Last week, I went on a 2400 mile road trip with only my dog for company.
I realize now that most of you are questioning my sanity, and I have done the same, trust me. I'm not what you would call an animal person. My dog is great and we have managed to coexist for 7 years without murdering each other, but I'm not the type of person who loves LOL cats and pictures of baby otters and stops and talks to random squirrels in the park.
One morning, I realized I had never been on a road trip and thought, "What the heck, I'm 31 and who knows how many chances I'll have to just take off?" So off we went, and it ended up being an adventure I will not forget soon, if only because I'm still feeling a little queasy from eating so much Chic-Fil-A, Sonic and Cracker Barrel on the road.
We went through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri. My favorite part of the trip occurred at a Sonic in rural Tennessee on the second afternoon of our trip.
ME: (in my Chicago accent, which TO ME sounds exactly like the people on network news programs sound so is the EPITOME OF NORMAL) Hi, may I please have a number 10?
LADY: Pardon?
Me: (repeats above, slowly)
LADY: (long pause) Hon, are you sayin' TAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY-innnnnnn?
ME: Yes, TEHN. As in one zere-oh.
LADY: (pause, laughter) Hey Mary, come here and hear how she say ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-row.
4 comments:
Taryn,
I cannot say for sure how I found you, but I wanted to write to encourage you and to tell you that I will be here to cheer you on!
I am from the midwest too, suffer from SAD, and am overweight. I am a lot older than you (50) and am curious about WW. I will be very interested to hear about your journey.
Thanks, srvanthi! I am glad to know someone is reading this.
Your blog is great but your dog is ugly
Just found your blog...You are a hoot and you dog is not ugly.
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