And here we go, first family vacation in . . . a while. And of course, it wouldn't be one of our family vacations if it wasn't a road trip. I love that. We started out 37 minutes later than planned (1 hour & 37 minutes past when we were originally planning on leaving). Not bad! As per road trip tradition, I pitched my half blanket fort so as to have some privacy/space in the 10+ hours we're to be on the road. Also got to start the trip off with a lovely strawberry, peach, nectarine smoothie. Which, may not seem like the wisest thing to do on a road trip, as smoothies have the tendency to cause one to urinate excessively. But, I would like to point out that not only did I not pee right before leaving, I was also the only one who didn't need to get out at the first rest stop. Say hello to the best travel bladder in the family. It also wouldn't be a family road trip if I didn't fall asleep on the road. Which is exactly what I did within an hour of the trip. Earbuds in, Disney/misc. other animated films playlist started, and I was out. But only for a short time. Though I ended up falling asleep 2-3 other times throughout the span of the day. That's one of my favorite things about road trips. I LOVE taking naps in moving vehicles ^.^ It's very difficult to try and fall asleep to "Space Jam", however, so there was a one person dance party going on in my blanket fort as well. For those of you who don't take road trips often, let me share with you some lessons that I've acquired - at least on this trip. Lesson 1 from the road: being small has disadvantages. *Note, this was at a rest stop, not while driving. As I laid sprawled out halfway in the car, halfway out, stretching as I do, I guess my dad thought I was sitting in my seat and he just couldn't see me (not hard to do). We have a van with electric doors that you can close from the drivers seat. He started to close it on me. Startled, I fell out of the van in an attempt not to get crushed. By golly, it was a good thing I had just peed in the restrooms . . . Other than my knees, I came out of the ordeal unscathed though. Poor Ada, he felt quite bad about it. Lesson 2 from the road: if you're going to stop in and visit your uncle at his doctors office, you'll more than likely catch the receptionist off guard, therefore causing her to give you strange looks as your whole family piles into the waiting room - one wearing a Batman onesie. I don't think she knew quite what to do with us. Lesson 3 from the road: rest stops hold the potential for very strange things. At our last one of the day, right before darkness fell, we saw a lady that appeared to be waiting for someone - or homeless. She had a baby carriage with a suitcase on it, a carrier of some sort, and a large bag that she was sitting on. She also had a small, fluffy, black dog in a little coat, tied up near her. As we passed by her again on our way back from urinating, I realized that the small dog was, indeed, a cat. A fluffy, black cat, on a leash, wearing a puffy little coat. So much of me wanted to cuddle with that cat - let it know that it's identity wasn't in the coat it was wearing. Lesson 4 from the road (well, from the hotel at least): You WILL make someone smile if you walk around wearing a Batman onesie. And you'll probably receive a smile and, "Have a nice night" from a dude if you're running down the hotel hallway in said onesie, flinging your cape behind you. You'll also receive strange looks mixed with smiles if your dad is pushing you down the hallways on a luggage cart. Good times, my friends. Best Dad Ever.As my day draws to a close, I would like to make a shout out to the best daddy out there. I had my heart set on chocolate ice cream, and my brother-in-law agreed on the way down here that he'd like some as well. So we got to the hotel, unpacked, and decided to just go get some tonight. For those who don't know, there's only one kind of ice cream that I can eat, in only one flavor (which is okay, because that flavor is CHOCOLATE!), so my dad and I ventured to Market of Choice. They had the flavor my brother-in-law wanted, but they didn't have chocolate. So we raced to the next closest Market of Choice - they were closed. So we stopped by a little grocery place that was close to it - they didn't have that brand. So we then went to Safeway - they didn't have that flavor either. Who doesn't carry chocolate flavor?! Cali is killing me. So we decided to call it quits and head back to the hotel. Then we passed another store and decided to try there - didn't have that flavor, again. At this point my sister had texted us saying that there was a Target nearby, so we headed in that direction. Keep in mind, my dad did not get much sleep last night, and he had been driving just about all day. He was tired. But, he ventured on with me, trying to find my ice cream. I guess sixth times the charm, because WE FOUND IT!!! I now sit here, eating my ice cream, writing, and spending some glorious time to myself. It's the little things, guys. I love the little things.
And with that, I bid you goodnight ^.^
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