Something About Nothing ... #12

[schumigirl]

Evening everyone.......

Gorgeous weekend here.......usually folks head to the seaside and beaches in weather like this.........but, we live right next to the seaside so, we head elsewhere.

DH said to me yesterday lunchtime.......lets go to The Cotswolds for an overnight stay since it's so lovely.......so we did.......packed in about 4 minutes and headed off. Stayed in a favourite hotel and got my always requested four poster bed.......always nice........couldn't stay 2 nights as it's the Easter holidays here and they were busy, we were lucky to get one night where we like to stay at short notice........and got back home about an hour ago.

Weekend of indulgence with some beautiful scenery.........we adore The Cotswolds and would even give up living beside the sea to live there once DH retires.......so many top quality restaurants and gorgeous villages.......

Glad we made the most of the weekend as it's gone cooler tonight.

Will sleep tonight..........

Hope everyone's good.........

 

[keishashadow]

Loooong day yesterday, GD placed #6 regionally in her level 2 gymnastics. Nice finish to her first year, but the build a bear with matching leotards i bought was the cherry on top. I'm dangerous there

Kohby- hair is awesome!

It is Sunday but no walking dead


Will have to wait for October and that is a long wait......

Lol upcoming episodes of Fear TWD & Preacher will soothe my savage soul.

Reports here give info for a June date where it will be fixed or a majority of it taken care of

I always drive thru downtown and I do not take the bypass

I hit downtown going south when morning rushour is heading coming to the north

What date are you going and I can send you updates we get here

jr's best bud heading down to McDonough in a few weeks for Norfolk/Southern training. Choo choo express! Asked mutual friend and she suggested he drive south 85/285. Did say that area can be bit sketchy. His orientation pkg said to leave your weapons at home, even if concealed permit which he has...now we know why. Eek

Evening everyone.......

Gorgeous weekend here.......usually folks head to the seaside and beaches in weather like this.........but, we live right next to the seaside so, we head elsewhere.

DH said to me yesterday lunchtime.......lets go to The Cotswolds for an overnight stay since it's so lovely.......so we did.......packed in about 4 minutes and headed off. Stayed in a favourite hotel and got my always requested four poster bed.......always nice........couldn't stay 2 nights as it's the Easter holidays here and they were busy, we were lucky to get one night where we like to stay at short notice........and got back home about an hour ago.

Weekend of indulgence with some beautiful scenery.........we adore The Cotswolds and would even give up living beside the sea to live there once DH retires.......so many top quality restaurants and gorgeous villages.......

Glad we made the most of the weekend as it's gone cooler tonight.

Will sleep tonight..........

Hope everyone's good.........

That sounds over-the-top romantic!

 

[keishashadow]

Sorry ghost post

 

[Lynne G]

Aww, remember those gym meets with DD, but I vetoed her coaches wish she turn competitive when she was 8. Great job on GD's showing. Nice bear present too. Of course Grammy needs to buy such things.

Well, not so fun ride back over the bridge. Not a good showing by the team. Oh well, they get to go even further over the bridge later this week for games in the fields with a 7:30am arrival. I still am amazed they get the bad time slots. Again, kids are not morning people. At least I will go for a coffee run again.

Lovely night, and all getting ready for the work week. Games start on Friday, so short week, and even shorter for little one, as she gets a 5 day weekend. Three day week, and a slight smile is starting from her.

What a nice surprise Schumi. Beautiful part of England. A very sweet suggestion by DH.

Road woes. Yeah, lots of closures all around. It is starting to be the prime time for road work. I call the barriers cattle car shoots. I hate them.

 

[Lynne G]

Sorry ghost post

 

[macraven]

Yes Georgia is a concealed weapon state

Think we are the only ones that don't have a gun ....

Back north every one lays on the horn when driving
Down here, no one does that

Think it is because you don't know who is packing or at least that is what my neighbors told me

Cute pick of Janet's mini me

 

[macraven]

Schumi gone to bed already???

She must have had a busy weekend

 

[ky07]

Reports here give info for a June date where it will be fixed or a majority of it taken care of

I always drive thru downtown and I do not take the bypass

I hit downtown going south when morning rushour is heading coming to the north

What date are you going and I can send you updates we get here

Our dates are June 18th to 25th

 

[macraven]

Heard on the news June 3 should see great improvement with Atlanta traffic

 

[kohlby]

Awwwww . . . she's adorable Keisha!

Schumi - What a nice getaway! Now you're recharged and ready to take on the week, right?!

Had a good visit with my Mum and Dad. It was short. My Dad isn't really a kid person for too long, but he does well for a couple hours. Also, they wanted to return in daylight before traffic got too bad. I'm not sure how traffic increases on Sundays but they had a much easier drive back than the last time. There are lots of wildfires in FL now. I never thought of FL as a wildfire area. I'm not sure if this is normal or not. I kept noticing that we missed the storms that pummeled GA/SC and had been thankful not to have to go through this spring, like we did most springs when we lived there. I now think a bit of those storms would be a good thing. They're talking about closing some roads due to wildfires so if any of youse guys come down here soon, be prepared. There are no fires near Universal - but a new one east of Disney. There was one Fri/Sat close to there too. Not sure if that one is still burning - but this is a different one. New fires keep popping up though so we could easily have more this week. There's no rain in the forecast and low humidity.

Anyone have any Portofino tips? We're headed there in a couple weeks and have never been. It's just for two nights. I read that we should try Sal's pizza. Anything else?

 

[wagman67]

Heard on the news June 3 should see great improvement with Atlanta traffic

We always have to go through Atlanta. I try to maintain that we either hit it about 11pm (we leave our house at 6pm Central...four hours later, we are usually through Atlanta)...or we drive through on a Weekend or Holiday day. I will never map a trip through in the middle of a regular week day. This coming trip, we'll coast through there about 7am on Sunday, May 21st....looking for a 3 pm arrival in Orlando. We also usually stop to eat in Valdosta, but this trip would have put us there around Sunday lunch time, so we will stop a bit earlier, probably around Tifton, for a late breakfast/early lunch/brunch.

 

[schumigirl]

Janet........she is so cute isn't she! And getting more grown up every time I see her........well done to her though! Quite an achievement for her......love the bear too!!!

Yes, it was over the top romantic.........and so nice Wished we could have stayed another night as DH didn't have to go into work today and could have come back this morning, we only have something on this afternoon.......but......it was still lovely. Ate far too much though......but everything was worth it! Even had a small cheesecake.........

Mac......we were exhausted last night........think I went to bed about 10 minutes after I posted.......we were so tired!

Kohlby.......yep, I'm always ready for the week ahead.......no work to think of helps with that though....... Sals is the best of the PB restaurants.........I will say we aren't the biggest Italian fans, but when we tried both other places we were very unimpressed.

Don't mind paying whatever it costs for a meal as long as it's good. But, it wasn't any better than Olive Garden, which I find very manufactured in taste, tried twice, will never go back to OG. We asked if two things could be made without a couple of ingredients due to allergies and they said no, it was already made that way. So, we were never impressed by both places as neither seemed authentic to us ........ but some love them.

Glad you had nice visit with mum and dad........always nice to see them..........



Looks to be just as nice today as the weekend.......forecast was poor for today but looks lovely so far.......not going out till this afternoon so very lazy morning!

Poached eggs for breakfast.........

 

[schumigirl]

 

[schumigirl]

Janet, this isn`t my picture, but this was almost identical to the cheesecake I had at the weekend........Blueberry Ombre Cheesecake...........Brought 2 pieces home with us.

Lush.

 

[macraven]

I always order plain cheesecake
No fruit on top
Enjoy the plain regular cheese cake taste

 

[Lynne G]

That looks tasty! I like cheesecake. Plain for me too, but sometimes I get strawberries on it. Haven't seen blueberry as much. Last year, I used a snack credit at the bakery in Universal Studios, for a piece, that I think it was turtle. It was okay, but no where near the good cheesecake we get at the bakeries we have around where I live.

I wish my office was outside today. It's going to be a beautiful, sunny day, that tops off around 80 degrees. Quite lovey, indeed. Low humidity, and 15 or so mph winds.

Kohlby, nice that your visit went well with mum and dad. The wildfires outside of Disney made the news here. Many of our school districts, but not mine, have off all this week. I'm sure some are enjoying Orlando right now. Ah, Spring Break. Since my kids never got a full week off of school for Spring Break, we've never gone anywhere. Plus, tourist places and flights are higher. This year, we get to enjoy little one's tournament. Since the tournament is a little over 1/2 way to the shore, I am seriously thinking of heading down there after the last game, and enjoy some beach time before heading home. So far, it's supposed to be 60's this week-end, so that should fine weather to hit the boardwalk and put feet in the sand.

So it's Monday, and hope all are enjoying a cup of their choice. Tea for me, it's a little cool, so teapot is ready, and so am I. It's not thirsty Thursday, but I'm thirsty.

Ta Ta!

 

[keishashadow]

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Janet, this isn`t my picture, but this was almost identical to the cheesecake I had at the weekend........Blueberry Ombre Cheesecake...........Brought 2 pieces home with us.

Lush.

Oh no you didn't...not buy but post. I'm drooling

Don't think I've ever turned my nose up @ any cheesecake. Only treat myself a few times a year. Would give the world to have a slice of one my mom made. Before she declined was the best baker of all things, so patient. Me, i try to make it, holding my breath it come out but it's never looks as good as hers did.

That looks tasty! I like cheesecake. Plain for me too, but sometimes I get strawberries on it. Haven't seen blueberry as much. Last year, I used a snack credit at the bakery in Universal Studios, for a piece, that I think it was turtle. It was okay, but no where near the good cheesecake we get at the bakeries we have around where I live.

I wish my office was outside today. It's going to be a beautiful, sunny day, that tops off around 80 degrees. Quite lovey, indeed. Low humidity, and 15 or so mph winds.

Kohlby, nice that your visit went well with mum and dad. The wildfires outside of Disney made the news here. Many of our school districts, but not mine, have off all this week. I'm sure some are enjoying Orlando right now. Ah, Spring Break. Since my kids never got a full week off of school for Spring Break, we've never gone anywhere. Plus, tourist places and flights are higher. This year, we get to enjoy little one's tournament. Since the tournament is a little over 1/2 way to the shore, I am seriously thinking of heading down there after the last game, and enjoy some beach time before heading home. So far, it's supposed to be 60's this week-end, so that should fine weather to hit the boardwalk and put feet in the sand.

So it's Monday, and hope all are enjoying a cup of their choice. Tea for me, it's a little cool, so teapot is ready, and so am I. It's not thirsty Thursday, but I'm thirsty.

Ta Ta!

Most here make there own cheesecake, other than 'the factory' rare to find it sold commercially here. You're lucky to have it readily available there. One of my kids was hinting for the miniature lady locks i haven't made in ages. Not really feeing that this week.

Yard work here today, it might break 80 degrees woot! Not sure if i want to hit grocery store up for holiday order this afternoon or tomorrow hmmm

Kohlby lots of brush fires that just take off down there. I95 seems to get it's fair share. The other thing that threw me In FL was the dense fog that i always seem to hit on that route early am. It forms after you pass exist on 417 @ MCO almost clear up to Sanford.

 

[Chuckers]

Happy Monday All! Yesterday was my first coaster day of 2017!! I feel so invigorated! (It will last until lunch). The weather was gorgeous. low 60's to 70's in the afternoon. 6 Flags has a new virtual reality coaster and it basically, sucks. They took one of the worst coasters in the park, gave it new trains, and you get a virtual reality headset for the ride.
The headset is very uncomfortable and my view was stuck looking over my right shoulder for the whole ride. It kinda made me nauseated. My body is moving forward, but my eyes kept seeing everything going left to right.. plus other than the stars and stuff whipping by, all I could see was the co pilot sitting on my right. Then because the coaster track is so old it's not even close to smooth anymore, the veiw screen would shake with my head shakes from the coaster. Glad I did it on a season pass holders only weekend, because if I waited in a general public line for it, I would have been pissed I wasted all the time.

But I had a blast on the other coasters and walking around in the sunshine! Plus, I got to enjoy some 'Coldstone Creamery' Ice Cream.. which is the most awesomest ice cream in the world. Did you know that the ice cream is made with a pudding base?

 

[macraven]

When I lived up north, cold stone creamery was available everywhere

But not so where I am now

 

[keishashadow]

Happy Monday All! Yesterday was my first coaster day of 2017!! I feel so invigorated! (It will last until lunch). The weather was gorgeous. low 60's to 70's in the afternoon. 6 Flags has a new virtual reality coaster and it basically, sucks. They took one of the worst coasters in the park, gave it new trains, and you get a virtual reality headset for the ride.
The headset is very uncomfortable and my view was stuck looking over my right shoulder for the whole ride. It kinda made me nauseated. My body is moving forward, but my eyes kept seeing everything going left to right.. plus other than the stars and stuff whipping by, all I could see was the co pilot sitting on my right. Then because the coaster track is so old it's not even close to smooth anymore, the veiw screen would shake with my head shakes from the coaster. Glad I did it on a season pass holders only weekend, because if I waited in a general public line for it, I would have been pissed I wasted all the time.

But I had a blast on the other coasters and walking around in the sunshine! Plus, I got to enjoy some 'Coldstone Creamery' Ice Cream.. which is the most awesomest ice cream in the world. Did you know that the ice cream is made with a pudding base?

Cedar point was struggling with getting their version up and going last summer. Re-purposing the older iron dragon.

When we were there in August ? Snagged 'beta test' tickets since we had early entry into the park, but they never did get it together that day. Wound up with a entire park/hotel power loss that night yuck.

Anyway, after reading your experience, I'm glad i missed it!

I like that park for the killer coasters and our local one - Kennywood. Yet, after enjoying the polished atmosphere @ the Orlando parks, it's difficult not to compare them, unfavorably.