Day 1 of our vacation -- my learnings

We've been driving for 11 hours and here's what I've learned so far:
1. Charlie does not appreciate bright lights at night.
2. I apparently don't care for Louisiana because I slept most of the way across it.
3. Monroe, LA smells digusting. I don't think I could even stop to pee in that stinky town.
4. Hitchhikers think Charlie is cute at 5 a.m. I didn't think the hitchhiker was so darling at that hour.
5. Sunrise over the Mississippi River is beautiful.
6. Cracker Barrel breakfast is awesome regardless of what state you are in (Hattiesburg, MS)
7. Mississippi has a booming log business. Who knew?!?
8. Roadside veggie stands make for fun pitstops. I bought peaches, tomatoes, cantalopes and boiled peanuts. Yummy!
9. Don't feed Charlie a cheerio while he's in his carseat. No really, don't. Jason did it while I was buying the goobers, and poor Charlie decided to inhale said piece of cereal instead of chewing it. Needless to say I came back to the truck to find a baby covered in barf. Thank goodness Jason has a cast iron stomach. Ten wipes and a change of clothes...presto, a clean Charlie:)
10. A full belly coupled with driving all night don't mix. That state trooper got Jason's attention when he made a u-turn and came roaring up behind us. As I'm panicking over where the insurance card is, that sweet law man whipped around us and busted the poor sap in front of us with Texas plates. Whew!! I did NOT want an out of state ticket as a souvenier. Jason has been coherent ever since:)

That's all for now. My finger hurts from typing.

My dream Saturday morning just before I woke up

Don't you hate those dreams you have right before you wake up for the day?  The ones you remember in incredible detail?  Well, this was one of those dreams.  In my dream, I was working out with our friends Summer and Mimi. 

First of all, for as much as I HATE exercise, this was indeed a dream...no, maybe a nightmare.  And second, if you know Summer and Mimi, you'd know they are two of the fittest, trimmest, healthiest women you'll ever EVER meet.  Summer is a trainer with a master's degree in something fancy to do with nutrition and exercise, and Mimi has done a couple of marathons AND teaches boot camp with her sweet hubby three days a week.  So needless to say, it would only be in a dream that I could hang with these two lovely ladies in a workout.

After we finished with the sweat-fest (in my dream), they looked at my flabby tummy, turned to me and said in their sweetest voices, "Honey, there's really no hope for that.  You really need to get liposuction or a tummy tuck!!"  In real life, Mimi and Summer would NEVER say anything like that to me...even if it were the honest truth.  They were mortified when I told them that story last night after church. 

Can you guess what I did yesterday when I got up?  Nope, not eat a box of donuts.  I did my Pilates DVD...and boy am I sore today.  I guess the ladies were "speaking" some truth after all. 

The countdown has officially begun for vacation

Florida get ready!!  The Lains are coming your way on Tuesday for a week of fun, relaxation and playing in the water (pool or ocean...we don't care.)  The piles of laundry are almost clean.  Not folded and put away yet, but clean. 

It's 103 degrees today, and poor Jason has been out putting up an electrical fence so our Houdini of a dog will stop digging out of our yard to go trolling around the neighborhood.  She is in for a serious surprise later today.

This is random, but considering my fabulous job as a NASCAR PR queen, you can see why I love this commercial!!  Especially since the No. 20 hauler parks next to the No. 12 at the races (I'm going to Michigan as a matter of fact in two weeks for the race). Even if you're not a NASCAR fan, you will get a kick out of this commercial I promise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWLt34JGbEc

Ta ta for now.