When you first come down the steps to my little basement apartment, you come across a strange concrete mass to your right, nestled among the trees and shrubs. Among further inspection, you realize that there can only be one explanation for this odd little room, and the explanation is not one you would want to dwell on.
Lucky for you, I have.
So, when we left Texas, we drove those 950 miles to Tucson, where we spent a whole day with my sister, in her humble abode. The second night, Friday, we went to J-Nippon, a Teppan restaurant, where they cook the food right in front of you. That was fun, and good too. Unfortunately, the serving sizes were so huge, I couldn't finish it, and had to bring it home. I'd have liked to, because it was sooooo good. Oh well, at least we had a decent breakfast.
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While Stacia and I were visiting in Vernon, TX, we decided to take a hop, skip, and a jump over the Red River, and visit my friend Twilla in Olkahoma. As it turned out, Vernon is only about 45 minutes from Altus, Oklahoma, so it was a foregone conclusion that we'd go and say "Hey" to Twilla.
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So, the long awaited photos are here. At least part one of them anyway. The part where we drive from Los Angeles, CA to Vernon, TX in two days, and cover almost 1400 miles in a little silver Hyundai.
The first day we only drove about 450 miles to Tucson, where we spent the night with my sister. When we got there, we went to a nice Mexican restaurant and got some good food, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Day two began bright and early - again - and set us up for a long day: I think the total drive time the second day was 15 hours, and about 945 miles. Weee! The thing that made it really exciting was stopping off at Cracker Barrel for lunch. If you're on a road trip, don't pass up good eats like this.
Anyway, since there's not much to say, other than "Yes, I-10 is long," let's get on to the photos.
That would be Remodeling and Retrofitting.
As it turns out, my sister and I were staying at a hotel in Puerto Peñasco that was undergoing some remodeling. This meant that the industrious people from this nation called Mexico began their work at 8am, and continued until 8pm. It also meant that peace and quiet were in short supply, what with the jackhammer in the wall in the room directly above us.
Ok, so I had spent a good deal of time writing the new episode of Back in the Day, when I tried to save, got shunted out of my own blog, and told my session had run out. When I logged back in, half the blog was gone. I don't feel like re-writing it at the moment. You'll have to wait till tomorrow for the new installment. In the meantime, here's the first installment of View Them And Weep, compliments of Jenny.
So the last week was a crazy one. After having a great time during Thanksgiving at my parents house in Tucson, AZ, I came back to broken everything at work.