Happy Monday how are you? You know as bad as we hate Mondays you have to admit there is just something awesome thinking about a new week and new opportunities and new experiences. And my week will be great because I am on vacation!!! Sadly we are not going to the beach but we will be doing some fun things at home. The babies will be much happier that we are staying home.
Do you ever start your day early in the morning wondering what the day will hold? what will you have to tell about at the end of the day? what will happen today that will hold near and dear to your heart? Wow!!! when you think about all the possibilities it is mind boggling. Something could happen today that will totally change your life!!! Be still my heart!!
Here is something I like to do. I keep a journal. I keep it beside my bed. I will write the date for instance Monday morning August 24th before I leave for work or start my day. The page is blank. So many things will happen today. I will have conversations with people, I will see things, I will buy things, I will eat things, I will hear things, I will learn things. What will be different? What do I want to be different? Who will I talk to or message or see? Anyway, you see where I am coming from right?
A good week last week although a little crazy leading up to my week off. I always have to be caught up on everything before I leave. This meant some long days at work but totally worth it for a week off.
Mark and I had to go to Vanderbillt a couple of weeks ago for his 4 month check up. We leave out about 4:30 AM for the 4 hour drive. Even though we gain an hour for the time change near Nashville the traffic going into Nashville in the mornings is crazy!!!! It is usually bumper to bumper for the last hour.
This is our routine, I get up around 3:00 AM and get coffee and take care of fur babies. I grab something quick to eat and get things ready to take with us. We take a small cooler bag with waters and a Diet Coke for me and peanut M&M’s don’t ask me why it’s just a tradition and I eat them on the way over,they keep me awake. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I also take a Yeti full of coffee. We put a blanket and pillow in the car. I often take a nap on the way back.
Look at this perfect sunrise in the rear view mirror.
Mark can’t eat anything until after his blood work so he gets up and gets ready and loads the car.
I always drive over and Mark drives back.
Wow what a difference in Nashville traffic this trip. Our doctor asked if we had noticed the difference. So many people are working from home or not working at all it has made such a difference. There were no backups and we arrived over an hour early. We sat in the car and waited for the office to open. I fell asleep. HA!!!
Acting silly while we wait for the doctor.
We always stop at Cracker Barrel for breakfast on the way back. It is still pretty early when we leave Nashville. It is a really tiring day. We usually rush back home to take care of the babies. And then usually a nap.
And guess what? tomorrow we get to do it again. Mark has to have a repeat on one of the blood tests for his anti rejection medicine. You may ask why we are not doing this locally. I will tell you that the last time he did this in May we wound up with a $900.00 bill for blood work. I have appealed this charge and gone round and round with our local hospital, Vanderbilt and the insurance company. It is still unsettled. We will go to Nashville tomorrow for the blood work and maybe I will have a chance to talk with billing and get the May charges straightened out as well. We shall see. But I am making a stop at the Yarn Patch, an awesome yarn shop in Crossville, The last time I was there I was a little disappointed by the layout of the shop but I am still going and yes I will buy yarn. I am still on vacation after all.
I hope you have a wonderful week!!!
Always remember
Love your day your way!!
Southern Patches 
Yay – I’m so happy that you are on vacation! Have a blissful week!
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