Early this week, I drove out to Ohio to visit my mom. I hadn’t seen her since Christmas and was missing her. I had a really great visit with her! We stayed up til 3, 4, 5am every night talking. It was so nice to reconnect with her.
Adam and I arrived Sunday morning around 1130EST. (We left home about 430CST.) I drove the entire six hours with direction from the Hungarian Grandmother I downloaded to my GPS. I probably wouldn’t have stopped at all for more time than to get gas and/or pee but Adam woke me up and started asking for food. He didn’t want the food I’d packed. Hmph. I listened to my three playlists (The Commute Mix, Elventified™!, and The 90s) and had fun singing along. The only hard part was when the sun was rising. I was driving East. You do the math.
It felt SO NICE to drive like that, you guys. When you’re on the Interstate between 4-6am, it’s pretty much empty. I was able to sit back and really just become reacquainted with my car. I am not comfortable driving her in the city, but I certainly enjoyed bonding with her on the highway.
I ate terribly when I was there. Well, except the home cooked stuff. Somehow that doesn’t count, right? 🙂 But I ate fast food three times (shh, don’t tell my yogi friends) and I snacked a lot more than usual. My mom and Adam said I don’t eat enough. Three meals and day and two snacks just sound like SO MUCH, though, and I just can’t do it. I don’t get hungry enough.
Here are a couple of new things I tried:
OH MY GOD this juice is soooooo freaking good, I can’t wait to get more!!!
I know right? But they tasted really good. I shared this little bag with my mom and Adam.
We don’t have Bob Evans very close to us yet, so I ate there twice on this trip. This is the French toast topped with blueberries. More please.
I visited with some cousins and Aidan and Chris came up to visit too! So I get a bonus Aidan visit! 😀
I’ve been home for a few days now. Still worn out and I have yet to unpack. Haven’t been to a yoga class in well over a week. But I did make it to my anatomy class and I worked yesterday. I spent all day today reading and being lazy.
I promise to get back on track tomorrow. There is a rogue cat turd in this house and the scent is driving me up a wall. That’s how they punish us for leaving, by the way. Pooping all over the place. Ugh. There is always one that is hidden very well and I literally have to sniff it out. Gross. I’ve got to eradicate that ASAP; my nose can’t take it.
OK then. Til next time.
I’m glad you had a good visit! I love the pictures. 🙂
Oh, and our cats punish us for leaving, too. Our dog is an anxious mess and will pee on our bed, but she’s predictable so it’s easy to put down a large waterproof mat (it’s actually a “sex blanket” – no, really, but I bought it SPECIFICALLY to protect our bed FROM THE DOG, lol). The cats, on the other hand, are sneaky little jerks… as I’m sure you know from yours! I hope you find the rogue hidden mess soon, blah.
Hey! The rogue mess ended up being the cover we use on the couch to protect it from cat pee. We need to wash it and all will be well. No rogue turds, just a stinky couch cover. I am amazed at how bad cats can make an apartment smell.
I’m glad you had an awesome time! There’s nothing like reconnecting with Mom! 🙂
Agreeeeeee! 😀