ROAD TRIP..................

My girlfriend, Yolanda and I started out Friday morning on a road trip to Charlotte, NC, well let me just say we didn’t get too far and OMG we were not even over the 14th Street Bridge and we heard a really loud pop. We looked at each other and were like WTH, she pulled over on the shoulder of Interstate 395 South, yes the shoulder, a very scary spot. As we started to make a few calls, DC’s finest pulled up and asked if there was a problem. He then stopped traffic to get us to a much safer place. I must say Officer Anderson was a Godsend. He not only put us in a safer place, he also changed the tire. Let me also mention this was a rental car, which we were not about to drive with a donut on it, so the other great part of this story -- we were one exit away from the rental car place – now how good was that, our Angels were watching over us.. So, in the name of Cici, who would have killed me if I didn’t take pictures and blog about this

Check out our view of the Jefferson Memorial /Washington Monument

while we waited for help... Little did we know help was on the way...

and that he was going to be so kind to actually change the tire

Thank you Officer Anderson!

Well I am happy to report we made it to Charlotte safely. Our trip was for Yolanda to visit her Godmother Lula who had been moved to Hospice this past week, well sadly enough Lula took a turn for the worst and her fight is now over and she has no more suffering. Despite all of this Yolanda is doing okay and she was able to spend time with her cousin.

Behind the scenes CiCi was arranging my visit to the LYS Charlotte Yarn -- which happens to be Crimson Purl’s favorite yarn store. Just so happened everything worked out and we met Stacey that afternoon. And of course, you can’t pass up the opportunity to visit a new yarn store. Even though Yolanda, who is a NON knitter, but as she says she knows when we travel together, I will want to go to the yarn store gave me a time limit in the store, was very nice about it, because of course I went a little over.......BTW, she picked out some yarn and one day--yes one day it will become a FO for her.

Stacey talking to CiCi

Stacey enabling me to SHOP!

Stacey is as nice in person --as she is on her blog. She was very hospitable and it was such a pleasure to meet her. She showed me around and pointed out the unique yarns and helped me pick out some for CiCi. We really had a great visit with her would love to do it again and next time take CiCi.

Stacey, Chelette, Yolanda

On the ride home, I have started Yolanda’s Drop Stitch Wavey scarf, in the Merisoft Hand Painted by Punta Yarns.

Regardless of a few ups and downs, the road trip really was a good one!