Yesterday was quite the experience. We were all desperately need of a laundromat because the last few hotels we stayed at didn't have washers and dryers. We decided that Sue and I would take the hotel shuttle to the laundromat and wash all of the clothes, while John took the boys to their brushup rehearsal at the theatre. I could attempt to tell the story of the laundromat, but Sue told it so well in her blog that I'm going to share her version of the story with you:
Okay, I know I told you in the last post that Missy and I would be on a mission to find a laundry. Little did I know what a mission it would be. I am sorry to tell you that we found one. Boy-Oh-Boy did we! Of course it wasn't easy. We asked the hotel shuttle driver to bring us to what we thought was a good laundry. She took the scenic route instead of following the directions we gave her. When we finally found the place it was closed. We thought thank goodness because we did not like the look of it. Of course we did not give up looking for another and luckily, I thought at the time....I have a back up plan ( having been a girl scout.) I had an address for another laundry that I looked up on mapquest. When we finally found it the shuttle driver was afraid to let us out.....(with good reason.) This place made the other place look like a palace. Just glancing in our instincts told us it was not a good place to be. But being the good Mom's we are, we were really determined to get the laundry done at any cost. The first clue that made us think maybe we were better off with dirty clothes and no undies was the sign that read: "Only the attendant can call 911." As a former cop, I have to say this was a very interesting sign to read, let just say the hackles were raised up on my neck. Undeterred we forged on and proceeded to put our clothes in the dirtiest washer machines we ever saw at $4.00 a wash no less. Hey, dirt doesn't come cheap! Then we began to read the rest of the signs: "No Drugs because Mr. Lyle will prosecute." "Drinking allowed only with shoes and shirts on." (We speculated pants were not needed.) "Patrons must stay inside." Then Missy noticed there was actually a bar in the laundrymat and decided this place was so disgusting we needed a cold beer to get us through it. I tried to protest but she would not take no for an answer. Rochester ladies are tough! Since I am not a beer drinker, I was hoping she was talking about one of the small nip bottles, but she insisted that in this place we needed a pint each. Since this would be my second beer in about twenty years (I won't say who made me drink my first on this tour but you can probably guess) I figured she was right...in this place I needed it. So we proceed to sit at this brown picnic type table and drink our beers as the people in the place looked at us like we were from MARS. Missy asked me if I was trained in self-defense and I told her I use to be but wasn't sure I could still lift my legs high enough. Then we strategized our defense plan should we need it. She suggested fingers in eyes and I suggested breaking the beer bottles if necessary and using them as weapon. If only I had my piece! Oh, the fun we were having! It just doesn't get any more glamorous then this! Then Missy gets up to check on her wash and I notice we have company at the table....not just any company but the brown,disgusting, cochroach kind moving across the table and blending in with the color. As I quickly jump up and grab our beers....God knows we really need them now, I notice another one crawling on the floor...sorry to be so disgusting but this story needs to be told so I don't have nightmares. Needless to say there was no more sitting for the next hour and we stood tap dancing (better than Andrew) in front of our washers and dryers. Thank goodness the dryers got so hot that our fingers burned touching the clothes. We figured nothing alive was coming out of the dryer. The shuttle driver agreed to come back for us....we think cause she wanted to make sure we were still alive. When she came back she told us her boss said "Don't tell me you left those ladies at THAT laundrymat." I can tell you we were so happy to see her and be out of that place we tipped her very well. I have to say the Mom's went above and beyond today to give their little stars clean laundry. Goodnight and pleasant dreams......I am trying not to itch just thinking about this. I think I have PTS from it......Can't wait to do laundry at my own house on Monday. I think I am going to kiss the washer and dryer!
After this wonderful experience, we headed off to the theatre where they were holding rehearsals for the understudies. It was so much fun to see everyone in different characters. Mikey was understudying Oliver and was remarkable!! We were so proud of him. This was his first rehearsal as Oliver and he was a natural at it. You would've thought he'd been doing the role all along! (Don't worry Q, we know you're the original and we love you!) All of the understudies did a fantastic job! Erin was terrific as Nancy, as was Jenn as Dodger, Will as Fagin, Ashley as Bet. We even got a taste of Matt singing One Boy and he was great!
Once rehearsal was over we grabbed a bite to eat before the show. I was tempted to skip the show and try to get into the Rascal Flatts concert which was playing on the same campus. We watched all of their trucks roll in and I was dying to see it. Oh well, being the awesome mom I am I went into the theatre and watched Oliver for the 28th time! LOL!
Oh I forgot to mention that the boys felt like big shots yesterday during school. They were given a board room at the hotel to do their tutoring, so of course I had to go in and take pictures. I think Colin's going to throw my camera out the window by the time we finish this tour! LOL!
Off to Pembroke NC next :) 3 days til we're home for layoff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment