March 20 Other things we did

Since David and I traveled up to Georgia (a nine-hour drive one way) and needed to stay a few nights to support family, we ended up having to be in hotels for four of the nights I was on vacation. What to do in a hotel room after one is winding down from seeing family?

Thankfully, David brought his Parchesi game along for just that reason! It's always fun to play games with David, and we had so much fun playing this game during our trip. We played a total of 37 (yes, you read that correctly) games. My brother says that I am "so lucky" all during our games when I just miss getting "sent home", but if you look at the final tally of the games, he won SEVEN more games than I did!

We also watched a little bit of TV at the end of our day--sometimes "Jeopardy" or "Wheel of Fortune". I also asked if they would watch a much recommended movie with me from Prime. Jesse shared this movie with me just after Christmas, and I loved it so much. "Warrior" is an amazing story. David and Carol liked it so much, we watched it Wednesday evening and then again Friday evening! There is just so much packed into this story that I think you could see it over and over again and still learn new things about the characters. 

We got to stop at a "Buc-Ees" gas station while we were traveling to Georgia, which is always fun. Buc-Ees is a gas station with an enormous store attached full of souvenirs, yummy food, and just about every item under the sun. Thankfully, they had blankets too--I needed one for the truck rides because David is a warmer bodied person than I am and needed the truck to be cool enough to where he wouldn't fall asleep while driving. So I looked around for a blanket--there were very nice ones that probably would have looked nice in my little Beach House back in Grand Rapids, but I didn't feel like spending $25 on a blanket. Thankfully, they also stocked "Buc-Ee" blankets, same size as the $25 ones, but these ones were $15. It really is the softest blanket I have ever had! This blanket was used a LOT during the next few days, and I was so thankful to have it. No one likes "whining" while driving, i.e. "it's too cold in here," "can you turn some heat on?", "I'm freezing to death!", etc. Wrapped in my super soft Buc-Ee blanket, I was as happy as a clam (before it is fried).

I had to be dropped off at the St. Petersburg airport (PIE) at 5:30 am Saturday, so I made sure all of my stuff was packed for the flight and then went to bed.