Here I am!

I've made it and my adventure continues.

So I'm actually at work right now, only two blocks from the beach on a beautiful island. The weather is off and on rain but when you can catch the sun it is glorious. Though some of the locals complain about the heat. I'm a happy camper.

I had planned to blog from Atlanta and when I arrived in West Palm but things were so busy and time consuming that I haven't had a chance to get my mind in the right place to be able to blog.

It poured for my entire drive from Ohio to Georgia. It was pitch black and my poor car was not loving it. I couldn't use cruise control and I didn't want to because I would have been hydroplaning everywhere. So I didn't get so see a lot of Kentucky or Tennessee where I would have liked to stop and see the nature and the historical sights. The drive back will hopefully be better though.

My fourth of July was fun. I think I will start there because that's as far back as my trip goes for the most part. I spent that week with my boyfriend and his parents in Lima, Ohio. He bought a bunch of small fountains and poppers as I'm going to call them because they were pretty much just a flash and a loud bang. We set those off in his driveway before and after the city's fireworks which we could see from his back yard. Nothing spectacular but it was still fun even though I was worried that Noah would hurt himself while lighting the fountains and whatnot.

I left Lima to head south on Saturday morning. The weather was fine up until the moment I got into Cincinnati at which time the heavens opened up and the rain came down. I stopped for gas just after I crossed the river into Kentucky and hoped that the rain would let up but it stayed steady so I decided to trek on.

The freeway didn't have a whole lot of traffic but then again I couldn't see a lot of it either. I stuck behind a semi truck and had the wipers going full speed just getting down the road as best as I could without crashing.

I made it to Atlanta right around dinner time so after unloading my car, I showered and my Uncle Ed took me out to a restaurant called Tomatillos for a shrimp burrito. It was actually pretty tasty though it sounds very strange.

We got up the next morning and caught a movie at 9:30 am. We watched "The Lone Ranger" and it was alright but I guess that I expected more from Johnny Depp. From there we headed to the Martin Luther King Junior Historical Site and the Church where he was a preacher. I have always enjoyed seeing the places where history was made and the fact that these were just normal people makes it just that much more important.

For a late lunch we went to a Caribbean place named Mangos and had a stewed curry goat. It was good but man was it hot. I had to eat the fried plantanes just to get the heat out of my mouth. Next time I'll try something without curry. I might like it better that way.

I headed south from Atlanta on Monday morning and found myself enjoying the sunshine of the sunshine state as soon as the border got close. It was a beautiful drive though it was a little confusing and it was definitely too long for its own good. Thank goodness I wasn't headed any farther than West Palm or I might have gotten into a crash while falling asleep at the wheel.

I really liked the little service stations on the Florida turnpike. They were convenient and helpful.

Travel Tip: Taco Bell does not make a good car meal. I know from experience.

Currently, since I'm working, I thought that you might want to know where and what I'm doing.

I work for a small landscape design company named Nievera Williams Design. Thom is the office manager there and I am technically the records department all on my own. I get the fun job of taking all their old files that are stashed away in the basement and converting them to digital copies which get their own file on their server. Its tedious but it's not a bad job to tell the truth. Plus, I get to go out to lunch with my uncle, we carpool to and from work together and there really aren't any super strict rules as long as there is some progress being made.

I am helping or trying to help with the move from one house to another outside of work. Just this last Saturday, all the big furniture was moved and the boxes are for the most part there, so unpacking is the goal now.

Their new house is super awesome. The rooms are pretty big and I feel like I have my own hotel suite to stay in. They even have a pool out back which I haven't tried yet but I'm sure that I will eventually. Sunsets are seriously beautiful just looking out over the golf course that the property backs up to and I hope to have some pictures up eventually to show you just how beautiful it is.

I can't think of anything else at the moment so I'll get this posted and let you read it. I will have an update soon and hopefully pictures to accompany the post.

As always,

Blessed Be