funok, i love road trips. i know i just got back, but im leaving for another one tomorrow night. this one will be even more fun than the trip to virginia b/c i get to drive my sexy lil car, im going to st louis to see the cards play, and while i love my family, its way cooler to go alone. anyways, ill tell u about wonderful st. louis when i get back on fri.
friday morning i actually was able to drag myself out of bed at 6:15 in the morning. i cleverly took a shower the night before so that allowed me an extra 15 minutes of sleep...woo-hoo!!! a-dog was really bitching about having ot get up before noon, so i told her to go back to sleep for awhile, i could take care of things. of course she did, and didnt wake up till we got to virginia!!!!
ok so we're driving a dodge intrepid w/5 adults in it. no biggy for a short trip but from ny to virginia it was gonna be a problem. my brother started out driving, i was up front, and my mom, dad, and uncle were in the back. basically we all drove for 2 hours then rotated counter clockwise. i drove next, then my mom, etc. this was a good plan and nobody got bogged down w/driving. in fact only 2 things slowed us up. the most annoying was the horrible traffic in virginia. we were making great time the whole trip, but with about 25 miles to go, we got stuck in an hour and a half traffic jam!!!! it really sucked...grrrrrr!!! a-dog kept spitting on others people's cars in the traffic jam. one person swore at her and a-dog threatened to bite the lady's tires...wow, those southerners had never seen anything like a-dog before.
the other thing that slowed us down, but was hilarious, was my mom's and uncle's bladder...lol. we made it the first 2 hours w/o an unscheduled stop, but then at our first break they both slipped up and drank some coffee. well, it was now my turn to drive and we made it exactly 15 minutes before an emergency pull over!!!! it was sooo funny. they didnt need a break every 15 minutes, but we lost some time w/numerous potty breaks. i have been blessed w/an iron bladder and a-dog just pees out the window when she has to go.
anyways we finally got there got some good food and just hung out for the night. me and my cousins went swimming, got lots of attention from the boys..i think they were thinking that if i had a-dogs tits id be perfect...and had some yummy burgers and hotdogs.
the actually family reunion was on saturday. it was a typical family reunion. everybody caught up w/stories and news from everybody else. my one uncle (a baptist minister, yes im serious....lol) broke out his guitar and sang, eventually we got him to play some "modeern songs"...lol. we had a super huge bbq, got stung by some bees, spent way too long in the water, got totally sunburned and wrinkled, visited some civil war sites (a-dog challenged a couple from south carolina to Round 2 of the war), and just had a great time.
it was great to see my aunts and uncles, cousins,etc again. it was also great to be able to relax and swim and just be silly. the trip back was pretty uneventful. we made much better time and it was great to get home. plus the cards went 3-0 when i was gone...woo-hoo!!! well hope everybody had a great night, be safe and watch out for the bees, b/c they're always watching out for u...bye bye.
