Gettin’ Carried Away

… you adjust!

This past week, I was bombarded with work, the weather took a turn for the worse and my mother and I didn’t think that road trippin’ to Kentucky would be a good idea.

First of all we had the whole work issue. I really needed to be by my computer at any given moment. While my laptop is portable, we had planned on spending a lot of time on the road and on foot. And even though I could carry it around with me, that’s unnecessary weight, especially for a road trip. Also, I wasn’t comfortable with the idea of leaving it inside the hot trunk (it IS summer, you know).

When we checked the weather, it seemed as though most of the country would be battling some storms throughout the week. I know I’m not going to melt if I get wet, but I also don’t want to bring a ton of clothing with me when I’m on a road trip. I mean, have you ever tried to air dry completely soaked clothing? It takes hours, perhaps even 24 of them!

However, just because we opted to stay home, it didn’t mean we couldn’t travel. So far, we’ve driven up north to the outlet mall in Gurnee, we saw a movie and we went to a baseball game. We are still going strong, as we have even more plans for the weekend to see some museums and other Chicago attractions. To tell you the truth, I don’t think either of us have been to the Field Museum since I was five years old… when I threw up in the parking lot because I was car sick. Believe it or not, I used to loathe traveling. I was the total “are-we-there-yet?” kid.

~* Mom and Carrie enjoy some dessert from their favorite pie shop, Bakers Square *~

As the saying goes, “When one door closes, another one opens.” So, if we’re not going to Kentucky, we’re going somewhere: to the Northwest suburbs, to Chicago’s Loop, down the street, etc. You don’t always have to stay home. In this case, I needed to be close to home. But there’s nothing that can keep me from traveling and exploring, whether it’s 50 or 5,000 miles away.