT shirt for me, white one for Z.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Your Name Could be a Sobriety Test in Iowa
We made it over to the Iowa Speedway this morning for registration - we had a tense few minutes when the engine was missing (not missing gone, missing skipping). My thinks was that it was the fuel, purchased at the "Git N Go" - not kidding - Z was concerned when we almost didn't make it up a hill, but we did, and perservered!
When we were checking in Z told the guy he was probably the last name their book, and he was! The gentleman checking us in told Z his name could be a sobriety test in the state of Iowa!
We saw Chip Foose at the Magnaflow booth, which was cool. We also saw (wait a moment for anticipation)..... an ACURA!! Just one, and I couldn't really tell why it was a hotrod, but it was there! We also saw the Duramax Diesel '70 Chevelle that took 250k to build, just hanging out with all the other cool kids.
Day 1 of the Tour we took 245 pictures - my arms were bent holding my camera the whole time and I have a very interesting sunburn because of that. We're now back at the hotel sitting out the severe thunderstorm and tornado warning.
When we were checking in Z told the guy he was probably the last name their book, and he was! The gentleman checking us in told Z his name could be a sobriety test in the state of Iowa!
We saw Chip Foose at the Magnaflow booth, which was cool. We also saw (wait a moment for anticipation)..... an ACURA!! Just one, and I couldn't really tell why it was a hotrod, but it was there! We also saw the Duramax Diesel '70 Chevelle that took 250k to build, just hanging out with all the other cool kids.
Day 1 of the Tour we took 245 pictures - my arms were bent holding my camera the whole time and I have a very interesting sunburn because of that. We're now back at the hotel sitting out the severe thunderstorm and tornado warning.
Register for fun
Getting ready to head over to registration at the Iowa Speedway. 30 miles = 1 hour travel time. We are in the middle of nowhere. Driving in last night felt like we were on the set of a movie, like Twister. Green fields as far as the eye can see, narrow paved roads, no lines. We must be in the "big city", there are two restaurants to dine at - either Applebees or Perkins. Must run!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Check your gauges?
I have never before driven a car that I had to make sure my gauges were where they were supposed to be. My car I put my key in, turn it on and put it in drive. That's it. If a light comes on in the dash I know something is wrong. Apparently the IROC has GAUGES that I need to keep my eye on to make sure all is good. They are confusing things like "Battery" and "Oil Pressure" and "Temperature". If the oil pressure goes to 0 we have a problem. My car goes into Honda when I have 10% oil life left, my temp gauge I never look at and I have never had a battery gauge before so I don't know what number is normal. Right before Z takes a nap he says "make sure you keep an eye on the gauges to make sure all is good". Oh boy, the pressure...
Today was the prelude to Z's dream - 12 hours in the car across DE, PA, OH, IA, IL and finally IA, 17 hours total between the two days. We saw 92 double tractor trailers, 72 triple trailers and 123 red barns - yes, red barns only. And that was only before we have up counting. First exciting sighting happened in OH, we saw a red 70 SS Chevelle with NY tags. Mom and two small children, apprently not headed where we are, but it was a good start.
Second sighting was a major one - 3 Chevelles, black Vette, Solstice with a V8 and a new 2010 LPE Trans Am (which was a custom car created from a new Camaro, as far as I understood it); all with MI tags, traveling in a group.
Arrived at our hotel in IA around 8:45, some of us are too tired to see straight, so hope this makes sense!
Today was the prelude to Z's dream - 12 hours in the car across DE, PA, OH, IA, IL and finally IA, 17 hours total between the two days. We saw 92 double tractor trailers, 72 triple trailers and 123 red barns - yes, red barns only. And that was only before we have up counting. First exciting sighting happened in OH, we saw a red 70 SS Chevelle with NY tags. Mom and two small children, apprently not headed where we are, but it was a good start.
Second sighting was a major one - 3 Chevelles, black Vette, Solstice with a V8 and a new 2010 LPE Trans Am (which was a custom car created from a new Camaro, as far as I understood it); all with MI tags, traveling in a group.
Arrived at our hotel in IA around 8:45, some of us are too tired to see straight, so hope this makes sense!
I Can't Drive 55
Yesterday, day 1, went well! I got to Delaware at 6:30, we (by that I mean Z) loaded up the car, and we got on the road at 7:18. Weather started out good, but sky was looking rather ominous. We stopped at the Texas Roadhouse in Lancaster PA at 8:22. While we were eating there was a huge thunder and lightning and rain storm, but it ended before we came out. Love my luck! Back on the road at 9:17 after a yummy dinner. Plugged in the GPS (named Cookie) and found that we had a 4 1/2 hour drive ahead of us. A few minutes later it was us and the 18 wheelers on the PA T-Pike. Stopped for gas and driver change, Z was tired after a long day at work and I was ready to drive! Was a good thing driving thru Pittsburg, we passed a state trooper and had Z have been driving our pockets might have ended up a little bit lighter. I drove to Cranberry, arrived at 1:30am. Up at 7:00, on the road again this morning at 8:42.
Animal sightings so far: goats, cows, chickens, horses and donkeys
saying for the day: "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail"
Animal sightings so far: goats, cows, chickens, horses and donkeys
saying for the day: "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail"
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Is an Acura a Hot Rod?
I say yes, Z says no.
A: I would like hood pins
Z: You can't put hood pins on an Acura
A: I would like Rambo brakes
Z: They're not Rambo, they're Brembo
A: I say we'll see an Acura on the HRPT
Z: I don't think so
I think I'm going to expand my Acura sightings to include any Hondas we might see. They are, after all, related. We shall see who wins this bet!
A: I would like hood pins
Z: You can't put hood pins on an Acura
A: I would like Rambo brakes
Z: They're not Rambo, they're Brembo
A: I say we'll see an Acura on the HRPT
Z: I don't think so
I think I'm going to expand my Acura sightings to include any Hondas we might see. They are, after all, related. We shall see who wins this bet!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Hidden Vacation Expenses
So we all know about the hotel charges, food, gas and souvenirs......what they didn't tell me about (until today) is the vacation surcharge! This is a surcharge imposed upon me by my co-workers. It's possible that I have been talking about this vacation for the past 6 months every day, keeping everyone posted with how many days left, and what day I'll be leaving. Maybe they're getting a little sick of hearing the daily update. There will now be a $.25 charge for every mention of the upcoming trip. Actually, since there are two upcoming trips, I'm going to be in trouble for the next four months. The penalty goes up to a whopping $1.00 for any na-na-na-na-boo-boos that might come out of my mouth, or neenerneeners or even hahahas. We plan on buying a cake with the procedes, but it might be more likely that I'll be buying everyone a five course meal.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
24 Days to go!
We're registered and hotels are booked!
Sat June 5th
Comfort Inn, Marshalltown IA
Sun June 6th
Hampton Inn, Springfield IL
Mon June 7th
Hampton Inn, Marion IL
Tues June 8th
Candlewood Suites, Bowling Green KY
Wed June 9th
Hilton Garden Inn, Chattanooga TN
Thurs June 10th
Hampton Inn, Hoover AL
Fri June 11th
Hampton Inn, Mobile AL
With any luck we'll be able to listen to the radio this year. Z does not appreciate my singing as much as I do! Fingers crossed for no rear end gear issues, or any other issues! Last year's trip was cut a little short but we were lucky enough to see the best car in it, that has since been highlighted in many magazines.
Maybe we'll see Jay Leno!
Sat June 5th
Comfort Inn, Marshalltown IA
Sun June 6th
Hampton Inn, Springfield IL
Mon June 7th
Hampton Inn, Marion IL
Tues June 8th
Candlewood Suites, Bowling Green KY
Wed June 9th
Hilton Garden Inn, Chattanooga TN
Thurs June 10th
Hampton Inn, Hoover AL
Fri June 11th
Hampton Inn, Mobile AL
With any luck we'll be able to listen to the radio this year. Z does not appreciate my singing as much as I do! Fingers crossed for no rear end gear issues, or any other issues! Last year's trip was cut a little short but we were lucky enough to see the best car in it, that has since been highlighted in many magazines.
Maybe we'll see Jay Leno!
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