Hotels.

Well, folks, the last few days in Wisconsin have been pretty exciting--for real! I have found that every road traveled is NEVER straight, and I continue to flourish in the general luck that I won't be lost (except for that one time!). I have been able to share Simpson, as well as my experiences there, with so many students throughout Wisconsin, and thus, this has been a great week so far (and it's only Wednesday!).

All that aside, though, I have to tell you about my hotel experiences. I realize it is only Wednesday and so I have only been on the road for a few days, but really, the hotels I have run into deserve some conversation.

First, I stayed at a hotel on Sunday night, and in the midst of the storms that ran through after their course in Iowa, the hotel thought they had a gas leak. So, they called everyone in their rooms and asked them to head outside until they figured out what was going on--awesome, what else would one want to do aside from walk outside so that the sideways rain can pelt you in the face, and the squad cars can pull up and everyone is staring everyone else down in their jammies?... I didn't have any better plans either. Turns out it was just the pilot light from the hot tub that went out or something...

Then, Monday night, I was in a hotel that I thought was, like, so nice. Turns out that it looks nice, however, one can hear every sound that is going on both in the hallway and in every room ajacent to the one you are staying in--good luck getting to sleep. I thought I had won the battle since I had a suite type room, so I could sleep on the sofa-bed. Well, the sofa bed was ridiculously uncomfortable, and so I could not sleep there either. After an hour or so I made my way back to the real bed hoping the neighbors had turned of the tele and went to bed.

Last night, though...well, let me tell you about yesterday and all of its glory. I left LaCrosse, got lost, and drove an extra 35 minutes out of the way as I wasn't reading directions well. And, mind you, it was DOWNPOURING on me the entire two hours from there to Eau Claire. Once I finally got here to this lovely hotel I seriously considered doing a cheer in the hallway because I was excited to have won one small battle. And, it only got better. As I entered my room, I found my king size bed decked out with 6 full size pillows--duh, heaven! And then, as I examined further, I found the "pillow menu." Yeah, for real!! If you don't like the pillows they have for you here, you call the front desk and they bring you a new kind. Honestly, there are four other options: Firm Synthetic, Medium Down, Firm Down, and a U-Shape neck support pillow. I thoroughly enjoyed the pillows I already had!!

Well, I best be off--another college fair in Eau Claire is calling my name. (Just so you know, it's pronounced "O" Claire, not "U" Claire).