This year is the year for my big family reunion...we have one every 2 yrs for my moms side of the family. This year it was to be held at Rough River Dam Resort in Kentucky, about a 9 hour drive from home by the way. (Please recall this for future reference...lol) We set our schedule to leave from home on Thursday, the 5th of July; with a quick stop over at our eldest sons house with his family for the night and were planning on arriving early afternoon at the resort.
I had scheduled the rental car several days in advance, called the daughter in law and made arrangements for the night of the 5th with her, squeezed in homework and actual work while doing mountains of laundry and packing for the trip; hubby was still working as his vacation was not set to start till the end of his shift on the 5th. Lets fast forward to the morning of the 5th, when things start to take on an, lets say, "More interesting turn".....
I had started keeping track of the weather a week ago, so the morning of the 5th I was again sitting infront of my television with a nice cup of decaf....WHAM! The weather lady on the weather channel starts talking about how Kentucky is about to break some records with their temps. UGH! I was hoping for a mild weather, a break from the 3 digit heat...nope, it was set, Kentucky was due to break heat wave records with over 14 days in temps over 100 degrees and we were driving right into the middle of it all. (This figures for us, so I wasn't really surprised. lol) So, I made sure clothing we were taking was weather appropriate. Kbug and I did the packing and shopping that morning for last minute things and paying bills so we wouldn't have to deal with them once we got home. I must say this, Kbug was a real trooper through all this...she dealt very well with my mini meltdowns. lol
Fastforward to the time to go get teh rental car; which was a very nice cherry red HHR. :) Yes, I was excited! lol Hubby got home and we went right over there, I had secured it with a debit card....when we went to pay for it with said debit card we were told that they don't accept debit cards...UMMMMM HUH? Those of you who know me, can probbly picture the next scene very well in your heads....I looked at the rude man behind the counter and said, "It never stated you didn't take debit cards and if you don't take them how in the hell did I secure the rental with one?" He tells me that I didn't, that I must have used a credit card...UMMMMMM.....HELLLLLERRRR (I channel Madea at times like this...), I know what I used when I secured the rental, and there was NOTHING about NOT accepting debit cards or that the only credit card I could use HAD to be attached to a bank.....which ours is,but they just so happen not to accept that bank. OMG...I was sooo ready to just throw lil rude man through the window at this point, but Hubby stepped in and saved him. He gently grabbed my hand, like a loving hubby, and steered me out the door and back into our van...and said, "Well, good thing we cleaned this baby out...and pray now that it gets us there and back safely..." I love how this seemed not to phase him, and Im glad he was the calm one in this situation because, believe it or not, that is not usually the case. lol
So, we packed up the van, after hubby did all the fluid checks and tire checks....we hit the road about 5pm our time heading for our son and daughter in laws house for the night. (My parents were stopping over in the same town,but in a hotel.) The drive down was nice...about 4.5 hours to their home.....all was well until the last leg of that trip.
I got on the street that lead to their road....It was pitch black outside, no moon, no stars, just some lightening bugs that my hubby will swear to you that they lit up the side of the road and you still saw nothingness. LOL Anyway, I called my daughter in law to make sure I had not missed their road in the dark, all the time this was going on my hubby was having a mini meltdown of his own. This is what he was saying...."Damn it Laura, we have been driving for 30 miles and have not passed one damn thing that resembles a town or even life, except the fire flies!" Now, let me clarify...we had been driving for maybe 10 minutes.....NOT 30 miles...and yes, it was dark, but I could still make things out. lol So, 11....yes folks, 11 miles down the road we were at my son and daughter in laws home...and I desperately needed a drink!
Part 2 will be posted later today.......Hope this brought some laughs to you all.
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