Time flies when youre having fun.
Eric has been here 3 days now. Hard to believe, really. Hes been quiet. Not typical of him. Ive been crabby. Tired.
We had a great day today. Eric, my two daughters and a boyfriend all went to Joliet to see my girlfriend, Kathy. Eric met her on his first visit out and they got along great. I decided to take the hour drive south to go see her.
We took Eric to the Chicagoland Speedway to show him where the NASCAR race is going to be. We couldnt get in the parking lot, like usual, so we drove to the tunnel entrance. It was open. There was a green light. Kathy floored it. Before we knew it, we were in the infield of the track. I had been inside there one other time, many years ago. Its an awesome feeling to be on the 'inside'.
It didnt take long before the cameras were clicking and pictures and memories were being stored. I was like a kid on Christmas. Even though I had been there once before, to do it again was amazing.
Kathy parked and Eric jumped out. Eric and I stared walking towards the garages. He veered left, I went inside. Everyone caught up, but didnt go in the garages. Chickens. I wanted to be where the cars were. Where the action was. Where my Dale Jr is going to be in a month. After teasing them, and more pictures, they entered this sacred garage area. We then got spotted and kicked out. Probably a good thing. If I was in there much longer, I would have lifted something. A wrench, lug nut or some kind of car part.
We hung out around the cars. Talked to a few of the Richard Petty Driving Experience people. I showed Eric the cars and told him the difference between last years car and this years. Im not really sure that he cared, but hes now informed.
My daughter brought our dog with us. God forbid we leave her in the car. She was running around having a ball. She was running through the infield grass and playing on pit road. More pictures. She was being so damn cute.
We also got to take a van ride around the track at 75 mph. I hadnt done that before. Yeah, it was pretty amazing. Eric opted to stay behind and hold Kadie. He damn near pushed me into the van, so I didnt have much choice in the matter, but to go. He would have loved it though. While on the van ride, I spotted Jimmy Johnsons tire skid marks from last years race. Yeah, he hit pretty hard, and didnt finish the race. um....AWWWWW. NOT! (for me, that was the highlight of last years race. sorry jimmy johnson fans)
After the track, we went back to Kathys to let the kids swim. They had a blast. Water was a little cold, but once they were in, they didnt complain. Much.
Her husband came home, we had dinner and then drove home. We got home around 10.
It was a great day. Beautiful weather. Surrounded by people I love. Heard the engines start. The smile couldnt have been wiped from my face.
Eric is asleep now. Snoring. Yes dear, youre snoring. We are going to Chicago tomorrow. Another big day. Im looking forward to relaxing a little on Sunday, maybe. We shall see.
Im glad hes here. Ive missed him. We are going to have a great day tomorrow. 85 and Sunny!
There will be pictures to post after this trip.
Peace Out...
2 comments:
Glad you had a great day!
And say hello to Chicago for me *waves*
Yes, I know I snored. I was tired.
And I pushed you because you were going to stay behind with Kadie...and I wouldn't let you do that.
It was more important to me that you go for that van ride. Hell, I would've paid to let you drive one of the cars if you wanted...because I love you.
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