Okay, I never was in Kansas. We just left Florida for good, and are currently in Mississippi. It's been so long since I've updated! We have done a LOT of one-nighters in a row, which doesn't leave a lot of time to sit and write, as I'm always either on a bus, doing a show, or discovering a new Catfish place miles from the hotel.
One thing I have thought about a few times that had never occurred to me that I might miss is driving. We are always on a bus, and I never have the freedom to really travel anywhere on my own other than walking. I miss my little stick-shift!
As Robbie (our conductor) was saying last night to me, and he's right, that the novelty of tour is wearing off and now we actually have to live it. I am still amazed at all the new places I see, all the traveling we do, and how well we all get along. But it's true. The moving into a new hotel every night, packing, unpacking, reorganizing, it's beginning to take it's toll. I have found a nice little routine I like, and I think tour life suits me well, though. The toughest part is food. There isn't a Whole Foods in middle-America for days, so sometimes fast food is all we have as an option. Bleh. We're all already sick of Denny's and Waffle House, which seem to be the only places to eat between here and Nevada. Keeping on the healthy bandwagon is difficult, but (aside from the cookies Dad sent), I'm doing alright.
During our three day trek to Oregon next week, we'll be doing an overnight in Vegas at the Hooter's Hotel. Yep. Just a warning, as I'm SURE that will come up in a future blog.
If you remember, last time I featured Carl in my blog. Well, he's up to crazy adventures again. The other night in Avon Park, FL we were staying in a gorgeous and quaint historic hotel with homemade quilts and settees and railroad bathrooms (my favorite so far, except for the gecko in my suite!), and he comes a-knockin on our door in a Spiderman unitard that he packed with him. Goodness knows why he thought it'd be useful, but it did give us a great laugh. Last night he stopped on our way to the Catfish place to pick up food, ate it on the way, had the buffet at Fat Baby's, and then went off to Wendy's. My stomach hurts just thinking about what he ate.
Alright, well we're near a Wal-mart today, so I think I'll take a trip over there to get some shampoo and lunch.
Also I wanted to add: thank you to those who do read this, it does mean a lot that you want to keep up with me on my adventures! However, it is lonely out on the road sometimes on those 10 hour bus rides, so any kind of email, text, whatever is always greatly appreciated! I miss y'all back home, don't forget about me :-P
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