Being a sloth-like creature I figured that using Twitter (follow me @crystalpratt ...I probably didn't do that right. But anyway...) was the easiest way to document/outline/create an easy blog post for my trip to Southern Illinois and Kentucky last weekend. I'm all for finding the easiest way to do things.
Mr. Sloth and I were headed south for our anniversary. He was taking pictures for his photo blog. (All photos below are his as well) I was there for the wineries. Well, and our anniversary. Of course.
So, here goes:
April 1
Pretty sure I just interrupted a drug deal at rend lake
We had pulled up to the boat ramp at Rend Lake. As we did this guy in a truck took off rather abruptly. As soon as he did, a guy parked about 20 feet away did so as well. Ooops.
Like dude I was like so wasted...ahhh siu students :)
Blue Sky Vineyard - Not my favorite winery. Mr. Sloth likes it because of the scenery. It's very Tuscan and airy. It is very pretty. But I always feel like I'm at a bar. The people doing the tastings are always college students and the place is always full of them - as noted in my tweet. :-) (However, the next one we went to, Orlandini Vineyard - was fabulous. The owner was a hoot. Very friendly. It was a charming, down-to-earth place. I loved it. Go there. )
I don't exactly have 6G bieber fever here in the hills. Uploads slow
I thought this was weird because we were just minutes from Carbondale.
About to go to dinner with hs friend of gregs #socialanxiety#winehelps
I'm sure this is shocking to everyone. I'm so outgoing behind the security blanket of my computer screen. :-)
My <3 belongs to moscato
Like I said. Wine helps. Greg's friends had presented me with a bottle of one of my favorite wines. I like them. By the way, they have a bar. In. Their. Garage.
April 2
Nature girls tweeting from the cache river basin. If I see a snake, I'm gonna flip
Southern Illinois is known for rattlesnakes. Did you know that? I'm not a fan.
He hikes & takes pictures. I tweet
Self-explanatory.
I kept thinking something was following me. It was just my excedrin rattling in my bag.
Yes, I'm a dork.
It's amazing how different things are just 3 hours from home. I'm in a swamp.
I knew that there were forest and hilly things outside of my flat, flat county. But this? Not a clue it was here.
Well I'm on a boardwalk over the swamp, but still...no corn anywhere
Wlilly jacks metropolis
The last time I was here was when my Grandpa Vargocko died. I was pregnant with Fia Sloth. My aunt stared at my fried mushrooms through the whole meal. I'm not sure why that's relevant.
Debreading my fried mushrooms....what?
Maybe that's why.
I do it to cheese sticks too
I hadn't ordered cheese sticks though.
Getting rady to go see superman #tourist
I even bought the Slothboys some Kryptonite. (green rock candy)
Stopping for a rest @ tva land bt the lakes. Being a tourist is hard work
I was about to fall asleep, but my mom wasn't home yet and we were much earlier than I thought we were going to be - and I really didn't want to crash my cousin's bridal tea bearing only gifts of Kryptonite.
April 3
Slacking on my twittering. Church at st henrys father looks good in pink lol
Apparently, the 4th Sunday of Lent requires that the priest wear rose. I like priest at my grandfather's church.
And we all did a shot of makers mark at granpas grave
All meaning my family, not the priest. These tweets didn't take place as close together as they appear here on the page. :-)
Disappointed that pattis 1880s doesn't seem to have maple sugar candy
I don't know why I was disappointed. I didn't find any when I was there in September.
April 4
Getting ready to keave paducah. Tornado sirens going off. Guess that's my cue
As with any trip I make, there has to be an event. Granted, I didn't end up in the ICU or anything, but well, let's just say that the trip over the I24 bridge over the Ohio River during a tornado warning was not an experience I care to repeat.
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| Obviously, the bridge wasn't as angry when this picture was taken. |
Tomorrow, I leave for St. Louis.
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