Jason and I woke up at 5:00 a.m. this morning. We promptly turned the alarm off and fell back asleep. At 5:30, we were up and ready to go. We readied ourselves for the day, finished packing, and said goodbye to our adorable cats. Fred and Peanuts, as usual, were visibly upset by the suitcase. We purchased catnip toys to help distract them--it worked... for the most part. We gave them kitten kisses and took off for Colonial Williamsburg, VA.
Below are pictures of the beginning of our road trip. Blue skies and an open road.
We decided to go through the Chick Fil A drive thru for breakfast. Yums.
We quickly ate in the car and headed to the interstate. We decided to risk going straight through downtown Atlanta. The risk was worth it! Although Atlanta scheduled the gay pride parade, traffic was almost nonexistent... mainly because we left so early. We did see, however, the Herpes bus on the way:
As we drove through Atlanta, we listened to Beirut. We then listened to Frankenstein. It was really good! We then took a break and listened to some CDs. Of Monsters and Men was one of them. The rain began to pick, as there is a hurricane (Matthew) traveling along with us. From this point forward, it was cloudy with 100% chance of rain. I kid you not, it rained the entire trip!!! Below is a picture right before the rain hit and the hurricane showed up. At one point we were even driving through the worst part of the hurricane. Craziness.
After stopping twice to purchase drinks and take a restroom break, we decided to eat. We got off an exit randomly and found a place called wholly guacamole. Below are pictures of us and our delicious food:
Above: my taco salad.
Below: Jason's spinach quesadilla.
Below is a picture of the restaurant . . . ignore the raindrops:
Once back at the car, we listened to "Carmilla." Afterward we took a break and listened to some more music and talked. We also began the book "Turning of the Screw," but we were unable to finish it. The rain was pouring at this point, making it difficult to concentrate. Eventually Jason and I pulled over and swapped seats. I took over driving for a while. We put on an Ingrid Michaelson CD or two and sang along with her. Singing helped wake us up, as the constant rain was causing drowsiness.
A couple of fun moments from our drive:
1. Jason and I saw a man driving a convertible with a dog in the passenger seat. He looked almost human, sitting so politely and buckled in.
2. We a horse trailer with the letters "FU" written on them. We're five and we don't care... it was hilarious.
3. Jason randomly began singing a Beirut song in a deep, low voice. Once a few years ago we sang the whole CD in this way... still funny!
4. Once in Virginia, a sign began popping up on the side of the interstate. It said, "No littering." There was also an image on the sign that had a circle with a line drawn threw it. We assumed the image was meant to be a trash can of some sort; however, it looked 100% like a T-Rex. Later as we were driving, a trash bag had clearly exploded all over the interstate. I said, "Who did this!?" Jason said, "Clearly a T-Rex!"
Finally we made it! Williamsburg! We followed the GPS and turned into a subdivision called "Ford's Colony." Unfortunately, there was a gate and we could not figure out how to get in. Jason called the hotel and we were given directions on where to go. Apparently there is another entrance that does not have a gate.
We pulled in and searched for the hotel. Soon we saw "Marriott." It was far grander than we expected. In fact, there weren't really regular hotel rooms. They were villas. We were certain we had gone to the wrong hotel. We ran in through the rain and immeidately asked the attendant where their restroom was. We decided to check in--or try to check in, that is--after borrowing their facility. We walked to the counter and gave them name, waiting for the "Sir, you're at the wrong place" response. To our surprise, she handed us the room keys! She then gave us a map... yes, a map! This place is in the center of country club, has three heated pools that also have water fountains, fresh apples in the lobby, and anything else you could imagine. It was clearly for rich people. Jason and I laughed because we had just seen a town named "Poor House" shortly before arriving. Out of the Poor House and Into the Country Club!
We hopped back in our car and drove to our villa. Through the rain we hurried. We found our room and was delighted to meet Maximilian, a swan made out of towels. Jason and I came up with the back story for him. He is in love with another swan in the hotel named Gerald. Due to various social controls they are not allowed to be together. Rich hotels, am I right!?
Oh yeah... real silverware here, too!! Fancy ass rooms!
After checking out the room, we left for dinner. Jason found this cute place called Honey Butter. Our waiter, Becky, showed up to a booth. We ordered and ate a delicious dinner.
Our bread basket with rolls, cornbread, hush puppies, biscuits, and honey butter. So good!
My three sides of veggies: sweet potato hash, mac and cheese, and peas.
Jason's grilled cheese with tomato and back, along with a side of peas.
We said goodbye to Becky and left for the fancy ass hotel. Tomorrow, we have a hurricane-free adventure! Good night!
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