9 Days and Counting...

So I have nine days until Donna gets here from Ireland... lots to do, lots to do! First thing's first, get a map and a bright pink highlighter, and plan out our route for the road trip. It would really help if I knew exactly where I was going, and God forbid I depend on Mapquest to get me anywhere. Last time I did that, I ended up driving up and down a dirt road desperately looking for "1349 E. Deadman's Curve," only to find "1351 E. Dead American Girl's Curve," and praying that a crazy old man wouldn't jump out from behind a cactus with his 12-gauge shotgun threatening to end my days as a road warrior... but that's a whole 'nother story.

Second, schedule my bronzing appointment at the spa. Yes, I am going to have "fake tan" rubbed into my skin before I leave for Vegas and the beaches of San Diego, where I will don one of the 5 bathing suits I am bringing to achieve a real tan out in the real sun. I type it, I think "ridiculous," but am I going to do it anyway? You betcha... both the bronzing and the packing of 5 bathing suits.

Lastly, and most importantly, find out where I put my Pat Benetar cd. How on earth am I going to be a successful road warrior without Pat???

By the way, my road warrior name is Oatie Saddlebag. Ask Miss Parker how to get your very own road warrior name.