Adventures Of Auntie Lynnie And Her Sock Monkeys: Day One

Whew!

We finally got on the road. Railroad, that is. I only have one suggestion for Amtrak.....perhaps they should consider making one of the cars a "Crying Car," like there is a "Crying Room" in churches where the youngest of the babies can go and be as vocal as they want. It's not that I don't love babies, but listening to eight solid hours of crying (and parents hollering at the top of their lungs, "MATTHEW STOP" "ANDREW STOP") tends to get on ones nerves. Add to that the fact that said parents were evidently hard of hearing (I suppose from all the crying), and, since we were late, they had to spend an inordinate amount of time on their cell phones re-arranging things - it wasn't a really calming way to begin a vacation.

Thank heavens for Bose headphones!

There were a couple of really cool happenings. Several deer went running across the fields from us. There were a LOT of folks at train crossings taking pictures of the train. I had never noticed before how many wild animal tracks there are in the middle of the Cities (St. Paul & Minneapolis) until we were cruising through and I could see all sorts of tracks in the snow that didn't belong to humans.

By the time I made it down to the Lounge to get something for lunch, all they had left was hot dogs. And no diet pop. Or anything but sugar pop. By the time we hit Chicago, I was one thirsty lady. I hit a newspaper stand and guzzled down 40 oz. of Coke Zero in record time. Live and learn on that one. You had best believe that I'm going to have my own supplies with me when I step onto the train tomorrow for the longest leg of the journey!

My room at the LaQuinta is exquisite. My mom would be proud of my taste! The bathroom is about the size of my bedroom at home. And the bedroom is about the size of my apartment. I feel like one Rich Bitch!

But for now, I am one Tired Rich Bitch, so am going to try and load a couple of pictures and crawl into bed. I haven't slept much the past two nights and it finally caught up with me. Well, that and the fact that it was cloudy and gloomy again most of today. I do hope we are able to find some sunlight tomorrow!