Uh Oh!

Well I am back in PA at my son's apartment.

I had some time to kill before they got home so I had to find something to do this afternoon..

I ended up at the Outlet Mall and I left with these........

And inside of those bags looks like this......

I started my road trip out with spending on fancy pants balsamic vinegars and ended it with buying fancy pants handbags.
Yep, Sluggy went a little overboard today on purses......

I blame the Vera Bradley rampage on temporary insanity, brought on by driving 3K+ miles in 15 days,

Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!  ;-)

Tomorrow I leave for home and my own bed......aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

Sluggy

Wild Women of Illinois

I am back in Illinois now.
Hanging out at the swanky AmericInn.
Really, this place IS swanky compared to the other motels I've stayed at on this trip!

Real foods at breakfast again today......I could get use to this.  8-)

Anyway, I am waiting on Robin and Pam to arrive and whisk me off to adventures unknown.

You may think these 2 sisters are mild mannered Midwestern Illinoians, Illinoisians, Illinoits, Illinoians......oh heck, whatever the proper term is.......

               Last August in Mendota, IL

I just hope I have enough bail money on me.
'Cuz something tells me I may need it......


Sluggy

Frugal on the Road

I stayed at a motel last night here in Missouri.

They had a really nice breakfast too.
Not just carb loaded pastries and waffles, etc. which is the norm for these inexpensive motels I prefer to stay at when traveling.
They served fruit(2 kinds!), yogurt, hardboiled eggs, scrambled eggs and link sausages.

Of course they had all those bread products(8 varieties)too, as well as hot and cold cereals, and sausage gravy for your biscuit.

So after eating my eggs, sausage and yogurt, and drinking my Earl Grey tea, I fixed a plate to take with me on the road later today......

What you are looking at is my dinner for tonight.
Yep, this is about the first thing I've done on this road trip that is frugal. '-)

I have a cooler with me so I took 2 yogurts(which I can keep cold), 2 slices of wheat  bread, 2 tiny tubs of jam and peanut butter and a banana.

Dinner will be yogurt, fruit and a pbj sammie either along the road or once I get to the next motel tonight.
This meal will help me save the $15 or so I would have had to spend on dinner out.

That means I have $15 more to spend on "adult beverages".......

What are your frugal travel tips?

Sluggy

Midwest Road Trip Update

Do you wanna guess what this thing is that I ate on Saturday?

I have finished up DAY ELEVEN of my trip and here is what I have crossed off my "To Do" List.......

*  Go see something historic in Pittsburgh
*  Go to a Trader Joe's(never been in one)
*  Go have alcoholic milk shakes(again).
*  Go to World Market
*  Go have Afternoon Tea
*  Go swimming
*  Eat Cheese Curds
*  Visit at least 1 Brewery...ok, maybe 2 or 5
*  Go see some movies....Tammy.....America....Chef.....Begin Again.......or ?
*  Eat some local foods.....like cheese, brats, deep fried candy bars, fried pork tenderloin sammiches, strange Scandinavian concoctions, etc.
*  Tour a historic house
*  Go to liquor stores and buy beverages we can't get here
*  Go to a parade
*  Learn to play the bagpipes
*  Go to a county fair
*  Go to Chicago for the day by train
*  Eat at Fabio's restaurant
*  Visit the World's Largest Truck Stop
*  Go see the Largest Walleye Fish in the World

I have also added these things to my list.......

*  Eat at Primanti Bros.
*  Eat local ice cream
*  Buy "Naughty" Novelties
*  Go Thrifting
*  Go to Church and don't spontaneously combust
*  Spend way too much money


The list is getting longer by the day.

Only 5 more Days to go before I get home.
Home is sounding real good about now but I am still having fun!

More later......

Sluggy

Lookie What I Found!

Part of my adventures today.
Cross another thang off my list!  8-))

Sluggy