This Happened Today

Another lovely visual by yours truly...

Driving in Orlando is an experience like no other.  It amazes me the number of people who will inconvenience everyone around them just because they are in the wrong lane or in the wrong place. The number of people who feel entitled to do anything they want to on the road is far worse than any other place I have seen.  

So today, at the corner of a VERY busy intersection (Turkey Lake and Sand Lake for Orlando people), a person in a truck found himself in the straight lane when he really wanted to be in the left turn lane.  

So what does he/she do?  Does he go straight through the light and turn around at the first possible opportunity?  

NOPE!

He comes to a complete stop at a green light and is going to wait for the red left turn arrow to turn green and held up all the cars behind him.  Fortunately, I was in the other straight lane and I was not one of those held up so I do not know what the outcome of this situation was (if he eventually gave in and went straight as he should have from the start).  All I know is there was a lot of honking going on as I passed by.  

Wisconsin Trip - Day Ten....Home

I had the alarm set for 8:30 this morning but woke up at 7:50 and decided to get started.  I'm so glad I did because, as it was, we did not get home until 8:15.  

Driving was very uneventful - just as I like it. 

We are so happy to be home where it is green...and sunny...and warm.

Pictures from our travel day

Monteagle, Tennessee Ahead

Monteagle Pass

Ollie will only stay in the front when the car isn't moving

Atlanta

Atlanta

So content in the back seat

Ahhhh...green grass, blue skies, and leaves on the trees

Why the Confederate Flag?

Wisconsin Trip - Day Nine

An early start this morning...we were up, dressed, packed up, and ready to go by 5:30.  Saying bye was hard but it was made easier knowing that Carey is coming down to Orlando in June.  

Driving today was just okay.  It rained a bit in Indiana and we had small traffic tie-ups in Milwaukee (at 6:45 in the am...what's up with that), Chicago, and Nashville, but otherwise it was pretty smooth driving.  

We are staying the night in Murfreesboro at the same motel we would stay at when we would drive down for Christmas.  We also hit up the same Cracker Barrel for dinner. 

Tomorrow home - to the 80* temps.  YES!

Pictures from the day

Great America Illinois

This is how one would think Ollie would travel but...

This is more accurate... he spent the entire drive looking at the backseat longing to jump back there...sadly, there was no room.

Lake Forest Oasis for breakfast

Chicago O'Hare nearby

Welcome to Indiana

Um...Really?

Indianapolis

Burger King for lunch in Columbus, Indiana

Welcome to Kentcuky

Welcome to Tennessee

Nashville

Motel 6 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Cat in the motel room next to us did not go unnoticed.  

Wisconsin Trip - Day Eight

Everyone overslept this morning negating any chance of making it to church.  Instead, we sipped hot chocolate, ate leftover scones, and talked, talked, talked.  

I did most of the packing today and loaded everything in the car that I could so that tomorrow morning would be easier.  It was a very lazy day...Carey and I watched a Hallmark movie and Bill made his Delicious coffee rubbed pork tenderloin on the grill with his amazing peach/BBQ sauce...OH MY YUM!   Zack shocked me by having 3 helpings of wild rice.  

At night, Carey and I went over to a friend's house to watch the final episode of Downton Abbey (sob sob).  As an added touch, we sipped on hot tea like proper English ladies. 

So different seeing them out of costume

Wisconsin Trip - Day Seven

It was a fantastic day.  Since it's the weekend, Carey did not have to work so we spent the whole day together.  

The morning began on a great note when I woke up to homemade orange chocolate chip scones with an orange glaze...Y!U!M!  

We relaxed most of the morning, watching a couple episodes of Fixer Upper on HGTV, snacking on scones, and sipping hot chocolate.  

Once we got our act together, Carey and I did a little shopping at a downtown boutique and then also stopped at Wal-Mart to pickup some items needed for a little craft project we were going to do.  

The project was a fun and creative (not to mention useful) idea of Carey's using a multiframe picture frame, some craft paper, and stickers to make a "day of the week memo board".  It was so easy and looks so cute that I plan to make one for my mom and sister.  

Just use a dry erase marker

Since my Cyber Monday shoe deals did not pan out, Zack and I hit up the local shoe store for new shoes.  I am so fortunate that I can still wear little girl shoes for half the price. I got my old reliable PUMAS and Zack got some DC shoes. 

For dinner, the plan was to treat Bill and Carey to pizza at West End

But much to my dismay, they grabbed the check from me and paid.  I am very grateful.  

Carey and I went to Target and then to Hobby Lobby and Walgreens on the way home.  Then we finished off the evening by watching a Hallmark movie.