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2009

Sitting In A Holiday Inn, Just Outside Kansas City

(Add / View Comments) (0)Friday, June 5, 2009 - 02:35:04 pm
(Posted Under: Livin' In The USA Livin' In The USA)
Okay, so we're at the Harrah Casino Hotel, and in Kansas City, but how can I resist quoting Kansas City? That's right, I couldn't.

Last night getting in and seeing Katie's parents was pretty damn nice! After everything we've done in the last 28 hours, it was pretty damn nice to finally relax somewhat and just sitting in the back of the truck, headidng out to the casino where we were staying. Another thing that has been nice is sleeping in a bed. It's the first time we've done that since Monday! But not before some Wendy's fries, nuggets and a frostie. All of which was kinda average, except for the frosty (which could never be bad!). It absolutely was no effort to fall asleep!

Surprisingly I woke up at about 8:45 this morning - which has been par for the course over the epast 2 weeks, which I can't really work out. While I was still at work, I was struggling to get out of bed, and we've been so sleep deprived over the last 2 weeks, yet we haven't slept in at all! After a bit of a walk around the casino, we headed out to Warsaw, a 2 or so hour drive.

A bit of comic relief was driving through the town of Tightwad. Yes - Tightwad! Both the Tidwad bank and Tightwad Souvenir Store was funny to see.

The folks place is pretty sweet, and I have had to keep reminding myself not to get too accustomed to the creature comforts of a big screen TV, 200+ cable channels and really having nothing to do right now but enjoy it! In a lot of ways, it's pretty hard to not mistake this for a retreat - with 3 acres, nothing but green forest behind us, and more wildlife than you can poke a stick at, it really does feel like a holiday retreat.

We picked up Diggs, who has really seemed to have grown up and settled down in the past 3 years, and meet Maggi for the first time, who is a complete nut. The amount of wildlife eoutside of the dogs has also been impressive. We've also seen a water snake in the pond, and firebugs tonight, which is a first for me.

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