For the past few weeks I have worked many days in a row, all three front desk shifts, plus checking rooms, plus my normal jobs. Two days I was awake 24+ hours. I took the weekend OFF!!! LOL. We came to Tyler, Texas. We were here last summer (Summer Texas trip). We are in a very nice Homewood Suites. The Grand Opening was yesterday. It is brand new, in a quiet part of town, but just minutes from everything. Our room has a ceiling fan, full refrigerator, and a dishwasher. I am never leaving. Not to impugn our hotel in any way, but this is swanky. I work in a hotel, I never get to visit any! I feel I am being mocked. We left Friday afternoon: With minimal arguing, we stopped in Shreveport for lunch. Right now I should warn you that my low-carb way of life is on the back burner this weekend. We went to Arby's, I got the Traditional Gyro, no fries. 55 carbs, y'all. I ate every crumb. When Scott decided to stop driving on the side of the road, and at almost the speed limit, we made it to Tyler. We got checked in... I went straight to the potty and tried to turn on the bathroom light. I flicked on and off, and nothing. I tried the one by the sink, nothing. I said well hell, our room is defective. I grab my key to go downstairs, and see RIGHT by the front door.....MASTER SWITCH. My bad. I also wanted to keep these, but delete them off of my phone. :) After unpacking and walking the property, we went on a food search. Jucy's Hamburgers it was. Shut up, I ate a whole 1/4 pound. Scott however, got the biggest one they had AND fries. When we left, I said "let's go down this road and see where it goes". This NEVER turns out well. We drove for a bit, I love to just ride and look. We didn't see anything from our previous trip that was recognizable, so Scott said "let's turn around". And then.... A prison. If you knew how hilarious and dramatic Scott can be, this was LOL. "Oh HELL NO, that's a guard tower, LET'S GO!!" Not half a mile away, I said "oh look, there's an Islamic symbol. Oh hey! It's a Muslim temple!" SCREEEEECH!!!! He did a u-turn right there and headed back the other way, only to find a guy digging in a donation bin with his bicycle in tow. Simultaneously we yelled, "DEEBO!" We made it to a grocery store, alive, got beverages, and went back to the hotel. GUESS WHAT WAS ON!!!!! Scott said a dirty word. I cheered and clapped. I messaged Rebecca and she said "Good Lord, that is always on when you stay at a hotel! Do you plan your trip around it!" So for the rest of the night, I sat at the desk, pretty much doing this, watching LOTR, and catching up on my other shows. Scott did this: Tomorrow isn't going to be much different. I can pretty much sleep anywhere under any circumstance. I never sleep well in hotel rooms. I tossed and turned all night, got up and down, turned on the a/c, turned off the a/c, read, Facebook scrolled....finally at 9am I got up for good. I took my medicine and started watching Titanic documentaries. Scott rolled outta bed after 10, even thought I woke him before breakfast ended, and then said he was hungry. Sigh. We went back to What About Kabobs. For four hours we just drove around, shopped, and killed time. I got some good stuff in Gordman's, it was going out of business. Scott bought a watch, I OF COURSE found a flamingo, a Dallas Stars shirt, and Scott bought two paid of pants that make him look like Brock Lesnar. After the successful 5 and Under plunder and hitting a good Lane Bryant sale, I didn't even NEED to go in TJ Maxx or Burlington! Now we're back at the hotel lounging until it's time for dinner. Scott did his thing, I Snapchatted and watched Chicago Fire We have been to The Jalapeno Tree before, and it was just as good this time. My personal highlight? Scott got a Puffed Taco as an appetizer. LOL! He kept eyeballing it, "What IS it??!!" "Where's the meat? THERE IS NO MEAT!!!" If you ever go, order the John Wayne: I know you're sad that you missed his Brock Lesnar impressions. I won the night with ANOTHER LOTR movie!!! Saw this on the way back to the hotel. I named him Francisco. We slept in both mornings, so I have no idea what the hotel had for breakfast.
We packed it all up and headed home after a quick stop for lunch in Shreveport. I napped in the car on the way home. I napped on my couch. (While ANOTHER LOTR movie played!) I napped in the bed. I went to buy groceries, came home, and GUESS WHAT! I went to sleep. The weekend was a success!
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Lisa DoddI enjoy sports, binge watching TV, food, reading, and slightly bearded men. Most popular blog posts from my previous Blog:
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