Thursday, August 25, 2011
Quarter says: Rob Roy it is :) Not my cup of tea certainly, my mom would like it though and seeing as there wasn't a drop left at the end of dinner, it seems David didn't have much of a problem with it either.
This morning I got up slightly after I had intended to leave (third time in a row I have managed to sleep through two alarms...) and I was on the road by 8:20 eastern time. Having gained an hour heading west, I managed to make the trip in 8.5hours arriving in Waukesha, WI by 4:30pm. The drive wasn't nearly as difficult alone as I had anticipated and I had David's directions, complete with commentary, to get me there in one piece. There were a few stops but all in all, a rather seamless journey.
Whenever we get together, there is always too much to talk about and not enough time...for this 11 day journey, we are going to put that theory to the test! I'm pretty sure I already have David wondering if I am capable of shutting up. I told him what Becca always says, "When Emily hasn't been around people for a while, she unloads all her thoughts on the first person she sees."
We went to a wonderful restaurant for dinner called Piano Blu and sat out on the patio at dusk. It overlooked Pewaukee Lake and was beautiful though certainly not the most picturesque place we will see over the next week and a half. After dinner we went to the Pick and Save (the local grocery) and got some provisions for the long car ride tomorrow...David just realized how early we will be needing to leave to make it to our end destination tomorrow night, I won't call it a hotel, the review I received had one promising detail, beds. That is the only thing it appears to have going for it (oh, and water!)
Since I am still in my night to day transition, I have to head to bed and hope I get a solid night sleep so I don't doze through the car ride tomorrow...That is on the list of things Emily isn't allowed to do on the trip :( I did not agree to that stipulation willingly!
More to come.
Sending love to everyone back home
P.S. I educated David on something very important tonight and I am forever adding this to one of the most shocking discoveries I have made about a person...David, who has been doing laundry by himself for many, many years, had never heard of dryer sheets ::speechless::
The colorful directions to Wisconsin with my follow up comments:
Directions to the World’s Most Amazing Bachelorpad.
***AKA The Fortress of Solitude...***
Trip is 436 Miles total, 8.5 to 9 hrs depending on how many stops you make
You must leave by 7 am Central time or you will hit rush hour in Chicago!
1. Take I70 WB to Indiana: The Crossroads of America (Wave to Shelton Fireworks at the border)
2. Continue on I70 WB until just outside Indianapolis (3 hrs of cornfields) then merge onto 465 NB (It’s called the Crossroads of America because everyone goes through this state to go somewhere else)
3. From 465 NB merge onto 65 NB toward Chicago
4. Continue on 65 NB (about 3 hrs). Give the finger to Purdue University in West Lafayette.
***West Lafayette smells like poop...must be the start of football season***
5. I usually stop at this point for gas in either Rennslear, Remington or Merrillville. Do NOT stop for gas south of Chicago around Gary, IN. That is one of the roughest areas in the country (seriously, don’t get off the highway).
6. From 65 NB merge onto 80/94 toward Chicago (it will start to get very busy so pay attention)
***Bridget you are never to drive here EVER***
7. From 80/94 WB merge onto I294 toward Wisconsin (aka Tristate Tollway: I recommend $10 in quarters for tolls)
***It's Highway Robbery! HAHAHA Get it?!***
8. Continue on I294 around Chicago (1.5 hrs, watch for tolls because sometimes they pop up around a corner and it’s hard to get over)
9. Merge onto I94 NB toward Wisconsin
10. Continue on I94 into Milwaukee. Wave to the Mars Cheese Castle at the Wisconsin border. Welcome to America’s Dairyland.
***There really is a Cheese Castle, enough said***
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