i hate hotels (updated)
There are a variety of reasons I hate hotels.
- They never get my pillow right. The ones they call firm, are nothing like the pillow I use that is as flat as your grandpa’s butt cushion on the rocker. I have been using it since I was like 13, come on now.
- They have terrible internet connections. This has been mitigated since my built in verizon card got installed in my work computer, but its still not home sweet comcast.
- The irons always have black marks on them. I don’t know about you…but this freaks me out. I’m terrified of leaving black marks on my shirt minutes before I have to head to an important meeting.
- You have a random person wading through your clothes on the floor to make your bed each day…Awkward, a bit? (i do the “do not disturb” basically 24×7 now though)
But the biggest reason of all…I don’t have Olivia to wake me up in the morning with her bubbly, attention demanding, personality: “I’M AWAKE…I’M AWAKE DADDY”
—On a side note, today was nice. Took liv to dinner, then Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to get her a little somethin somethin for the sweet tooth (i’m pretty sure she has more than one). Then we quickly packed my bag and headed over her mema’s house where we hopped in the hot tub for 10 minutes in the rain…the temperature was like 98 degrees…please no emails about kids in hot tubs :) I left my girl there around bedtime and shot up here to MA for an 8am meeting tomorrow. Which means its time for bed.
On a side note…is anyone selling a 3 or 4 bedroom house in or near Monmouth county…with a basement? I’m seriously thinking it might be time to move. I need to relocate the anthem of hope office out of my living room…and the photography studio out of my dining room :)
***** NOTE: I deleted the adjective “weird” from the random person cleaning my room. I had no intention to say a person with this job is at all weird. I intended to say that the very idea of someoneyou have never met cleaning up after you is quite weird. I apologize for the unintentional offense.
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No houses for sale in your area but tons in Sullivan Indiana! We would love to have you and Liv!
I will definitely keep my eyes and ears open regarding houses in that area. Now is a great time to buy (I hear).
What is the thing about kids in hot tubs? I lived in hot tubs when I was little!
I am going to email you a “Church” question I have. Thanks!
there’s tons of houses in Howell!
but the taxes haven’t gone down like the prices :/
Hi Darren,
I just returned from AZ on vacation. I was visiting my best friend. We were talking about our faith. During that conversation she asked me, “What do we tell those people who ask, ‘Why doesn’t God heal everyone?’” I responded, “Let me show you a website…”
She was so moved by your story, as I still am. May I be bold enough to say, you have given me an answer to give to others who struggle and doubt and get offended by God.
Yes, you have given this believer an answer to give to those who don’t believe in our Lord and don’t understand FAITH. In fact, I believe that I am using your story and your website to sow seed. I believe that God is faithful and will water those seeds.
Keep going, Darren.
Love and peace in Him,
Claudia
If the irons have black spots, just turn the iron on so it warms up a little, then take a thick (so you don’t get burned!)wet paper towel and wipe it off :) I just cleaned mine this way today and I have to admit, the paper towel did not stay white…So it’s just not hotel irons :)
Hmmm. Can’t imagine where Liv gets that sweet tooth from ….seems to remind me of soemone else I know of … Love you and proud of you D!
I bring ( and several times have left) my own pillows to hotels. What I can’t stand is thinking of ALL the people who have slept in the beds, used the pillows and walked on the carpet… gross!!
Not to be the devil’s advocate here, but I kinda like hotels.
But I think that’s just the little kid in me talking. . .
I agree, it always “weirds” me out when I stay in a hotel and people are touching my clothes, especially my dirty ones… (gross I know). and about the houses for sale… I’d be partial to asking you to move here… but I know you reasons! :)