For now, I am skipping the two days in Las Vegas, to bring you up to speed on the actual start of the trip.
Tracy (Thelma) and I left at 8am on July 16th, the infamous day of our mother's birth. We were supposed to be up early, to leave by 7, but as usual, things never go as planned. Due to an alarm issue, the morning passed in a whirlwind of packing, and trying to locate my shoe in the couch as the ferrets had stolen it the first day of my trip. Actually, it was a very efficient for the Robbins sisters to make it out as quickly as that. A quick stop for gas, and ice (which I managed to drop on the ground when the bag broke), and we were on the way.
The rest of Nevada passed quickly, with minimal wind issues, although riding in the Jeep does take some getting used to. We passed the Speedway (just for you dad), and we were quickly in and out of Arizona.
And then it was Utah. Ah, Utah, while beautiful, is the longest state by far, made longer with my tone deaf sister singing at the top of her lungs. (She wanted me to write that, as long as I mentioned her motto, "If you can't sing well, sing with enthusiasm".) We started Travel Bingo, making a list of things we must accomplish before the end of the trip, like finding all the states license plates, and all the characters of the Village People. (So far we have spotted the police man, and the construction working... though we passed by the Indian reservation so Tracy thought we should count that).
After a loooooong while in Utah, we were in Colorado, although we were not sure if we had missed the road side announcing our arrival. Colorado is very beautiful, and mountainous as we followed the Colorado River. Under mountains, up mountains, and winding around, we moved closer to our destination, the home of Jenny!
Finally, with minimal near death experiences, and while getting a little loopy, we made it. And the fun has not stopped! Today (Nick's birthday) we went on adventures as Jen drove us around Colorado and Tracy tried not to get car sick. Jen got us a bit lost on the way to Horsetooth Reservoir, and we ended up taking a long way, but it was soooooo worth the view! After Vegas and the hot weather, the reservoir of cold mountain runoff was refreshing to say the least.
As Tracy worked on school work, I finally met up with my friend Kelly, in the hospital of all places! She has had some complications from her C-section, so tried to keep her company for a while. I did get to see her new baby girl Hayden, and give her the knit turtle. I will try to go see them all again tomorrow before we leave on the next leg of the journey. Not where I imagined seeing my long missed friend, but I am glad I got to see her all the same.
We ate at a nice Mexican restaurant, reminicing and sharing stories, and being thoroughly entertained. We are watching a movie now, and sharing stories and generally enjoying our time. I wish we were here for a much longer time, but tomorrow we have to start the next part of the journey. I am excited to get back on the road, and what we will see next, but I will miss Jen and Graham, as they have opened their house to us and have shared some wonderful funny moments.I will remember making Franklin B (bulldog), "farting dog wonder" jump on the couch by hitting someone. I will also be sure to add Graham as my Facebook friend, and tag him in each and every one of my pictures of Colorado. :)
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