I think that if I did not have kids and dogs I would love to have a job that involved a lot of travel. I had to go out of town last week for the whole week; it was the first time I've gone anywhere out of state by myself at all let alone for a week. I was a wee bit nervous. I loaded my Kindle with books, packed a backpack with clothes and my all important GPS and was off.
First important lesson- if you can get away with just a backpack when you are flying it is IDEAL. No luggage to check in and pick up and nothing to shove in the overhead compartments on the plane. Just pushed it under the seat and was on and off the planes ( 4 of them!) easily. Of course not even most guys are as lazy and light a packer as I am.
Second lesson - pack light but bring an extra t-shirt. I had to wear but the tank tops I had for under my work blouses when I went out in the evenings, good thing the weather was perfect!
Third lesson I actually learned last time I went out of town - always try the local beer! I don't really drink much beer, but I made the rule and I must stand by it. Oh, the trials and tribulations.
My first night there I drove through down town then went back to the hotel for pizza and merlot, the second night I went to to park then stopped at an Italian restaurant for pizza and merlot, and my third night I went to The Lazy Goat for pizza and a beer. and merlot. Is there a theme there? The Lazy Goat is very nice, but I have to admit I wasn't thrilled with the pizza, just because it had a pesto sauce and I don't really care for pesto. For some reason I still try it about once a year. Seems 2013 is not the year I suddenly realize I love pesto. Oh well.
The company was good, the service was great, and the view was awesome.
After dinner we walked around downtown a bit, I even saw one of the mice on Main. I hadn't heard of them before or I would have gone mouse hunting!
Oh, and by the way, my last night there I had hummus and pinot noir. Branching out!
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