wuzzy6
Mom to the Fab 4
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2009
So, I was a busy little beaver today!
I've been dealing with ever-increasing anxiety over flying. Doodle and Nuggies have never flown before, and I really don't want to ruin it for them by making them fly with me for their first time! I enjoyed flying a lot at one time, but that was back when I was blissfully unaware of... things.
So, yes, you've probably guessed by now - I've made some changes. Again.
We are DRIVING!!!
It's 1,420 miles from our front door to CSR - or 24 hours on the road! We're going to drive 671 miles on day one - 749 miles on day two. It should work out to about 12 hours of driving each day, according to Google Maps.
So, that means we will need to wake up very early (I'm thinking 3-ish ) in the morning on Saturday, January 26th - DH and I will both shower, brush our teeth, get dressed, and make some coffee for the road. Doodle and Nugs will have to suck it up and throw on some clothes, brush their teeth and get in the UAV.
Speaking of the UAV - I'm sure you're wondering what the heck that is. Well, we have a lovely fuel-efficient 4WD Suburban - the kids named it the UAV, which is short for "Urban Assault Vehicle." This should not be taken as a reflection on how I, or my DH, drive. (We also had a minivan they named "Swagger Wagon" - as they put it, "You have to have mad swag in order to drive that awful thing and still be cool.")
Anyway, I really would like to be on the road no later than 4:00 - our route takes us directly through NYC and Richmond, VA. If we leave by 4, then we will hit NYC around 9:30 in the morning and Richmond around 4 in the afternoon. Traffic will be nuts no matter what, but I really want to try to avoid the worst of it. Plus, getting to our hotel before dinner will allow us to eat, then relax at the pool and/or watch some tv before bed.
On Day 2, I'd like to be on the road early again. I'm not going to lock us in to a time, because it will depend on how DH feels. (I'm no fool - not going to poke the growly bear too often! ) We will have another 12 hours of driving, so I'm really going to push to leave no later than 6 - DH is an early riser, so I'm going to just leave this one to him.
Now, by driving instead of flying, that won't leave us much time to do anything in the evening besides eat dinner and explore the resort a little - maybe take a quick trip to Publix for some bottled water and snacks.
Back the truck up, y'all.... did you hear what I just said?!!!
PUBLIX!!!!!!!!
Ok, I grew up in FL, and I love love love Publix - especially their cakes/cupcakes! OMG how flipping excited am I?! I literally, just at this moment, realized that by having our car with us, we can GO TO PUBLIX and get CAKE!!!
I'm done now - I can't think of anything else I was going to tell you. I've been derailed by cake. I'll be back when I can focus again.
I've been dealing with ever-increasing anxiety over flying. Doodle and Nuggies have never flown before, and I really don't want to ruin it for them by making them fly with me for their first time! I enjoyed flying a lot at one time, but that was back when I was blissfully unaware of... things.
So, yes, you've probably guessed by now - I've made some changes. Again.
We are DRIVING!!!
It's 1,420 miles from our front door to CSR - or 24 hours on the road! We're going to drive 671 miles on day one - 749 miles on day two. It should work out to about 12 hours of driving each day, according to Google Maps.
So, that means we will need to wake up very early (I'm thinking 3-ish ) in the morning on Saturday, January 26th - DH and I will both shower, brush our teeth, get dressed, and make some coffee for the road. Doodle and Nugs will have to suck it up and throw on some clothes, brush their teeth and get in the UAV.
Speaking of the UAV - I'm sure you're wondering what the heck that is. Well, we have a lovely fuel-efficient 4WD Suburban - the kids named it the UAV, which is short for "Urban Assault Vehicle." This should not be taken as a reflection on how I, or my DH, drive. (We also had a minivan they named "Swagger Wagon" - as they put it, "You have to have mad swag in order to drive that awful thing and still be cool.")
Anyway, I really would like to be on the road no later than 4:00 - our route takes us directly through NYC and Richmond, VA. If we leave by 4, then we will hit NYC around 9:30 in the morning and Richmond around 4 in the afternoon. Traffic will be nuts no matter what, but I really want to try to avoid the worst of it. Plus, getting to our hotel before dinner will allow us to eat, then relax at the pool and/or watch some tv before bed.
On Day 2, I'd like to be on the road early again. I'm not going to lock us in to a time, because it will depend on how DH feels. (I'm no fool - not going to poke the growly bear too often! ) We will have another 12 hours of driving, so I'm really going to push to leave no later than 6 - DH is an early riser, so I'm going to just leave this one to him.
Now, by driving instead of flying, that won't leave us much time to do anything in the evening besides eat dinner and explore the resort a little - maybe take a quick trip to Publix for some bottled water and snacks.
Back the truck up, y'all.... did you hear what I just said?!!!
PUBLIX!!!!!!!!
Ok, I grew up in FL, and I love love love Publix - especially their cakes/cupcakes! OMG how flipping excited am I?! I literally, just at this moment, realized that by having our car with us, we can GO TO PUBLIX and get CAKE!!!
I'm done now - I can't think of anything else I was going to tell you. I've been derailed by cake. I'll be back when I can focus again.