I’ve been gone for a week, and busy beyond belief both before and since.\u00c2\u00a0 So, this will be less than eloquent, but a catch-up of events to date:<\/p>\n
There — now that all that’s said, we can move on.<\/p>\n
Spending five days in a luxury hotel with three young teenage girls (Delta and two classmates who needed close adult supervision) was both fun and exhausting.\u00c2\u00a0 The Rosen Shingle Creek<\/a> is a great place for a student convention because it is secure and not within walking distance of anything (deterring kids who might be prone to wander off), but it’s definintely part of the top-of-the-line luxury mindset, where they’ll nickel and dime (and quarter) you to death.\u00c2\u00a0 Why is it that at any Econo Lodge (or similar budget accomodations), parking is free, wireless internet is free, and even breakfast is free?\u00c2\u00a0 Not at this place, though.\u00c2\u00a0 Parking is $8\/day in the cheapest spot, internet (wireless or wired) is $10\/day, and breakfast is about $20.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s about the same gig as the Opryland Hotel<\/a> in Nashville — really nice, but there’s an extra fee for everything that others provide as a courtesy.<\/p>\n Given my choice of the matter, I’d always stay at Embassy Suites<\/a> — comfortable, with all the amenities (usually free), and a free cocktail hour every night.\u00c2\u00a0 Okay, not suitable for school field trips perhaps, but still where I’d rather be.\u00c2\u00a0 The fact that it costs about half as much (or a third as much, if we’re talking about the Opryland) is just a bonus.<\/p>\n All of our separate travels are over now (except Alpha, who’s still at UGA), and our only remaining trip for the summer is to the farm.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ll live in the camper, cook on an open fire, and time will be largely immaterial.\u00c2\u00a0 Time to sleep, time to read, time to fish, time to roast marshmellows.\u00c2\u00a0 Time to pick fresh cherries.\u00c2\u00a0 Time to visit Grandma.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m looking forward to that one. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been gone for a week, and busy beyond belief both before and since.\u00c2\u00a0 So, this will be less than eloquent, but a catch-up of events to date: Robertsville TSA had a great time at Nationals in Orlando, scoring several … Continue reading