Going on vacation - again!

Finally, it is time to go on vacation again! This morning the three of us had breakfast at the Village Inn and then Patrick and I left. I was driving him up to Tallahassee for his next set of summer classes at FSU. After I dropped him off (kicked out of the car probably describes it a bit better) I kept going north. I spend the night in Perry, GA because it is too far to drive through to NC. So I went to the newly renovated downtown area to walk around, but never actually got out of the car. Downtown Perry is empty, empty buildings for sale or rent and empty of people. It was sad, there is absolutely no life in downtown Perry. I had dinner at Zaxby's - my favorite fast food place!

Knit N Knibble's 6th Birthday Party

Stitches South

A Day in Atlanta

I couldn't go to Stitches today so it was a day of relaxation before the big day tomorrow. I spend the morning at Cumberland Mall, a place I had been to many times before when we lived here. The mall has been updated since the last time I was here and I really like it. As much as I can like a mall!

In the afternoon I met Libby at the Cast On Cottage in Roswell. We had not seen each other since last year when we met for Stiches and it was great to see her again. Libby wore a beautiful shawl and I just had to take a picture of her work.

Since the Ravelry Party was tonight Kari, Dale and I went to Scalini's for dinner beforehand. We went to the same restaurant last year and the food is really good!

After dinner we spend some time in their room before it was time to walk over to the Ravelry Party. We were early and just stood in line until they opened the door. We got our goodies, found a table, ate and drank and we had a good time.

At 9:30pm the Ravelry team had a price drawing, lots of goodies from the party's sponsors. I didn't win anything (can you imagine!) but Dale won a book. It was all very exciting and we had a great time. Lori and Paula had been to classes today and they got a sneek peek at the market and the vendors there. I can't wait until tomorrow when I can finally see all the yarn at the market!

Driving to Atlanta . . . Or: why did the turtle cross the Interstate?

After putting some clothes in a bag and getting a nice breakfast at the Village Inn I left Tampa at 9:45am. The drive was uneventful - except for the turtle who crossed the Interstate. Or at least she tried to cross the road, but let me tell you: she didn't make it. Well, at least not all of her. Neither did the dog, the deer or several racoons. There should be a WPO, a Wildlife Protection Officer, someone who could make sure all those critters could cross the Interstate safely. Although I have to confess that the reason for crossing the road in the first place is beyond my understanding. I looked over to the other side and let me tell you, the gras is NOT greener over there. So maybe somebody should let the critters know. Where is Dr. Doolittle when you need him?

On a lighter note: The Azaleas are in full bloom and they are beautiful. I took this picture at a rest area in Georgia. I think the cold winter did those plants a lot of good.


I did get into Atlanta just at the beginning of rush hour. I miss Atlanta, but do I miss rush hour traffic? Not so much!

I checked into the hotel, dropped my bags and drove out to Douglasville to meet friends for dinner. Traffic on I-20 out to Douglasville is always terrible, even at the best of times. I expected the drive to take about 45 minutes but today there was no traffic on I-20 W! Go figure! Not that I'm complaining, it just never happened before. When we lived here I had to drive this road every evening and every evening it was crowded, there was an accident or two and I was always happy to have survived another trip. But today there wasn't even a little fender bender, no back-up at all. I made it to the restaurant in record time. Sheila and Rose met me at Logan's Roadhouse and we had a fun dinner, catching up on all the news.

Because I didn't register for a class at Stitches I can't go to the market tomorrow. But that's okay, I think I'll sleep in and find some other things to do. This is Atlanta, I'm sure there is a yarn store to visit.

Happy Birthday to me!

My birthday was a couple of days ago. Patrick was home from College that week because of Spring Break. So, as always we went out to eat dinner at the Melting Pot. I'm a big fan of fondue (as long as I don't have to have the smell in my house!) and Patrick goes anywhere if there is chocolate involved. First we had a salad, then cheese fondue as an appetizer, the entree was different meats, and dessert was chocolate fondue. Yum!!! Drew had called ahead and ordered the "Birthday Package" which was Ballons at the table, a picture of us in a nice frame, and white chocolate fondue chocolate to take home. Life is good!

Tour de Cure Ride at Fort DeSoto

After surviving the pre-ride Party at the beach the night before, we made it to the starting point of the Tour de Cure Ride. Drew was riding in the tour, and I stayed long enough to see Drew leave. It was so cold the night before and this morning wasn't much better!

I had to take care of one of the rest stops and Drew had already loaded the car with all the items we needed to take care of the riders who would stop by at our rest stop #4. I wasn't alone, my friends Kari and Jenna, and Jenna's husband Steven helped out and I think we had fun. Drew came by after the ride and we all packed up the leftovers and went back to Ft. DeSoto and then home.