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Vacation 2013- Days 1& 2

On Friday, I got off work around 12:30 (early! yay) and went home to finish packing.  Zach had done a great job of getting things ready, so we just finished packing up Nellie's things and headed to Zach's parents' house to drop her off! After a little bit of a drawn out goodbye (on my part), we were off!  We had to go through the bank and get lunch, but then we were officially on the road!  Woo hoo!  The drive went pretty well, and as usual it rained around Nashville.  We were making great time and finally stopped for the night in Gardendale, Alabama.  We ate at Cracker Barrel and had a good time shopping around.  We stayed at a Best Western and I decided it would be great to use their fitness room to squeeze in a workout.  I don't use the term "jank" a lot, but I believe their fitness center defined this word.  I was so excited to see an elliptical... until I got on it.  It could not even make a revolution around, it just squeaked and squawked.  Next up, the treadmill.  It worked adequately, except for the fact that the belt slipped ever little while, which would send Zach into a fit of laughter each time I grabbed the rails to keep from falling.  I know I was quite a sight!  Needless to say, my workout didn't last long, and it was a memorable experience.  Our hotel was wonderful though, and we had a king size bed!  Maybe that's not a luxury to some, but to us, it was amazing! (We have a queen, but started out on a full! From small beginnings.... : ) 

The next morning, we got up and ate the hotel's continental breakfast and got on the road around 8:30.  We made a stop along the way at Durbin's Farm Market in Clanton, Alabama to get ice cream and nectarines.  We always get their peaches too, but decided to get ours on the trip back home.  It is one of the staples of our trip!  Can't go without stopping there!  

After several rain storms and doubting our GPS's (Affectionally referred to as Garmina on our travels), we finally arrived to our condo at 2:45 p.m.  Cue family time, baby time, and food time!  My three favorite things! : )   Saturday was also my brother's birthday, so we had lasagna and cake to celebrate.  When we go to the outlets on Thursday, he get's to pick out a present from us!  Lucky boy!

                                        Norah Kate and Lexie watching Ross open his presents
                                              The hilarious card Zach picked out for Ross.

Ross with Norah Kate and Lexie
                                                                Me, Ross, and Suzanne
                                                                      At Durbin's
                                Look who caught up with us at Durbin's.  Mama and Mama Joyce!
                                        Ross and Daddy caught up with us too!

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