Posts from ‘September, 2009’

I work at an elementary school, so my schedule is in tune with the academic year. And that means Labor Day marks the end of freedom.
It’s back to the grind for us here in the apartment. The three of us have opposite schedules with work and school, and it’s hard to remember who’s walking the [...]

So it’s been a long day.  Long week.  Long month.  I’m pretty exhausted and overwhelmed by all that’s been going on, not to mention all the work that waits for me.  What was supposed to be the last week of a low-key summer has turned into one giant list of things to do and pay. [...]

We made it home in one piece.  I was very sore and pretty smelly when I pulled up in front of the apartment, true.  But we came back with lots of pictures and many stories, and didn’t encounter a single speeding ticket or flat tire, so all in all, the trip was a success.
Anyone who [...]

A thousand apologies to the Midwest, but when traveling through, all of your states begin to look the same. After Colorado the road before us stretched through Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. By day five we were a little delirious. Our emotions swung back and forth between extreme ends of the emotional spectrum: everything [...]

I found that the best moments of the trip were the unplanned accidents.  Our chance to see beautiful Colorado Springs and Pike’s Peak cost us a two-hour delay in our drive.
But the delay, like the one that took us through Zion National Park, was well worth it.

We spent the night in Colorado Springs with [...]