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I can honestly say that so far, our vacation is TEH SUCK.
Thank you, Murphy and your damn laws. I had a feeling it was going to be a bad day when I woke up at 8 AM with a BLINDING headache. I actually had to go back to bed for a little while, and luckily, that helped.
Hubby and I made it out of the apartment a bit before 11 AM, and we were about a half an hour away from home when my Mom called.
Their car was acting up, and it sounded like the transmission. After much deliberation, hubby’s idea was that we’d meet them back at their house and figure things out from there.
Hubby and I got to my parents’ house just about the same time that they did. We dropped Dad’s car off at the Ford dealership, and then Hubby and I decided to run to Sonic for some food. I need a new diet pill, because yesterday, I ate way too many hot dogs for my own good. While we were driving to Sonic, hubby and I came up with the idea of going back home and driving back with BOTH of our cars. Now that my Dad’s retired, they’re on a limited income, and renting a car to head off on vacation just wasn’t in the budget.
And there was NO WAY all four of us and all of our luggage was going to fit into my Civic.
Hubby and I headed home. Both of us were exhausted by the time we got into the apartment, so we both took an hour-long nap. We headed back to Delaware and pulled up at my parents’ house around 10:30 PM.
300+ miles on my Civic yesterday, and we STILL haven’t left for PA yet. We’re now looking at a five-plus hour ride from here to the vacation place, and we’re going to have to follow my Dad, who’ll be driving hubby’s car.
So far, vacation has been very, VERY strange.
ETA: The Ford dealership called..luckily, it’s NOT the transmission that’s gone up on the car, although it desperately needed a flush and fill. It needs one of the ball joints replaced, along with a tie rod end, and the rear rotors need to be replaced, along with a front end alignment.
As my Dad said, “There goes our stimulus check!”












Thirty-something-ish. Ex-Philadelphian, current Marylander. Hoping to live anywhere other than here. Happily married. Cat mom. Graphics bitch. Pool shark. Hockey addict. Philadelphia Flyers fan. 

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