Eric's Thoughts: Day 1

After fourteen hours of driving, I am a little brain dead, and I am having trouble putting together coherent thoughts, but I wanted to say at least something each day. The one thought that springs to mind is how blessed I am to have a loving companion who will accompany me on all kinds of adventures even if it means being stuck in a car for fourteen hours on our sixth anniversary. Our romantic anniversary dinner consisted of a quarter pounder, chicken nuggets, and fries. But we smiled through the whole experience, and while it may not have been the most romantic of locations, this is another memory that will be sure to last. The day went fairly smoothly with only two incidents: 1) Jenny being too grossed out by a small town Dairy Queen to eat lunch (I will admit it was pretty gross, and the people working behind the counter were probably related through massive amounts of inbreeding, but that still didn't stop me) 2) Me (Eric) being pulled over right before the New Mexico border. I know those of you who know me well are probably not surprised that I was pulled over, but the cop let me off with a warning (that seems to happen to me a lot). Anyway, I am looking forward to reaching our first destination (Jackson, WY) tomorrow. I will try to post something then.