So it turns out I can change the timestamp on my posts…so that’s what I’m doing. Ignore any weird grammatical inconsistencies – please and thank you.
Ok, so I know I’ve been back in the East Coast for some time now (since January), but I thought I would post something about the return trip. Pablo, my brother-in-law, came out to help me pack up some stuff and drive back. We were planning on leaving after Dec. 30th so that I could go to Joe’s wedding but, unfortunately, Earth had different plans for us as the weather was getting really crappy. So we booked it early, sorry Joe. Our route took us through the Grand Canyon and Albuquerque. We, and by we I mean I, had a side plan of perhaps meeting up with my ex, Tina, as she had said she was coming down to New Mexico for New Years. It would have been great to see her but unfortunately she wasn’t able to make it. I learned why she wasn’t able to make it on New Year’s, when she told me she was going to date a guy that she had just met. Personally, I think Tina should get her own category- or maybe I’ll just have a category for each of my ex girlfriends that I keep in touch with. Ok, so that basically ruined the entire drive back for me. I was depressed, pissed off, upset… I mean, it just sucked all around.
Some fun things happened on the trip, though. I have to say, Albuquerque, with 18 inches of snow on the ground, is beautiful. For those who have never been there, It’s basically in the middle of a mountain range. I should have called that girl that I met on spring break in ’01 ’cause she wanted to know the next time I was in New Mexico…oops, sorry Leslie. I’m amazed that I remember her name. Anyway, moving on…
Here’s a shot (cropped) that Pablo took as we were getting into New Mexico (I think). It was like 60 degrees outside too. Fantastic.
I should focus on keeping my posts short, most of my friends have short attention spans…So to sum up the trip back, after NM, we took the southern-most route to avoid the blizzard that was hitting CO and the plains. We then rolled up through the Blue Ridge Mountains on the East Coast. I’ll set up a Photo Gallery to show shots from the trip. We ended up making it back in a little under a week. Aside from the fiasco with the ex, it was a good road trip.