Loading up and tow hitching my Powder Puff Girl AKA my White Dodge Journey to make a huge decision to leave what I known as home, Arizona for 5 and some change years. It wasn’t an easy decision but one that had to be made. Who knew it would be during the rise of the pandemic. Living in Arizona I could remember being told to pick up our office supplies in March and schools opting for homeschool for the children. O boy was this a challenge; Considering I was packing up my house, helping my 3 school age children with school, while caring for my infant and working full time to most nights 11:00pm and longer. Talk about long days, hair pulling, cussing like a sailor, and wishing I could hide on the Atlantic somewhere.
Anywho, the clock was ticking and April arrived and it was time to journey on. The stores were pretty much empty as people went into panic mode as if it was y2k. Funny thing is we still weren’t told we had to wear mask in enclosed areas as people were so confused about what the hell was going on and and most still are. We fill up at the gas station and hit the road.
First state was New Mexico. At the time Arizona and New Mexico had low numbers of the virus whereas Chicago, IL was a hot state according to the news. Arizona and New Mexico people weren’t required to wear a mask nor did I see any encouragement. We only had mask because my significant other from Chicago was required due to the city ordinance put in place by their mayor. New Mexico was pretty much a flat land with not much to remember outside of some stores you could tell were not disinfecting nor sanitizing most common areas… We did not stay in New Mexico instead we just stopped to use the restroom and kept it pushing. However we did get to see a national park that was closed but was filled with petrified wood that we took as a souvenir for the road.
Texas! Where everything is BIG so they say! Wooo doggy was it a lot of Trump attire up in that state… Continuing on we decided to book a room in Amarillo at a major hotel; which I will not mention for legality purposes but it does start with the 23rd letter of the alphabet… Hint Hint…During the pandemic this hotel was definitely in all types of violations. The shower had mold, the light fixtures didn’t work throughout the room nor did some of the outlets. I checked for bedbugs, thank goodness there weren’t any; but God knew what was running through my mind. I was well over exhausted to even attempt to find another place to stay so I put my pride aside, slept with all my clothing on and double socks. There was no where in HELL I was going to shower in that place with my bare skin and feet. I sprayed my clothing with disinfectant prior to getting back in Powder Puff praying that the next place would be way better. We left and stopped at Rudy’s prior to hitting the road for some Orgasmic Brisket! of course this is before I adapted my now pescatarian lifestyle.
On to the OKC… Honestly… It was quite frightening, some areas had look like ghost towns that if you wasn’t from there, you’d better not stop. We kept it pushing but stop in a restroom that smelt like bleach but was beyond filthy. I ask my significant other not to leave me in there alone as I prayed … We sprayed the bottom of our feet with Lysol (yes we had Lysol) I know it may come as a surprise since it was scarce. I know some are wondering how the Mister deals with some one who can be a hypochondriac sometimes, but heck we all have some form of OCD….
Thank Goodness to the Fresh Air of Missouri. We made it to Missouri outside of Rolla, which was our next stopping point before we’d hit the stretch to our final destination Chi-town. It was midnight and the hotel was locked…. WTF!!!! I’m tired and just want to shower and sleepppppp. I called the reception and we stood at the door with no answer. My guy said we can sleep in the car. All who know me knows this wasn’t going to happen as I am very persistent when it comes to my desires. I started calling other hotels and they were not in the range I was willing to pay for a few hours of shut eye. So I called the receptionist several times at the hotel we booked and she’d finally answered and let us in. Thank God she did, because the room exceeded expectations. We had a newly renovated room with laminate tile flooring, a clean comfy bed and a sign that informed us of sterilization practices upon our arrival. After the frustration, I no longer was upset that we waited as it was worth the hospitality, price of $62 bucks after tax, and stay.
Time for the home stretch! Where mask were mandatory to enter into any place! Downstate Illinois was fairly clean, some followed wearing mask and some did whatever they pleased with no consequence. However, we made it back to the city and did not quarantine as we felt fine. We also bathe in Hibiclens in Missouri and at home. We stayed with my grandmother who we did not pose a risk too, nor did she get sick. If you have any questions, concerns or feedback feel free to message me at momquessentials@gmail.com! Peace, Power and Protection to You Kings and Queens! I hope you enjoyed the read!
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