Admittedly, I am writing this far later than these events actually took place. This is in part due to my laziness, along with the sad truth that our adventure in Savannah came to an end. September 7th was the day we were to return to the ever bustling town of Palmetto, Ga. Never heard of it? Oh, right! That's because nothing happens here. The only particularly exciting even that occurs in Palmetto is when a large, fat cat propels himself off of a young couple as they sleep soundly in the night, causing loud screams at 2 a.m. But I digress...
As I was saying, on this day we left Savannah. Although we had a long drive home, Jason and I were able to sleep in. We awoke on our own terms this morning; neither the alarm clock nor the sun was allowed to steal our rest. I'm not sure if this is true for Jason, but I find that if I sleep in on the day we are required to leave, it means I have been able to "stick it" to responsibilities one final time. However, I am not so stubborn as to give away my free breakfast either. We awoke just in time to find ourselves in the hotel lobby roughly ten minutes before closing. We are excellent vacationers!
Jason had yogurt, Cherrios, and an apple for breakfast. I had Raisin Bran. I might have also taken two more things of Raisin Bran to take home with us (one of which I might have eaten a few ours ago...). After eating, we went up to our room to finish packing and getting ready for the day. In no time, we found ourselves in the lobby, our luggage in hand. As we walked to the counter, we noticed the hotel front desk agent was on the phone. There was also another man standing in front of him. As we patiently waited for our turn, we were surprised when the front desk agent turned to us and said "Checking out? What room?" He was still on the phone, simply covering it with his hand. We told him and he said "You're good to go!" We thanked him, waved, and left. Not quit sure why he helped us over the person on the phone or the man in front of us, but I'm not complaining.
We got in the car and quickly headed toward the nearest gas station called Parkers. I got gas as Jason went inside for drinks. I was hoping for Cheerwine but they don't sell that almost anywhere. I had water, he had tea. We then headed back on the road. Jason was kind enough to drive again, which is understandable as he is the most awesome person ever! He laughed at one point and lifted up a small piece of paper. I asked what he was laughing about and then realized it was our room key--the hotel guy never asked for those back. Oops.
As Jason drove, I read Jane Eyre aloud. We were getting to the good creepy parts of the book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Soon my voice became raspy from overuse and our stomaches growled with hunger. We decided to get lunch. As one tends to do when returning to reality rather than vacation, we looked at our budget and decided KFC was just the ticket for lunch. Below is a picture (I'm not ready to let go of vacation yet; bear with me, I know you know what KFC food looks like):
We noticed a large framed picture to the left of the counter as we ordered our food. Turns out KFC can be quite religious, as there was a picture of the 10 commandments hanging by the cashier. Perhaps they just want to reinforce the "Thou shalt not steal" policy that they have? How does one steal from a KFC? I imagine it would be hard to run behind the counter, grab hot food out of the fryer, and take off. That's the only explanation I can see ;^)
After lunch, we returned to the car to finish our classic novel. In no time we were home. This would be the second trip we've tried to finish Jane Eyre; it is also the second trip where we failed to finish it. We'll get there one day!
Once home, we said hello to our beautiful kitty cats! They meowed and rubbed up and down our legs, begging for attention. We cuddled them and then checked the mail. Jason came in with a big smile on his face and showed me what we got. It was... well, I'll let you see what came, here is a picture:
Yes! That's right! Pecan Pie M&Ms! Slightly melted but still very good! We also unloaded our candy from Savannah and devoured the chocolate caramel apple. So good! After eating, Jason got the audio book of Jane Eyre and set it up for us to listen to at home. We then spent the remaining time between then and dinner listening to Jane Eyre while trying to finish our fitbit steps. Soon my stomach grumbled and we decided it was time for dinner. Panera hit the spot. I got potato soup and bread. Jason got vegetable soup with pesto and bread. Delicious!
After dinner, Jason and I unpacked and began to prepare for our return to work the next day. Although very sad to see our exciting 3 day weekend end, we were very thankful to have a wonderful home with two fluffy kitties to cuddle with upon our return. Can't complain! :^)
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