La Vida Fresca

**I wrote this post yesterday but due to technical difficulties, I could not get the photos uploaded**

Well, I’ve had too much fun (and too much driving and riding in the car). Driving from central Florida to northern Georgia after work on Friday isn’t the most enjoyable thing ever, but we made it. Poor Kevin had a meeting to go to at 8:00 in the morning (therefore up at 7) and we didn’t get to sleep until about 4 a.m.

We were pretty tired but after Kevin was done we got to see some awesome places. I also took our dog Nala to some trails nearby while Kevin was busy at the meeting. Good fun it was. She loved it and so did I. Every time I step into the woods out that way it feels like home.

(Don’t pay too much attention to my appearance. This is my three-hours-of-sleep face.)

The only bad thing was I didn’t bring any water and it started getting hot outside and she is an old dog and Florida native who is not used to those hills (I’ll give you a hint about her age: if she were human, she’d be in high school)  so we had to bum some water off of the nice park lady we saw. She was so kind and gave her a whole bucket full.

Then the three of us went to Unicoi State Park and saw Anna Ruby Falls really quickly. Nala got to splash around in the creek too, which she thought was awesome.

We were going to camp Friday and Saturday night but at the last minute plans changed and we ended up staying in two dog-friendly hotels. Yay for dog-friendly hotels. The second one was a Red Roof Inn and they didn’t even charge extra for bringing a dog. Sweet.

Throughout the trip our main courses were foods I stuffed into the cooler but we picked up a few things at gas stations here and there (and a stop at Dunkin’ Donuts). The stuff we packed was good but there was also plenty of junk along the way, although I found out Friday night no amount of caffeine and sugar could help to revive me.

(There are a few repeat photos up there because I made a mistake I don’t feel like going back to fix :-)). We got home yesterday evening and then it was back to work today. I need a break. Like a day to not do anything. Someday …

I’m looking forward to my planned outdoor run this evening. I didn’t take any photos of my food today (oatmeal, carrots, and a candy bar — oops) because it was rather boring. I’ve decided not to post all of my food so as not to bore you to tears every day. I’ll try to keep it to cool photos, new recipes and particularly yummy/good-looking food. Heh heh.

Have a great week :-)