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If you ever get an opportunity to go on a cruise there are several things I would suggest insuring your trip to be extra special. 1) Investigate all activities on and off the boat. With this information DO as many things as you possibly can. 2) Pre-pay if you pre-pay before then you have less stress try to keep a tally of your departing total. 3) If you are a soda/pop drinker get a pre-paid card when you arrive. This will save you some time/aggravation as well. Also, be warned that the buffet is full of food so pack either loose clothes or self restraints. Here are some of the stories from the trip the come with a disclosure if you need to go to the potty do it now before you read on.The plan was to drive to Texas; estimated time was 17-19 hours, with another couple Lisa, who I used to sing with in Fermata Nowhere Quartet and Phil, her husband. We decided since this was a long drive that we were going to slip it in two day span

The first thing that happened: Around dinner time we decided to stop at a Cracker Barrel. As you know it is a standard rule, if you are traveling or driving in the US, you have to stop at a Cracker Barrel. I love that place and they always have such great home cooked food and plus you can shop what a concept!

I thought meat loaf sounded pretty good and since we were traveling it was probably mild enough to not upset my stomach. Everyone was eating and having a great time, but when we got back on the road my stomach started making the rumbling noise. Chase had fallen asleep, so she missed this whole thing thank goodness.

I have to stop here and mention that even though I knew Lisa very well I didn't really know her husband that well.

My stomach started cramping making all kinds of noises and then I broke out into a sweat... yes, I know women don't sweat, but trust me on this that is what happened. I had Thomas pull the truck (the truck was their truck) over to the side of the road (can we say embarrassing??) and nothing happened. I tried to, but nothing did. I got back into the truck and we started down the road again, not sure how long it was. I can say it wasn’t that long before my stomach started up again. I was trying to WILL my stomach pain away but NO not this time.

Not sure what happened if my face turned a lovely shade or what but I heard Lisa tell Thomas he better pull over fast. I looked up to see that he was in the left lane, it was raining and there were semis all around us. I was trying to say him to pull over and realize that I was getting sick. I tried to roll the window down, but the door was locked so the window wouldn’t go down. I guess this was a version of child lock protection. When I realized the window wouldn’t go down my stomach rebelled. Thomas was in the middle of changing lanes when my entire dinner came up and ended up all over the passenger’s side door passenger’s side seat/mat and in Guy’s hair.
I was mortified!

I guess this is one way to get to know someone on a level that you normally don't get to. We didn’t drive too much longer when we stopped for the night.