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Here I am in Montgomery, AL at the LaQuinta! Woo Hoo!

As you might have guessed, I now have a lap top with wireless access! Me and TTC came to an agreement on one and so now I’m mobile!

I drove down last night after work. The trip was not too bad — it didn’t rain much until I hit Atlanta and then wasn’t any more than a steady rain — no wind or thunder and lightning. Only hit one slow down through downtown and even then moved on at a steady pace, just 25 mph instead of the more normal 70 😛

This LaQuinta is undergoing renovations, and had, from the look of things, been pretty run down before they began. My room is a mixture of new and old. The floors, carpeting and bedding are new, but the doors are old and, despite a fresh coat of paint, are a bit beat up looking. The room has a coffee maker, microwave, tv, refrigerator, clock radio and hairdryer in it, so has plenty of amenities. They have gone all-out on bedding! This room has two double beds in it and the mattresses are comfortable, each bed has 3 (count them!) pillows on them that are NICE pillows! No bedspreads, just two blankets (which was fine by me) and a bolster pillow accent. The decor is rather Oriental in taste with a pulldown shade in the window instead of draperies. It’s very pretty! The wireless internet is a big plus for me although when I checked in last night they said it was down along with the phones.

I jokingly asked if that meant I got a discount on the room and the man typed something in the computer and said “I can let you have the double room for $59.95” which was $20 less than he originally quoted it to me. I smilingly said “I’ll take it!”. Then found the internet was working, so was inordinately pleased 🙂

Now I’m sipping coffee as I type this. I’ll take a shower in a bit and go down the block to the Golden Corral for breakfast 😆 — Eddie you KNEW there had to be one close, didn’t you??

I brought my camera with me and hope to get photos of the sanctuary where I’m picking up the bird. I’m sure you’ll be seeing them soon.

Well, guess I should be hopping in that shower!

Love to all,

Margaret