Wednesday, July 1
We woke up bright and early early early. Ugh.
We got ready, finished packing, and went out on the balcony one last time. I said bye to our view and bye to the quiet pool. Then we came back in the living room and I said bye to Stacy on the t.v. before shutting it off. We grabbed the rest of our suitcases and headed out the door. I'm always the last one to leave the room so I turned around one last time and sighed.
We made our way down the stairs and out to our car. Of course, as we were loading the car, a WDW bus went by to go to our bus stop.
I said, "Gee thanks!"
We made it in the car and we were on our way to TN. Goodbye OKW...goodbye WDW. Thanks for another amazing trip with memories that we'll remember forever.
We stopped in Ocala again to eat breakfast at our usual Bob Evans. And what do you know, we were seated at the SAME table! So, we sat in our same seats. Little did I know, that wouldn't be the only time we'd be doing something that was exactly the same from on the way down!
We drove..and drove..and drove.
We made it to Nashville around 5 or 5:30. Dad went in and checked us in. While the rest of us sat in the car, I said "It doesn't even feel like we went on vacation." It's such a weird feeling. It went by SO fast.
Dad came out and we started unloading our overnight suitcases. I asked him what our room number was and when he said it, it sounded really familiar. When we got on the 2nd floor and made it to our door, we realized that it was the same room that we stayed in on the way down!!!
We said, "Long time no see!"
After we got unpacked, we headed to Opry Mills. Of course, we had to park outside of Rainforest Cafe. When we walked in, I got sad and wished that
MeMom, Jill, Dawn and everyone else was there for a meet up.
We decided to eat at Tony Roma's for something different. There was no wait, so we were seated right away. I'm sorry but I can't remember what we all ate. All I remember is that we really liked it! When the bill came, we joked around and said "Is this on the dining plan? Where's our dessert?" to each other after the waiter left.
After we were done eating, we stopped back by the huge shoe store across from Rainforest Cafe. Dad found some flip-flops that he really liked, so he bought those and then we headed back to the hotel. We were pooped, so we all got ready for bed and fell asleep watching t.v.
We woke up early the next morning and drove awhile before stopping at a Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Then, we stopped at a gas station to get gas. The family next to us were getting out of their car and the Mom had one of my Mickey Mouse t-shirts on. I asked her if they were coming from or going to WDW. She said that they were on their way home. I asked where they stayed and she said OKW!!!! But, they were in a building that was no where near us. Darn it! Then, the Dad started talking to my Dad and we found out that they were from IL too!
What a small world!
After talking to them, we got back on the road. We made it home around 4 or so. We unpacked the car and Sis, Mom, and I headed over to see the little guy and give him his presents that we got him. He was so excited to see us and I was of course so excited to see him. Grandma was there, so Sis hooked up her camera to the t.v. and we showed her pics from the trip. We hung out and played awhile before heading home to get settled down.
Well, there you have it folks. Another trip over with, another TR done. It was great sharing my adventure with all of you that I consider great friends and a "family" of our own. I can't wait to start the next PTR and adventure with you! Be on the lookout when it does start!
even though I've been talking to you on the phone LOL
