On the Road Again

Sunday, August 8, 2010 / Monday, August 9, 2010

Life got a teeny bit interesting after I took the wheel. We started having car troubles, so we pulled over and talked to dad. He advised us to push through to Paden and Jasmine’s, and to keep him posted. The problems seemed to resolve themselves once we eased back a little. I think the car was just tired.

We arrived a little after 7:00 P.M., just in time for dinner. Jasmine made taco salads, and used a neat pan to make the tortilla shell bowls. It looked a little like a Bundt pan, only without the spike in the middle. She oiled the tortillas, stuck them in the pan, and put it on the stove. We had such a good time seeing them again. Paden pulled out all the stops as far as drinks went. He made Margaritas with dinner, and served a nice rum with dessert, which was excellent. Jas had sliced peaches and fried them in sugar and cinnamon. Absolutely delicious. We hit the sack around 10:30, since Jasmine gets up a little after 5:00 for work. Paden made us breakfast the next morning, and we got on the road at 8:00.

What has surprised me most about Kansas so far is that it is not what I thought it would be; I was expecting to cross the border and immediately find flat, dead, brown grass. There are hills. There are trees. Green trees. Green grass. And, most surprising of all, water! At dinner I expressed this surprise, and Paden laughed and told me to just wait; it gets like that later. It is really beautiful in this North Eastern part, though. Very different from Maryland, but stunning. I still can’t believe it.

Now we’re on the way to Colorado. We’re getting on I-70W, and should be here for another 450 miles.

Maybe if I ever find Internet I can actually post this.