I didn't have as good a time as Kate had in Canada, obviously, but it was a good weekend until the end. We went up to visit Birdie's sister Linda and her husband Gust, one of several stinkin' rich couples we're friends with/related to. Their fridge was full of yummy Busch Lite beer, so I loaded up. *eg* (okay, that's cheezy even for me, but it was free and plentiful and I wasn't driving anywhere - much) Saturday night we went to The Princess Cafe in Beecher, IL, about a half hour drive toward Chicagoland. INCREDIBLE food, great service, prices out of my league. I had enough money to cover, but it would have tapped me pretty well if Linda hadn't grabbed the tab and run off. Like last year I had there Slab O Prime Rib that was Like Buttah and a couple of (cheap!) beers. Like a good restaurant for normal people, their beer choices ran the gamut from Miller Lite to Coors Lite. *g* The next day we had a strained breakfast (Linda and Gust don't eat much, often or with others for the most part) then went for a long walk on their very interesting wooded lot (about 20 acres), trying to id trees. The DOGS were in hog heaven. They have a couple of Australian Cattle Dogs named Parker and Zorro. Very sweet. VERY energetic. They fell in love with me as soon as I got there and Gust checked the car three times before we left to be sure they didn't sneak off with me. Then Linda and I climbed onto ATVs and tooled around the woods on their trails for only a few minutes - felt like that, anyway. When we got back they said we'd been riding most of an hour. What fun! We left late, due to the unexpected viewing of the Colts game, and so got stuck in the I-65 traffic from a fatal accident. Three hours to travel 7 miles. There are stretches of I-65 with no exits for thirty miles. We were on one of those. *sigh* We got home at midnight and are dragging ass today.
On the up side, I'm at the scene where Parker stops to get ice for Kelsey's injury, goes inside the gas station when he sees it's empty, and leaves her passed out in the car. She's going to make him hope she lives after he sees her handling the zombie that will come for her. Looking forward to finishing this! I did some writing Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, but not much considering the circumstances (dogs jumping on me, lots of beer, football on the tv, etc., etc., etc.).
The whiny story of slogging through writing my first novel.
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They have a couple of Australian Cattle Dogs named Parker and Zorro.
I thought for sure I was going to see Kelsey not Zorro for the name, but it wasn't the "ah ha!" moment I thought.
Good you got some writing done. I got a bit done on various things although not enough on the novel -- mostly because my head was exploding with ideas (once it was free of deadlines). Probably helped too that I was on digital roaming, so I didn't make calls even.
I did get one free meal because when I was checking out the desk guy said, "How was your stay?" and I said, "Great except for the loud music last night" (wedding reception) and he removed the restaurant charge. Yay. Although it looks like I can get reimbursed for the trip from the last of my grant money. Yay, even more.
Wow, it sounds like you had an INCREDIBLE trip. Good on ya. *g*
Cons do have that unfortunate tendancy to give you more ideas than you could ever use. Darned cons. ;-)
I don't know if it was "incredible" but I was relieved to have the dumptruck unload my head a bit. Although it's just as full now and no time to unload for now. Hope the ideas don't get stale.
Have you ever tried using a tape recorder, or even the record function on your computer? Just curious. I always thought it would be a nifty way to get your initial thoughts out in a safe place.
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