3 week roadtrip! Here we go!
I had a rough time with long trips at one point so now I stop often and don't do long days. (I ended up with my whole body feeling the vibration of the road for the rest of the day. Then every time my anxiety would spike or I would dissociate, I'd feel that same vibration. It made me feel a bit dizzy and nauseous. For months before it stopped. No thanks.) So first overnight was in Champaigne, IL and then continued to Nashville. Mostly it was your typical roadtrip and but we stopped at The Grateful Shed in Wisconsin Dells. If you've never been or are passing through, I highly recommend. I picked it because they allow dogs, so Raiya got to come in. It's basically and indoor food truck place, but the decor and everything is SO unique. It actually kind of reminded me of something Disney would design, which is a huge compliment. It was a bit loud due to it being such an open layout, but I'm super happy we stopped!
Day 2 we arrived in Nashville right before supper time. We were staying downtown at Placemakr. I knew this place because I used to live right across the street at the Encore and literally watched the building go up. The place was really nice and the staff was great. Parking sucks as you can imagine but its downtown so totally expected. We didn't use the ammenities but the gym was great, pool and outdoor area looked big, and they had some good working spots and game tables too. The internet in the unit we were staying at wasnt so great for working though. It kept kicking me out and had a hard time screen sharing on Teams, but I did get by. (I worked the whole week.)
We rolled in Sunday night and I was working Mon-Thurs so the days we didn't do much. Monday was kind of cold. We took Riaya out at lunch time and then walked up to the grocery store in the Viridian to grab a few things like turkey and fruit. Then Monday after work we walked Raiya again and went over to The Assembly Food hall. I got a burger from Pharmacy Burger which I never got around to while I lived in Nashville. We walked a little down broadway and called it a night.
I challenged myself this trip to dress fun. I've been SO stuck in my Tribe Kelley sweats in the winter and fitness/baggie tshirts in the summer. Like since moving back to WI. Disney has helped me start dressing fun again and I wanted to keep that going. I only bought the hat and a couple of tahirts for the trip which was pretty darn good!<\p>
Day 2 I started to have stomach pain (and other fun things!) on and off. I partially wonder if I had a bit of food poisoning because as much as my body doesn't like certain foods, I've not had problems with Disney and eating their junk. So day 2 was pretty "normal" between work and that.
Day 3 was still not fun, but we went over to The Diner for lunch. I lived right across from it and never got there, so it was on my list. Way smaller than I thought and I ended up just getting a waffle because I didn't want to upset my tummy further with all the yummy breakfast things it doesn't like. Boo =( We also walked across the pedestrian bridge at night, which is my favorite. That bridge is my romantic fairytale...that never happened...but that's okay! Then we walked broadway a bit more and my mom got Raisin Canes. And I ate 2 chicken strips because wow was I lacking on protein this stretch.<\p>
Day 4 it rained all day. Which was fine. We planned for it. But it was just a chill day before leaving. I did finally wear my new cowboy boots though. Well, where you could see more than just the toe. It took me a decade to find the right boots. And although I look at them and am sad there's no sequins/sparkle, I LOVE them. They're basically neon in person and just look so cool and unique.
Day 5 we packed up and hit the road for more fun! Here we go!!