Drivin' it on home, Part #2!

On the road again!
Goin' places that I've never been...
Seein' things that I may never see again.
And I can't wait to get on the road again!

Final destination, "home".  Yay!

Like I said, I love going away and visiting friends and all that fun stuff, but I always like going back home to my beautiful house and fur-babies!  I am so excited to see them.  Today is a whole week, and my Lucy is going to be soooo happy!  Chew-man is going to be slappin'-happy.  He is so cute, when he gets excited, he walks toward you slapping the floor and the side of his face, too frigging cute.  What a great rescue pup we ended up with. I sure do talk about my pups a lot, don't I ?  Well, get used to it :)

Where did I leave off?  Oh yeah, heading to Savannah.  What a lovely place!  I've been there before but never had the time to explore.  We stayed at a cool contemporary hotel, Andaz Savannah, on Barnard Street.  My hubster knows me well, with the hotel styles I love to stay in, modern-contemporary.  I love the furnishings and colors, I just get excited over it all.

I went way off my RAW wagon this trip.  Well, not too bad once I think about it.  I did have my green smoothies at mom's. Even got her to drink 2-ounces, wish I had that photo! Going out to dinner proved impossible at times.  Ugh, the thought.  Oh heck, what-ev-er-ER!  This was much deserved for a nice evening out. Plus, we walked it off.  

Lemon-drop martini with green fried tomatoes and asparagus.  Yum-meeee! The birds were very interested in our grub!

Then we walked a bit and saw these massive shipping barges.  I loved the cool walk way along the river and the backside of the street. So cool.

We even did a ghost & grave yard tour. Oh yes, we did it.  See the pic with mostly blackness, except for the whiteness in the top right area?  Ghost! BOO!

Then, as we watched someone do some likeness charcoal portraits, which were very likeness-questionable, we met this couple.  Melanie and David, from Atlanta.  So sweet and friendly.  David mentioned several times how friendly we are from up-north, compared to Jersians...hmmmm.  He must have had a bad experience with someone...?  We ended up having a drink and friendly chatter at the Cotton Exchange Tavern, on E River Street.  Oh, Oh, and they were married earlier that day!  How darling is that!!!

From there we headed back to Andaz, but not before stopping at the awesome Savannah's Candy Kitchen and Bryd's Famous Cookies store.  I'm not too keen on all the chocolate and candy but COOKIES (or cupcakes :) will stop me in my tracks!  Go online and buy some.  The scotch oatmeal cookies are 'da bomb!  No kidding.

As we headed out of Savannah bright and early, we didn't look forward to the 11.5 hours of black tar road ahead of us.  We are making our pit-stops and we've run into hard downpours that have slowed our travel.  Things are clear and dry now, less congestion.  I've been typing and stopping, dozed off, and fixing pictures and making collages to post.  So now I have to make this public, for your enjoyment of course :) and entertain the hubster with my singing, or perhaps my complaining of candy crusher!

All in all, it's been a great ride with the hubster.  We had some good quality time together, easy going and relaxing for the most part.  I want to thank my handsome hubster for his patience in driving 2,256 miles up to this point, with a couple hundred yet to go.  I hate driving and apoligized before leaving that I couldn't and wouldn't :) He's a good hubster. After all, it was his idea to drive :)  and what a good choice it was, hubs. 

While 95 is congested once again, what a surprise, and we snail-pace through Fredericksburg, I wish you a nice read here on my blog, and an even more, a lovely dry and sunny weekend ahead!  

Where have you gone on the road travels?

Do you live in any of these places?

Happy Friday blog peeps xo 

Drivin' it on home, Part #1

So now we are on our way home. After a pit-stop in Savannah, that is.  It's always nice to be away, but I really like it when I get back home. 

I feel like we've been gone forever-and-a-day. I usually don't like being gone for so long.  Although this trip is no exception, it's been fun to travel with the hubster on-the-road.  We are both pretty easy going, so it's easy to make decisions and just go-with-it.  No pressure. We are having fun.

BUT...!

I miss my fur-babies sooo much! I cannot wait to get home and couch potato with my Lucy-girl and hear Chewbacca lull me to sleep with his loud snoring!  Only a furbaby-mamma can appreciate that.

My last post ended with Charlotte, moving on to Ocala, FL.  My mother is moving back up north, so we were going to fly down and help her with yard sales and packing and such.  We botched that idea when we decided to keep-on-truckin' after dropping the college kid off at WVU.  

This is my mom and me. 

My mom wants to move back to where her family is, but she's been in FL for a long time and since her husband passed in 2002, she's been alone.  Except for the job (now gone), friends she's had, also have moved on or passed.  It's sad, to see her so overwhelmed with getting rid of everything she's known for so long and return to her roots with mostly nothing. She moves slow, health has been her enemy in some tough times.  My hubster is so patient and kind with her, he makes her laugh-cry through the tough stuff.  Cute to watch.  So, we packed some things and have brought some home for her, but have decided to let her take her time, since there is no hurry. Let her do things in the time frame she needs, to feel right and good within herself.  No hurry.  

Unfortunately while there, we had to put down her nearly 16-year old girl, Sasha.  The poor girl was walking around like a mechanical-stuffed-pooch.  She was sweet as could be, nearly 100% blind and deaf.  Fortunately, Sasha told us it was time for her to go.  I am so happy we were there to help and say goodbye. We stayed an extra night, to be with my mother. 

The vet experience was horrid!  So ridiculously rude, with little compassion.  I posted my furious experience on FB, but I can't seem to copy and past here as I ride in the car using my iPad.  (I really need to take Blogger lessons or something!)

We stayed at my mother's for four nights.  We had decent weather and some time in the pool.

Some down pours as FL often has, daily.  

My favorite part was finding some pictures and memories. This is my boy, the just turned 30-year old!  

Me and my little-sis', wayyyy back! 1981

Lake Weir, in Belleview.  In all these years, I never ventured there.  Hubster had a good idea.  Look how beautiful!  Ocala isn't the most happening place, but to see this surely proves it has beauty.  

I just love these trees!  The lake was so nice. 

I could imagine the family crowds during the weekends. 

As we head to Savannah, only a short 13-miles away, I wonder how many blogger peeps I've passed along the way down South, and now back up North.  

BTW, the kid we dropped off at college?  

We've heard from him, believe it or not.  The first night actually, "I love it here" was all he said.  Ha. The hubster and I looked at each other and giggled.  We're just hoping he loves it enough to study hard and stay the good kid he is, or else! :)

As we park to check-in at our hotel, I'll sign off.  See you tomorrow, for Part #2!

Do you have elderly parents to care for?

What road have you traveled lately?

Are any of my blogger-peeps in my path?

Road'ing Down South

We've been on the road since last Friday. So my postings have been lax. Is there anybody out there?

Dropping our 18-year old off at college, for his first year, first semester of college!!! So proud.

Visiting my late friend, whom I miss so very much. 

And her lovely family in NC, that I consider my family.

Kojak, the mostly Pit, is so sweet.  Loved him.  I think he loved me too, haha.

Off to Charlotte...my other friends. So much fun! 

Karan's lovely home, in a lovely area, and Chance, knowing a good spot with a good view!

On the road again ... to Ocala.

We surprised my mother at 9:00 pm Sunday. Look what I find her wearing!!

Me & mom.

Discovered I was waaayyyy over dressed for Walmart!

Noticed my mother still uses this:

And Sasha is still around, at 15-years old!

This little cutie, Angel, is a big spoiled baby.

So, we will lounge by the pool for another day. Tough day.

Then, on the road again to head North.  Where to?

Where are you traveling lately?