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Are there even words to describe this one?

06 Oct

We usually stop to eat in Statesville when we travel between Knoxville and Sanford.  Last night was no different…one of my favorite meals is Cracker Barrel’s Homestyle Chicken and during most of the year it’s only available on Sundays.  Since we don’t have a CB locally, I rarely get to indulge in this most delicious meal!  I decided we should eat dinner at the CB in Statesville so I could get some deep fried chicken…mmmmmmmmmmmm.

And driving up to Cracker Barrel, I saw this at another restaurant there.  This is not a joke.  I really did take this photo, and it really does say that.  No, we did not go in and see if they were serious.

Really?  REALLY???  I’m no prude.  I’ve been to Hooters a time or two myself.  But the very idea of taking my children there (and I’m assuming the “kids” eating free would be under 12) simply seems absurd.  I really have nothing to say other than that because I’m pretty speechless.

 
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Monday Brain Dump

29 Sep

I want Mexican food.  Badly.  And a margarita.  Alas, the margarita will have to wait for a few more months.  I may need to hit San Felipe for lunch, though.

We’ve decided to join Brickcity Community Church.  This church is awesome in a way that I never expected to find in a small town like Sanford.  Seriously.  Even my husband (who has *never* been a regular churchgoer, though he is a believer) is excited.

I talked my mom into buying me a new Bible.  Actually, there was very little talking involved…I emailed her and said that I wanted a new one but it wasn’t in the budget and she was thrilled to do it.  I am torn between the pink camo and this one.  I guess we’ll have to see what I find in the store.

My 2 year old has started throwing some absolutely amazing tantrums.  I wish it would stop.  NOW.  I know it’s the age, but it is not at all fun.  We’re getting about one a day where he gets so upset that he can’t calm down and tell us what’s wrong.  Very frustrating!

My brother is giving us a laptop!  It is supposed to be for the business, but I plan to get my grubby little hands on it when I can.  Blogging from bed?  Sounds like bliss.

I am planning to go back to school starting this summer.  I’m going to do as much as possible online, but my eventual goal is to get an associate’s degree in nursing and work as an RN.  I’m going to take it at a pretty slow pace so I won’t be away from the kids too much.  I’ll graduate around the time baby V is close to starting school.  Then I plan to go back to work full time!

I finally cancelled our hotel reservation for our trip to Washington.  I cried about it.  I’m very sad about not getting to take this mini vacation.

I may need to go get some more chocolate.  My chocograham was fabulous, but I need more.  And more.

 
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There goes our vacation.

18 Aug

Several months ago, we booked a trip to Washington DC for the first school intersession in September/October.  I had researched hotels and found a nice one to stay at (used to be the Holiday Inn on the Hill, but has been bought out and is now called the Liaison Capitol Hill) and got a great rate.  It’s convenient to the Metro, the Smithsonian, and all of the other things we wanted to do.

We had planned to ride Amtrak up there so we didn’t have to mess with a car, but I hadn’t bought the tickets yet.  And of course our financial situation is way different than it was when we first made the plans, so it looks like we’re going to have to cancel.  I just can’t justify the train tickets (roughly $260) or the expense of food once we’re there, at $100 or more a day it will end up being an additional $400 or so.  Luckily I can get our money back for the hotel.  We’ll probably never get it at this rate again, but I guess that’s just something we’ll have to deal with.

I am unreasonably sad over this…it’s not like DC won’t be there in 6 months or a year when we can afford it, but by then we’ll have another baby and traveling will be even harder, especially trips like this that require a lot of going and doing.  This was really our only planned vacation this year, so it hurts even worse.  Yes, we had a long weekend in Gatlinburg, but that was more of a “going to see the family” thing.  I can’t even count that as a vacation.

I’ve held onto our reservations in the hopes that my husband would bring in some money before then, but with time starting to run out, I’m not optimistic.  He’s doing a great job of pounding the pavement but hasn’t gotten any clients yet.  We’re hopeful that it will happen soon, but not soon enough for the trip to go on as planned.  I hate it when the realities of life interfere with the fun stuff.

 
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