Mother-Daughter Vacation
Friday, April 22, 2016
After Himself and I returned from Myrtle Beach back in February, we started to plan our next trip. We decided on Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Our second son took his family there a few years ago and had such a good time, they went back a second time.
Unfortunately, Himself is having some health issues. We decided it would be unwise for him to travel into a foreign country. (That's right, the United States is a foreign country when a person is Canadian.) I was going to cancel our reservation when Himself suggested that I ask our daughter to accompany me. I did that and she checked to see if she could have some time off. She got the go-ahead and we started to make our plans.
We have never traveled together, just she and I. Sure there were the family vacations when she was growing up but this will be just the two of us. I have friends who have been sharing details of trips they took with their mothers or daughters as the case may be. In each case, the trip was special with memories that will last forever. I am expecting this to be the case for K. and me. We will be leaving early Sunday morning. It is about a 10-hour drive. We plan to stay in Kentucky Sunday night and complete our drive Monday morning.
We are getting excited. I know I will probably be doing some things I would not get to do if I were traveling with Himself. Wish us luck.
Unfortunately, Himself is having some health issues. We decided it would be unwise for him to travel into a foreign country. (That's right, the United States is a foreign country when a person is Canadian.) I was going to cancel our reservation when Himself suggested that I ask our daughter to accompany me. I did that and she checked to see if she could have some time off. She got the go-ahead and we started to make our plans.
We have never traveled together, just she and I. Sure there were the family vacations when she was growing up but this will be just the two of us. I have friends who have been sharing details of trips they took with their mothers or daughters as the case may be. In each case, the trip was special with memories that will last forever. I am expecting this to be the case for K. and me. We will be leaving early Sunday morning. It is about a 10-hour drive. We plan to stay in Kentucky Sunday night and complete our drive Monday morning.
We are getting excited. I know I will probably be doing some things I would not get to do if I were traveling with Himself. Wish us luck.
Mother-Daughter Vacation Day One
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
On Sunday Daughter and I left Ontario for the drive to Tennessee. The border crossing was very smooth and we were early enough that the traffic on the freeway was not heavy. We stopped at Bob Evans for breakfast. I think we were still in Ohio.
In the afternoon, we made a stop in Corbin, Kentucky. We had read that Kentucky Fried Chicken orginated in Corbin. We found Colonel Sanders' restaurant and K. had her picture taken with the Colonel. We didn't have any chicken, we just needed to get out of the car for a bit and walk around.
We continued on to Tennessee. We saw a terrible traffic jam on I-75 heading north. It went on for miles. We hope that is cleared up before we have to head home. Our drive went very well. I am truly blessed to have my daughter who was willing and able to fill in for her dad and take me away, including doing all the driving.
We stopped in Sevierville, TN for the night. We wanted to eat somewhere we could walk to and that was
the Hard Rock Cafe. We both enjoyed our meal. We had a very nice server who checked on us frequently and told us about his family. (They were not very busy that night.) The temperature had cooled a bit which made our walk back to the motel more enjoyable. Remember, the temperature was 32* when we left the house in Ontario and it was now close to 80* when we stopped for the night in Tennessee. That takes some getting used to.
We both were ready to turn in by 10 and we both slept well.
In the afternoon, we made a stop in Corbin, Kentucky. We had read that Kentucky Fried Chicken orginated in Corbin. We found Colonel Sanders' restaurant and K. had her picture taken with the Colonel. We didn't have any chicken, we just needed to get out of the car for a bit and walk around.
We continued on to Tennessee. We saw a terrible traffic jam on I-75 heading north. It went on for miles. We hope that is cleared up before we have to head home. Our drive went very well. I am truly blessed to have my daughter who was willing and able to fill in for her dad and take me away, including doing all the driving.
We stopped in Sevierville, TN for the night. We wanted to eat somewhere we could walk to and that was
the Hard Rock Cafe. We both enjoyed our meal. We had a very nice server who checked on us frequently and told us about his family. (They were not very busy that night.) The temperature had cooled a bit which made our walk back to the motel more enjoyable. Remember, the temperature was 32* when we left the house in Ontario and it was now close to 80* when we stopped for the night in Tennessee. That takes some getting used to.
We both were ready to turn in by 10 and we both slept well.
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