Nothing like driving thru tornadoes...

to keep you awake, LOL. OK, I didn't really see any tornadoes but Karen was about a half an hour ahead of me and she say three of them. What I did see was a lot of freaking rain. Lots and lots of rain, LOL. Monday night I flew up to Atlanta and stayed with Dao and then met up with Karen on Tue to help her with her move. They were teasing me because they knew I drive like a grandma but I so would have been right with them but I kept pulling off for sushi and not being able to find it. I have been craving sushi forever and decided to not eat my typical road food (as you know, funions and beef jerky) or fast food and have some healthy raw fish! I followed the billboards. The first place I saw I drove past because it was fast food Japanese but I couldn't find anything else so I went back, parked, tons of cars, good sign, go inside and look at the menu, no sushi! Well crap! I'm hungry, haven't eaten all day and it's after noon. I keep driving because I know I've seen signs for a sushi place on the freeway before. I see the billboard I'm looking for and try to find the place. I can't. I have to get gas anyway (I like to try and combine my stops) and ask them. I have to go back the way I came. To be fair, the billboard never said turn left at the third light. When I get there I find out they are only open for dinner! I'm pissed, I'm starving, I don't want anything else so I get back on the road. I know sushi is no longer in my future but I wanted away from that exit, LOL. I admit I must eat and I do love ice cream so I got a burger and a cone at Dairy Queen. Ate the ice cream first of course. I really tried to be good but it wasn't meant to be.

So let's get back to the weather. It was raining when Dao dropped me off. I was yawning like crazy and when I do road trips the first few hours are the toughest for me. I need awhile to get in the zone. Well the rain kept me nice and awake. I had to keep two hands on the wheel (OK I do that anyway, LOL) and concentrate. The rain was so freaking loud I just listened to music. I did talk to Nancy for a little while but luckily that was during one of the lulls. Now I said I didn't see the tornadoes but I did notice a heck of a lot of debris in the road and remember thinking, wow, that's some heavy rain, LOL. Driving in those conditions was exhausting. I know, here I am saying it kept me awake but it also drained me. I could have powered on stayed at a hotel there but decided to stay in Tampa. I was just done, LOL. I slept so hard I woke up disoriented which rarely ever happens to me. I wake up pretty much alert, except for being tired, LOL.

The on Wed was a breeze. The hard part was driving the speed limit. During the rain didn't have to worry about the cops, LOL. Moving is such a pain but my next one will be it for a long while and you all know that you are all welcome at my door anytime, no matter where I live.

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I love to eat and sleep. One thing is more fun to blog about than the other. In between eating and sleeping I love to travel, spend time with my family and talk about myself. :)