Last night Dave and I actually went out to dinner!!! We celebrated my birthday at a tapas place in the Mount Vernon neighborhood called the Red Maple. We had a neighbor over to babysit and were out for almost 4 hours, but it went by so quickly!
We decided to continue the fun weekend with a day trip to Annapolis today. It was a comfortable 65 and sunny so we thought- great- let's go!!
We went through the normal 45 minute process of getting ready to get out the door with diapers and snacks, and shoes and a change of clothes. We finally all get in the car and hit the road! We made it almost 2 blocks when I realized I forgot my purse, so back we went. I ran in and now attempt #2, let's do it! This time, we we re approaching the highway (about a mile away from our house) and Dave realized he forgot his phone, so what did we do? Back again... Finally we were on the highway on the way to Annapolis. We found a restaurant that was rated really well for families and we were headed there for lunch.
Once we were about mid-point between Baltimore and Annapolis the traffic came to a virtual halt. We inched along for the next hour or so wondering what in the world could be holding us up. We finally approached the 'incident'...it turns out, a truck from Perdue chicken was on the side of the road... surrounded by fluffy hens... that were just hanging out over half the highway... just clucking away while the state patrol was attempting to gather them into crates. It was quite the sight.
Finally, back on our journey to the restaurant, our GPS was recently updated so we were happy to see that it showed up on the list... when it informed us we had arrived, all that was there was a sailcloth manufacturing plant... hmmm. It turns out we were on the south part of the street and it was supposed be north so we turned around. We found the restaurant about 15 minutes later. It was closed. Apparently there was a sewage leak and all the businesses on that block had been closed for a week... bummer.
We didn't exactly have a plan B so we started heading to the waterfront to see what we could find. After about 5 minutes back on the highway, our gas gauge dropped. We have had electrical issues with the car so we didn't think much of it. Lo and behold, a few moments later, the car sputtered to a stop. We had just run out of gas. I went for my phone (in my purse) which wasn't there (it was happily charging in our bedroom). Thank goodness Dave went back to get his! Dave started dialing for AAA, and as if we hadn't already had enough going on, his phone started beeping, and then turned off. His phone was dead.
Luckily, we were on a very populated route and someone pulled up and called AAA on our behalf. There were there less than 15 minutes later with some gas to get us to the nearest station. Thank you AAA!
We pull into a Royal Farms to fill up and decide to find some snacks and do a round of diaper changes. After the rigamorole of changing both ladies in a tiny bathroom and searching for something somewhat healthy to snack on, we go back to the car. We locked ourselves out. Now this seemed somewhat impossible since the keys were on the seat and I thought the doors had to be closed before we could push the key fob to lock the car. What did we learn? Never doubt the impossible. So back into the gas station, where we called AAA... again.
By the time we were safely back in our lovely vehicle (with a full tank of gas), we decided it was time to head home. We will just have to come back to the great capitol of Maryland another day. The good news, we made it home without a hitch; the not so good news, we left Penny outside the whole time. She was hanging out in the back yard safe and sound, playing with the neighbors. Gosh... what a day.
Check out the video we posted in the aftermath of all the hoopla here!
We decided to continue the fun weekend with a day trip to Annapolis today. It was a comfortable 65 and sunny so we thought- great- let's go!!
We went through the normal 45 minute process of getting ready to get out the door with diapers and snacks, and shoes and a change of clothes. We finally all get in the car and hit the road! We made it almost 2 blocks when I realized I forgot my purse, so back we went. I ran in and now attempt #2, let's do it! This time, we we re approaching the highway (about a mile away from our house) and Dave realized he forgot his phone, so what did we do? Back again... Finally we were on the highway on the way to Annapolis. We found a restaurant that was rated really well for families and we were headed there for lunch.
Once we were about mid-point between Baltimore and Annapolis the traffic came to a virtual halt. We inched along for the next hour or so wondering what in the world could be holding us up. We finally approached the 'incident'...it turns out, a truck from Perdue chicken was on the side of the road... surrounded by fluffy hens... that were just hanging out over half the highway... just clucking away while the state patrol was attempting to gather them into crates. It was quite the sight.
Finally, back on our journey to the restaurant, our GPS was recently updated so we were happy to see that it showed up on the list... when it informed us we had arrived, all that was there was a sailcloth manufacturing plant... hmmm. It turns out we were on the south part of the street and it was supposed be north so we turned around. We found the restaurant about 15 minutes later. It was closed. Apparently there was a sewage leak and all the businesses on that block had been closed for a week... bummer.
We didn't exactly have a plan B so we started heading to the waterfront to see what we could find. After about 5 minutes back on the highway, our gas gauge dropped. We have had electrical issues with the car so we didn't think much of it. Lo and behold, a few moments later, the car sputtered to a stop. We had just run out of gas. I went for my phone (in my purse) which wasn't there (it was happily charging in our bedroom). Thank goodness Dave went back to get his! Dave started dialing for AAA, and as if we hadn't already had enough going on, his phone started beeping, and then turned off. His phone was dead.
Luckily, we were on a very populated route and someone pulled up and called AAA on our behalf. There were there less than 15 minutes later with some gas to get us to the nearest station. Thank you AAA!
We pull into a Royal Farms to fill up and decide to find some snacks and do a round of diaper changes. After the rigamorole of changing both ladies in a tiny bathroom and searching for something somewhat healthy to snack on, we go back to the car. We locked ourselves out. Now this seemed somewhat impossible since the keys were on the seat and I thought the doors had to be closed before we could push the key fob to lock the car. What did we learn? Never doubt the impossible. So back into the gas station, where we called AAA... again.
By the time we were safely back in our lovely vehicle (with a full tank of gas), we decided it was time to head home. We will just have to come back to the great capitol of Maryland another day. The good news, we made it home without a hitch; the not so good news, we left Penny outside the whole time. She was hanging out in the back yard safe and sound, playing with the neighbors. Gosh... what a day.
Check out the video we posted in the aftermath of all the hoopla here!
What a day! You always place such a positive spin on adventures, Dani. Thanks for sharing your Troupe Treiber April 1 day. What an APRIL FOOL experience, eh? ~ Karin
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