After going to bed last night at 1:30 am, the alarms went off this morning at 6:30 am.
In order to prevent Fat Ass from being towed we had to move it from its parking spot by 7 am.
Blind confusion, disgruntled anger, some throbbing pain and a sense of disbelief all adequately sum up my spectrum of emotions as the alarms went off this morning.
After throwing our belongings into bags, and packing up the car we found ourselves locked out of Matt's apartment and sitting in the car.
It was 7:30 am.
Having eaten nothing we used to GPS to find the nearest Starbucks so that we could at least get some coffee.
After driving in several circles, repeatedly cursing at “Jill” (The Australian American woman who speaks to us through our GPS) and finding NO Starbucks we decided to just start on our way towards
Minneapolis.
Needless to say the morning started a bit rocky.
The time was 8:30 am.
Despite the start of the day, we managed to get out of Chicago with minimal traffic and we were on our way to Minnesota. After finding the first rest-stop we finally got our coffee. Although we decided that our stomachs weren’t quite ready for food. The rest-stop was surprisingly nice and resembled an airport more than the conventional rest area. This last stop in Illinois left us feeling the state with an overall positive feeling (more so emotionally than physically).
We were welcomed into Wisconsin with huge billboards that read nothing more than “CHEESE”. As our stomachs started to feel better we happened upon a classic American establishment: A&W. After enjoying a delicious combo with ice cold A&W root beer, we opted to splurge the additional 80¢ for the root beer float. Worth it! The remainder of the drive through Wisconsin proved to be more stimulating than we were led to believe it would be. The vast emptiness, rolling hills, random rock structures and the occasional thunder storm made for an enjoyable drive and Wisconsin experience.
After driving past St. Paul, we continued on to Minneapolis. The skyline of Minneapolis came up quick on us and was really incredible. We stopped in Minneapolis for a couple hours to meet up with Cara and Amy and grab some happy hour specials. Cara is working for a law firm in Minneapolis and her sister Amy works as a nurse in one of the hospitals downtown. Today was Cara’s birthday so it was good timing. After meeting up with Cara we promptly informed her of our expectations (“demands”). First we wanted to go somewhere to try a local brew. Second, we wanted to go someplace where we could eat something moderately healthy. Lastly, Jonah had to pee. Cara and her sister Amy were extremely accommodating and took us to a place called Ike’s for some happy hour specials. We unfortunately had only a limited time in Minneapolis, which was facilitated nicely by our waiter who insisted on clearing every dish the second it became empty, and sometimes even before. It was great to see Cara and Amy and although brief we had a great time in Minneapolis. Happy Birthday Cara!
Details of Morris to come . . .
-Alex
7 comments:
How do I make an entry? I guess it might disrupt the flow of blogging if I actually did, but don't lie to me again!
As discussed (and now being made public) I am making several demands (you should be accustomed to this):
1.) I want to see pictures of the two of you with random people you meet
2.) Pictures of the vehicle
3.) Details on sleeping arrangements (who's the little spoon?)
4.) A picture of one undershirt from each of you right now and then a picture at the end so I can assess relative grossness (make sure arm-pits are visible)
That's all for now, more demands later.
-M
I agree with MG. I need to know how many empty water bottles/pretzel bags are in the backseat of this thing. Also, what is the Wendy's count? I know you are just getting started but how many nuggets have each of you eaten so far? Is there a running tally? These are the things we need to know. When you get to the more camping-oriented part of the trip, I think we'd all agree that no one needs to know a shower count, especially on Jonah's end.
Wishing I could be there to add in the filth to come,
M
Is it really necessary to include the part about Jonah having to pee? I think at this point, anyone who knows Jonah knows he has the smallest blatter in the entire world and he has to pee ALL the time. This is a given, I think we can use this space for more information. The thing I really want to know about is the beard situation on both guys. Can Deyle actually grow a beard? Is he trying to? Is Jonah's beard back in action? Let's just all hope for my sake that there is no "brokeback mountain" situation while you guys are camping. It could get a little lonely out in the wilderness of south dakota. Can't wait to see what's posted next!!!
PS- the entire goodman clan hopes you are enjoying your journey and says they can send you granola bars and pretzels if needed
PPS- T-minus 3 weeks until I join in San Francisco!!
Keep up the good blogging!
i can't imagine those dark old black hills.
Marissa -- sp. (d's not t's)
What's montana like?
dear friends and family who read this,
don't get the wrong impression. 1. i dont think they are of questionable sexuality. 2. Had i seen that family was also included in this email i would have toned down the swearing. 3. I stand by my unhappiness with the "blogging" occurring. I'm just not a fan of blogs. But sorry for the cursing. I apparently am a fan of cursing.
hmm apparently i suck at spelling when i'm drunk...
Dinesh:
Your incindiery post followed by your begrudged apology rates a 12 out of 10 on the Unintentional-Comedy Scale. Fantastic stuff, well done.
-M
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