Driving Miss Daisy....
Driving Miss Daisy....
Today is the big day. Road trip. Im looking forward to it but my ass isnt. Yep. Ive been sick again. I swear that once this school stuff is over, Im having my ass replaced. Preferably with one that looks like Beyonce but thats another story. There seems to be this stomach bug that gets passed around and it just doesnt seem t o give me a break. Oh did I mention that its painful too?
I havent been sleeping too well since this whole time change thing. I dont really sleep too well to begin with. Im a light sleeper as well. So when I do fall asleep, I hear everything that happens in my house. There are some rare occasions that I will pass out cold though. Mostly that happens when Im sick.
Today happened to be one of those days. I finally fell asleep at about 3am and I knew I was going to have to be up at 7am. But something happened that I wasnt prepared for. My damn alarm went off at 630am. That pisses me off because I really needed that extra half hour. Even a few minutes with the snooze on is a dream. My normal morning consists of the alarm at 630, then snooze is set to eight minutes. I hit that til about ten minutes til 7am. So thats what I was up against. I was hoping for the straight sleep but that didnt happen.
At about 715am I finally rolled out of bed. But this was after being woken up about four times. I really hate mornings. Im not perky in the morning. Im not even awake mentally til at least 10am. My bright eyes and bushy tail are still sleeping. But I dragged myself to the bathroom. The pain in my gut wasnt pleasant but it did help to wake me up a little. I took my shower and did my best to look presentable to the world. Cami woke up at about this time and she jumped in the shower.
She tends to take forever in there so I rushed her along. She wasnt too pleased about that but I didnt care. We needed to hustle along because Grandpa would be outfront at 9am. Most of the time he is a little early so we needed to be ready for when he beeped. He doesnt like coming up the stairs so he waits outside.
We were all ready to go and got in the vehicle. I know he is heading to the thruway. I ate a couple of fried eggs before I left so that I had something in my stomach. I think Cami has some cereal to much while I was getting dressed. I know she doesnt do too well on long car trips. I forgot a change of clothes and a bowl. Oops. But she said she was feeling fine. I told her that there are some bags for her to puke in if she needed to. She had her DS and some books to keep her busy.
I, on the otherhand, was not doing so well. I was wide awake but felt like I had a hangover. My sinuses hurt and my head was pounding. Coffee. I needed coffee. Sugar. I needed sugar. My father isnt one that will stop somewhere unless he has to. I know he will eventually hit one of the rest areas. Im hoping that its one that has a DD. Dunkin Donuts. I dont usually eat the tasty treats because they just sit in my stomach like rocks. But I like the coffee. And normally I dont drink hot coffee. I prefer iced. But this was one of those mornings where I really didnt care.
I hate a headache when on a road trip. But Cami wanted a donut and so did he. I got three of them and my cup of joe. We sat down and ate. Then Cami had to use the bathroom. I dont like public bathrooms. Especially ones at rest stops where thousands of people come and go. I know they do their best to keep them clean but you cant always be sure. Shes still not completely good at balancing above the bowl. I taught her the toilet paper trick though. But to me, sometimes that isnt even enough.
I told her that to be on the safe side, let me go first and then she can use the one I did. Of course I cleaned that seat really good just in case. So I went and then she went. We went back to the table, she finished eating and then it was back on the road again. I was feeling better with sugar in my belly and my coffee in my hand.
A little while later we pulled into town. But the sad part is that we were an hour early. Well hell. I could have slept an extra hour if I had known this. But we ended up walking down the row of shops while waiting for the others to show up. We talked and walked for about 45 minutes and then we saw my uncles truck pull in. My cousins daughter was with them and Cami knows her. They immediatly went to the shaded side of the car to play video games. They both have ADHD so they get along famously.
A short time later, my cousin pulls in with my aunts in her car. They picked up Carol from the nursing home to join us out for lunch. We got to this chinese buffet that is really good. They have a little of everything there. Todays special was crab legs. I was looking forward to those but there was some fat slob in front of me in line that took all the big ones and left the tiny scraps. I was a little miffed but I didnt say anything. I will wait til they put more out and get them then.
I grabbed a little of this and a little of that. I went back up for the legs and sure enough, that bastard got to them again. He was walking back with his plate heaping high with about 20 legs. WTF? One of the workers there noticed this and went to the manager about it. That man sat there for almost an hour waiting for the next set to be put out. I couldnt believe it. He even walked past a table near to where I was sitting to tell a buddy of his that he will eat this place out before he leaves. Im sure he would too. Considering that while we were there, he ate at least nine plates of food. I shit you none. My uncle is a big man but he doesnt eat nearly that amount of food in one sitting.
This man went up there at least six times looking for legs. He came back every time bitching. That one girl knew I wanted some so she got me a plate of them. She put on six nice plump legs for me. I will leave her a nice tip. Mr. Hog over there was a little miffed when she told him that there werent any more. He saw what she did and he wasnt too pleased with it. Too f***ing bad fatso. Im not one that says bad things about overweight people but when they are hogs like that, that pisses me off. Taking advantage of things like that.
I was at a place once and watched a man take the whole roast beef that they slice for people. He just walked up, plopped the whole damn thing on his plate and proceeded to eat the whole thing. Then bragged that he couldnt get a roast like that anywhere else for the $7 he paid to eat there. But its people like that, sitting there with thier arteries harding, that piss me off. I was actually waiting for the ziplock baggies to come out for stashes to take home. I wouldnt be surprised.
We sat there at the table for a little while longer, got dessert and then chatted about whats been happening lately. Even some of the waitstaff chatted with us too. We are pretty friendly and as they told us, we are people that they enjoy having at their restaurant. Its not that we eat alot but we enjoy what they prepare. And that one waitress got a nice tip for her service against the slob. I enjoyed that alot. Karma baby. Karma.
Once that was done, we went outside to say our goodbyes. I took the traditional photo of everyone. Some lady offered so that I could be in it too but I declined. I dont like my picture taken as it is. But we all had a good time and its good to see them all. We will be back again in April for the next visit.
The trip home was uneventful and of course I dozed off in the car. As soo as we got home, it was nap time. I had a full belly of good food and I was ready to sleep it off.
Im hoping that we can make a trip out soon to the mines though. I look forward to that.
Today is the big day. Road trip. Im looking forward to it but my ass isnt. Yep. Ive been sick again. I swear that once this school stuff is over, Im having my ass replaced. Preferably with one that looks like Beyonce but thats another story. There seems to be this stomach bug that gets passed around and it just doesnt seem t o give me a break. Oh did I mention that its painful too?
I havent been sleeping too well since this whole time change thing. I dont really sleep too well to begin with. Im a light sleeper as well. So when I do fall asleep, I hear everything that happens in my house. There are some rare occasions that I will pass out cold though. Mostly that happens when Im sick.
Today happened to be one of those days. I finally fell asleep at about 3am and I knew I was going to have to be up at 7am. But something happened that I wasnt prepared for. My damn alarm went off at 630am. That pisses me off because I really needed that extra half hour. Even a few minutes with the snooze on is a dream. My normal morning consists of the alarm at 630, then snooze is set to eight minutes. I hit that til about ten minutes til 7am. So thats what I was up against. I was hoping for the straight sleep but that didnt happen.
At about 715am I finally rolled out of bed. But this was after being woken up about four times. I really hate mornings. Im not perky in the morning. Im not even awake mentally til at least 10am. My bright eyes and bushy tail are still sleeping. But I dragged myself to the bathroom. The pain in my gut wasnt pleasant but it did help to wake me up a little. I took my shower and did my best to look presentable to the world. Cami woke up at about this time and she jumped in the shower.
She tends to take forever in there so I rushed her along. She wasnt too pleased about that but I didnt care. We needed to hustle along because Grandpa would be outfront at 9am. Most of the time he is a little early so we needed to be ready for when he beeped. He doesnt like coming up the stairs so he waits outside.
We were all ready to go and got in the vehicle. I know he is heading to the thruway. I ate a couple of fried eggs before I left so that I had something in my stomach. I think Cami has some cereal to much while I was getting dressed. I know she doesnt do too well on long car trips. I forgot a change of clothes and a bowl. Oops. But she said she was feeling fine. I told her that there are some bags for her to puke in if she needed to. She had her DS and some books to keep her busy.
I, on the otherhand, was not doing so well. I was wide awake but felt like I had a hangover. My sinuses hurt and my head was pounding. Coffee. I needed coffee. Sugar. I needed sugar. My father isnt one that will stop somewhere unless he has to. I know he will eventually hit one of the rest areas. Im hoping that its one that has a DD. Dunkin Donuts. I dont usually eat the tasty treats because they just sit in my stomach like rocks. But I like the coffee. And normally I dont drink hot coffee. I prefer iced. But this was one of those mornings where I really didnt care.
I hate a headache when on a road trip. But Cami wanted a donut and so did he. I got three of them and my cup of joe. We sat down and ate. Then Cami had to use the bathroom. I dont like public bathrooms. Especially ones at rest stops where thousands of people come and go. I know they do their best to keep them clean but you cant always be sure. Shes still not completely good at balancing above the bowl. I taught her the toilet paper trick though. But to me, sometimes that isnt even enough.
I told her that to be on the safe side, let me go first and then she can use the one I did. Of course I cleaned that seat really good just in case. So I went and then she went. We went back to the table, she finished eating and then it was back on the road again. I was feeling better with sugar in my belly and my coffee in my hand.
A little while later we pulled into town. But the sad part is that we were an hour early. Well hell. I could have slept an extra hour if I had known this. But we ended up walking down the row of shops while waiting for the others to show up. We talked and walked for about 45 minutes and then we saw my uncles truck pull in. My cousins daughter was with them and Cami knows her. They immediatly went to the shaded side of the car to play video games. They both have ADHD so they get along famously.
A short time later, my cousin pulls in with my aunts in her car. They picked up Carol from the nursing home to join us out for lunch. We got to this chinese buffet that is really good. They have a little of everything there. Todays special was crab legs. I was looking forward to those but there was some fat slob in front of me in line that took all the big ones and left the tiny scraps. I was a little miffed but I didnt say anything. I will wait til they put more out and get them then.
I grabbed a little of this and a little of that. I went back up for the legs and sure enough, that bastard got to them again. He was walking back with his plate heaping high with about 20 legs. WTF? One of the workers there noticed this and went to the manager about it. That man sat there for almost an hour waiting for the next set to be put out. I couldnt believe it. He even walked past a table near to where I was sitting to tell a buddy of his that he will eat this place out before he leaves. Im sure he would too. Considering that while we were there, he ate at least nine plates of food. I shit you none. My uncle is a big man but he doesnt eat nearly that amount of food in one sitting.
This man went up there at least six times looking for legs. He came back every time bitching. That one girl knew I wanted some so she got me a plate of them. She put on six nice plump legs for me. I will leave her a nice tip. Mr. Hog over there was a little miffed when she told him that there werent any more. He saw what she did and he wasnt too pleased with it. Too f***ing bad fatso. Im not one that says bad things about overweight people but when they are hogs like that, that pisses me off. Taking advantage of things like that.
I was at a place once and watched a man take the whole roast beef that they slice for people. He just walked up, plopped the whole damn thing on his plate and proceeded to eat the whole thing. Then bragged that he couldnt get a roast like that anywhere else for the $7 he paid to eat there. But its people like that, sitting there with thier arteries harding, that piss me off. I was actually waiting for the ziplock baggies to come out for stashes to take home. I wouldnt be surprised.
We sat there at the table for a little while longer, got dessert and then chatted about whats been happening lately. Even some of the waitstaff chatted with us too. We are pretty friendly and as they told us, we are people that they enjoy having at their restaurant. Its not that we eat alot but we enjoy what they prepare. And that one waitress got a nice tip for her service against the slob. I enjoyed that alot. Karma baby. Karma.
Once that was done, we went outside to say our goodbyes. I took the traditional photo of everyone. Some lady offered so that I could be in it too but I declined. I dont like my picture taken as it is. But we all had a good time and its good to see them all. We will be back again in April for the next visit.
The trip home was uneventful and of course I dozed off in the car. As soo as we got home, it was nap time. I had a full belly of good food and I was ready to sleep it off.
Im hoping that we can make a trip out soon to the mines though. I look forward to that.
posted by BC at
7:21 PM
4 Comments:
Some people have a lot of nerve. I was always a bit embarrassed going to the all-you-can-eat buffets with my former stepfather. He was a big guy, but it seemed like he would show off at those places with a gargantuan portion. Blech.
Good luck on the road trip. Hope your ass is quiet and behaves! :-)
Its one thing to brag about a big appetite. Its another to smite people by taking it all and then gloating. That disgusts me. It was one of those moments where I should have suggested the squid. That would have made my day.
I only have to sniff food and my belly feels bigger.
Hmmm, those crab legs sound really good.
I'm not a great fan of those all you can eat places either. It turns my stomach just thinking about it.
Im not overly a fan either but this place really is good. They have more stuff than any other place Ive been to. Plus when you have alot of people going, its much better that they have a wide choice to eat.
Yeah, I want more crablegs now. LOLOL
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