Yawn..Stretch…Beer… it feels good to finally be here and not be cramped up in the car anymore. It took Kelly and I two days to get to Colorado Springs, but we made it in one piece and that is all the matters.
We stopped off last night in Las Vegas to have dinner with my Aunt Donna. We met her at a Chili’s that wasn’t far from the 15, and enjoyed a meal and some dessert. Then we jumped back into the Tomlinson Family Truckster and headed off into Utah. We managed to get I-70 before it started snowing and then it picked up progressively. We made it 37 miles on I-70 before we made the call to find a hotel and get some sleep and let the snow take its course so we ended up in Richfield, UT at the Hampton Inn. Not to bad, scored gov’t rate, had free WiFi and free breakfast and a nice warm shower and a bed, that was all I was looking for. We headed out at about a quarter til 9 this morning and other then a good bit of snow at Silverthorne and Eisenhower Tunnel we FINALLY made it. We rolled into Kelly’s folks house at about a quarter til 7 this evening. What a long trip its been.
So now I’m looking forward to relaxing and doing NOTHING for the next few days. Hopefully play some ice bowl frisbee golf with Dave, but that is about it. I’m so exhausted right now but I figured I should post something since we have been on a streak as of late.
The good news is that Justin will not be deploying to Iraq and will indeed be moving to LA to take my place at my former office. Also he has given his notice at his other job, so he will be able to come down to the new pad in VA and hang out with us for awhile and help us unpack and watch some Star Trek:TNG Season 1. W00T!
I FINALLY found the extra stick of 256MB DDR I had from my Powerbook (that I had replaced with some 512MB sticks). I had given the other piece to Matt and Julie for their new Powerbook, and since we bought Kelly a new Powerbook the other week I wanted to throw the last 256 into her laptop to bump it up to a 512MB. I did that tonight as well as hook up the Airport Express so she can surf wirelessly while we are here.
OK time for either a beer or a glass of the 18 year old Jameson that I picked up before we left. Must relax and watch the snow fall.