Wednesday Medley and Road Trips

Wednesday has rolled around again and we are getting close to the end of May! Can you believe it? It will be June in a couple of weeks.

1. Have you ever done a spur-of-the-moment road trip?  Yes. Where did it take you?  

Up to Branson a couple of years ago.

2. If time and money wasn't an issue, what roads would you choose to travel and how long would you be gone? 

I would like to travel over to Tennessee and the Appalachian Mountains, then over to Kentucky, Virginia and the Carolinas, to Georgia and then back home. I think it would take maybe at least one month, maybe more.

3. When you go on a long road trip, what snacks and beverages do you take? 

Plenty of water, trail mix,  not too much because I find we usually bring most of it back home. We stop to eat at restaurants when we are hungry and we aren’t really big snackers.  
Do you pack a picnic? Used to when I was younger. Does the back seat turn into a nest?  
Not really … if the dog is with us, her bed will be there, my pink bag full of whatever snacks, a small ice chest. And we've come a long way from this:

4. Please tell us about something interesting or strange you have seen on the side of the road.

Coming back from Lawton in January we saw a man dressed up in shiny, silver armor, like a knight, riding a horse! He was alone, coming up the side of the highway, kind of in the middle of nowhere. Then another sight we saw was an upside down barbecue pit. Since I’m always the driver, it isn’t possible to take pictures of sights we see. 

5. Who does the driving when you head out in the car?  Me, I am the legal driver in our household and while I do enjoy the scenery and sometimes will stop for something, for the most part, I want to "get there", wherever there is. 

Do you stop in the rest areas along our Interstate highways when you have to use the facilities, or do you choose a fast-food restaurant or gas station instead? Not TMI... inquiring minds want to know!

We choose something like McDonald’s to run inside for pit stop, or a nice gas station so we can fill up the tank and empty the tank. 

6. Please share something with us about your week so far. 

Saturday night we attended a Gospel/Hymn Sing* at a church north of us! It was absolutely wonderful and just what the doctor ordered. Everyone sang along to the songs we grew up with and in between that, there were performances by a couple of quartets, a family of singers, and a couple I remember from the Gaither cruise. It was a fabulous concert and the music was so, so good. My DH was a joy to watch as he sang and laughed at some of the cornball jokes! 

Tuesday was the last Ladies of Grace and we had our spring brunch. It was also my last day for Ladies of Grace in a leadership capacity. I may still visit from time to time. When BSF begins again in September, I will be a group leader for which I am excited, but a little bit "shy" about! I think this is a God-given opportunity and I am looking forward to encouraging and leading a group as I learn and grow from the other leaders!

Great food and decorations!

Sweet ladies all!

Monday I baked a cake for Alice’s birthday as we met them for dinner and they came over Monday evening. It was a pecan pie bundt cake and it was DELISH!! We had fun  playing Mexican Train. I am hoping today to get some ideas from others for a road trip.

*The Gospel Music Hymn Sing has a wonderful project which ministers to people in nursing homes. If you have visited nursing homes as I have, most of the people come alive when they hear the songs and remember all the words to the old hymns they sang in the past. http://gospelmusichymnsing.com/ has made it their mission to supply to every nursing home in the US a copy of their DVD with old, familiar songs. If you are interested, you can see how you can contribute to this on their website … or buy a copy of the DVD for yourself!