38 days till we leave

I went to Walmart today and looked at different snack items we can take with us on the trip.  I know what Ilike but I don't know what Cathy and Marsha will want. I decided to wait for them to decide. Cathy is working every spare minute to make the overtime for the trip. She works so hard. I don't know how she does it sometimes. It's a rainy, cloudy day here today. Oh, that reminds me, I need to pack a poncho for the trip. It's on the suggested list of things to bring along.  I personallly thnk that if it is supposed to be soooo hot up there, the rain will feel good. I like walking in the rain.  I just don't like lightening.  Did I mention there are only 38 more days till we leave?

39 Days til we leave....I Miscounted Someplace

We are still making plans for our big trip. I 'm going to start buying water and snacks for the car. We read that it's smart to have something in your vehicle for times when you are stuck in traffic. I also learned from someone that has been before, that prices are inflated on food and drinks in some areas. If we buy some snacks now, the expenses will be spread out and we can take advantage of sales. I am a planner, so this makes me feel more comfortable.Both Cathy and I are Weight Watchers and need to plan ahead for snack attacks. A cooler in the care will insure that we can take some fruit with us. Don't bet me wrong, I plan to eat some of the local food along the way. I plan to enjoy myself, just not go overboard.

Countdown is still on.....

We were online last night, looking for more information about the yard sale. We are a little troubled by the things we are reading about lack of restroom facilities along the route.  It seems that businesses put "Out of Order" signs on their bathrooms. There was even one person that wrote "take your own toilet paper". I can do that but, I hope it is because when you find a bathroom there is none in the stall. I am not up for finding a place to squat. We are still excited and hungry for any information we can find. I talked to a client yesterday who has attended the yard sale and she had a good time. She said it's worth going. She said that the heat was pretty bad, but we expect that. She also said she would go again better prepared than last time.

Interesting News (42 more days)

I just found out that a high school friend lives in Fort Payne, Alabama. He says that the yard sale goes right through his town. I lived in Alabama as a child (Huntsville) and know the name "Fort Payne" from Alabama's Christmas song "Christmas in Dixie" I hope to be able to talk  with him some more before the trip to get his impressions and any tips he might have. By the way, 42 more days until we leave!!!!Is it insane to be so excited about a yard sale trip? Oh Well!!!

43 Days Til We Leave

Only Forty-three more days till we leave on our trip. I went to Pier One Imports tonight to pick up a birthday gift and started talking to a couple about the trip.  The wife, had once lived in Tennessee and has friends that have gone to the World Longest Yard Sale and loved it. By the way, the sale is also known as the Highway 127 Yard Sale.  It stretches, we have read, from Michigan to Alabama. Over 600 miles of yard sales. It seems to me that it would be impossible to drive the whole route in the alloted four days. It sure would be fun to try though. LOL  The Couple also told us about a must see site in the Chattanooga area. They said we had to go to the top of Signal Mountain while we are there. I'm not much for heights, so I don't know about that. I know that the countryside will be very pretty and I have heard that the people are very nice. Can't wait.

World's Longest Yard Sale: 44 days until we leave

World's Longest Yard Sale: 44 days until we leave: "There are 44 days left until we leave on our big adventure. So far we have booked hotels, looked at maps and are in the process of deciding whether to rent a car or drive one of our own. I am completely comfortable driving my car but Cathy doesn't want to put the miles on it. We need to make a decision soon and take advantage of the good rates for advance rental. We found out that Cathy's sister Marsha will be joining us. We are happy she can come. We are going to have a blast!!!!

How This All Started

I first heard of the World's Longest Yard Sale while watching an HGTV program that covered the 2008 show. I thought then it would be fun to go someday, but I didn't think there would ever be much chance of my going. Nevertheless the idea has always hung out in the back of my mind. Recently I reconnected with my best friend from high school and somehow the yard sale came up in conversation. I don't know who said it first or how it came about, but we are going to the 2011 yard sale. She is the one who thought it would be a hoot to Blog our trip. I thought we should start with the days leading up to the actual trip. We are in the planning stages right now. We have no idea what to expect. We have been reading everything we can and looking at all the pictures of past sales that we can find online. We know its supposed to be hot. Well Duh! It's in August, that's a given. Besides, we are from South Florida. We know hot! We know we will see some funny sites and some interesting sites. We will see lots of junk and find some cool things too. We keep telling each other that we are going with no expectations and are just going to go with the flow. It will be a girls "Road Trip" and I know we will have fun. There are 45 days til the 2011 World's Longest Yard Sale officially starts and we are excited!!!