Today is the last day of our vacation. Today we return to Georgia. We woke up before normal breakfast hours for the B&B, hoping to return to Georgia at a decent hour. We quietly dressed, packed, and walked downstairs for breakfast. Juliette said she'd leave milk in the fridge for us so we could have granola cereal before we headed out. Jason grabbed and apple and we both at a small bowl before leaving. Right as we finished eating, we heard Juliette in the kitchen feeding her cats. We decided to drop off our bowls in the kitchen and say goodbye before heading out. She wished us a good trip and then we left.
Once on the road, we decided to find a Seven Eleven to stop at. I've never been in one. I had seen one when we went to the zoo, but wasn't able to stop because, to be honest, there wasn't a reason to stop at the time. I've had numerous people tell me how amazing Seven Elevens are, and I've always been curious...what's so special about them? I know they have the slurpee machines, but so do Burger Kings and Quick Trips. Today I could finally find out. Jason had been in one before and told me not to expect anything amazing... it was, after all, just a gas station. Well, we found one... the only one on the way home actually. Here's a picture, just cause:
Well, we went in and got the famous slurpee, cherry. We also grabbed some almonds and then left. Have to say... wasn't impressed, as far as gas stations go. I have definitely been in fancier gas stations and their slurpee was the same exact thing as a freezie at a Quick Trip. Don't get it. At least it gave us a fun laugh and a good drink. The next half hour Jason and I started coming up with fun, ridiculous commercials about seven elevens. Since everyone talks so highly about them, as though they are the Ritz Carlton of gas stations, we decided the commercial should be super fancy. Maybe a man with a red, velvet smoke jacket as the star. He slicks back his hair, takes a puff of his giant cigar while holding a whiskey glass, and says in a British accent... "it's not just a gas station....." (he puts down his whiskey and trades it for a cherry Seven Elleven Slurpee) "....it's a Seven Eleven!" Jason says the actor should be the guy from the movie Hot Fuzz who they call "The Slasher!" Haha, good times with Jason on a road trip :^)
Slowly, as we left Virginia, the colorful leaves begin to return to their evergreen state and the outside air thickens with the North Carolina heat. We both felt our vacation slip away as the colors fade. Always sad. The trip was so amazing. Jason and I both have always felt the south was just not for us... but in Virginia, although it's still a southern state, they are so different. They love their southern routes and are very proud of their southern history, but they don't have massive cars that are extremely loud, nor do they carry massive guns while speaking in a thick accent. They just are who they are, respect their past, and are still respectful of others. They're a perfect southern state. Plus, they still have tea and they have an actual cold, colorful fall here. Definitely going to miss it.
Once we reached the edge of North Carolina, we decided to stop for lunch. We found the restaurant called Cook Out. I ordered and awesome corn dog with fries and Jason got a chili cheese dog with chili cheese fries. We also split a peanut butter fudge milkshake. Amazing. Here's a picture... last vacation meal:
So good. A few bees showed up though and made it difficult to eat. For some reason they really love Jason on this trip. This time they didn't sting him though. After eating lunch we hopped back in the car and headed home. The closer to home, the worse the traffic got but we finally made it. When we walked in our cats were waiting for us by the door meowing at us. They missed us so much. We asked Jordyn to watch them while we were gone but our garage door wasn't working so they couldn't get in the house. They were fine though. Had water, liter was good, and still had food. I think they were just lonely. They did really well though... nothing was broken at all. They had obviously gotten on the counter but they refrained from getting into the food or knocking over glasses. We have such great cats!
Nothing special once we got back. Just brought in our luggage, watched some tv, went to Panera, shopped at Target, and returned home to watch the Office. The usual. Although vacations are wonderful, it's nice to be home to normal life too. We really missed our cats and now we can just enjoy life at home and relax. I love my life with Jason. He makes even the boring days amazing.
in 1920's, this guy had an ice house n Dallas. He opened a store in front of the ice house to sell milk and stuff that needed to be chilled. He then put a totem pole from Alaska in front of the store (he had several now) and called it Tot'em Stores. Thus started one of the earlier chain stores in the country. Most convenience stores were mom and pop places (which I still favor) but this was something new. His company was Southland Corporation and focused on Dallas and areas near there.
ReplyDeleteIn 1961 or so, I went to work with my Dad at a market owned by Southland but it was called Campbell's Minit Mkts but they looked identical to 7-11's which were the main makts for Southland at the time. They became 7-11's later. Dad and I worked them for many years. That's how I could buy a car in high scrool. So.....back off on dissin the 7-11's.
Why in the 70's some guys lived off of Slim Jim's and Slurppees. :)