Hello, dear readers! Hope you're all doing just peachy. I don't have time for an extensive retelling of my recent road trip, but here are some points of interest in a brief recap!
Thursday night, 6/16: Though non-stop flights are less hassle, I was reminded that four hours on a plane next to people I don't know in a seat I can't possibly get comfortable in is not one of my favorite activities.
Friday morning, 6/17: Spent my birthday morning in my pjs watching TV (huzzah for Degrassi reruns on The N and Family Guy on DVR!). It may sound boring, but it was pretty glorious.
Friday afternoon/evening: Celebrated 'Chranksgiving' with K, S and some of their friends. It's essentially a combo of the best foods of Christmas and Thanksgiving, but in the summer. Who says turkey should be a winter food only? My contribution was cutting up bread for the stuffing and picking my own birthday cake.
Friday night: Spent about $30 at Red Rock Casino. God, I love penny slots.
Saturday, 6/18: Waited for K to get packed and headed out. K drove the whole day, since I'm not as familiar with mountains. We drove from Vegas to Denver. Dinner that evening was a bag of M&Ms.
Sunday morning, 6/19: Headed to Rocky Mountain National Park! My first trip there (and only my second nat'l park). Seeing so much snow in June is a bit of a mindf*ck. Loved it. It even snowed on us in the park!
Sunday night: I drove from lunch in Loveland, CO to our hotel in North Platte, NE. I drove in some epic rain. I was just taking it slow, doing what I needed to do, and cars kept pulling over and throwing their flashers on. It was crazy! K decided we should stop for gas at the next exit and wait some of it out. About 30 seconds after that suggestion, we started getting pelted with hailstones. Ended up parked along the side of the interstate for 20 minutes, and spent another hour at a gas station in Brule. I got us safely to North Platte after that, earning some major respect from K.
Monday, 6/20: Got to see the Kool-Aid exhibit at the Hastings Museum! Drove part of the afternoon, and we got into West Des Moines around 6, the earliest we'd reached any of our destinations. It was nice to have an evening to relax.
Tuesday, 6/21: West Des Moines, IA to Milwaukee, WI. Stopped along the way to see a giant wooden nickel, the future birthplace of James Kirk, and the world's largest truck stop. Sleeping in my own bed was like Heaven.
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