windmills in Walnut, Iowa
Walnut, Iowa also had the best hotel we stayed in so far- the Super 8.
Trying to get to Daily Grub (it's the blue door)
Buford, Wyoming
Population: 1
And yes, it's snowing.
sign outside of a bicycle shop in Laramie, Wyoming
Friday, April 29, 2011
SLC PUNKS!!!!
Made it to Salt Lake City tonight. Here's some photos from the past few states:
windmills in Walnut, Iowa
Walnut, Iowa also had the best hotel we stayed in so far- the Super 8.
Kimchee tacos at Daily Grub in Omaha, Nebraska
Trying to get to Daily Grub (it's the blue door)
Our Lady of Peace Shrine in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my favorite one!
Buford, Wyoming
Population: 1
And yes, it's snowing.
sign outside of a bicycle shop in Laramie, Wyoming
windmills in Walnut, Iowa
Walnut, Iowa also had the best hotel we stayed in so far- the Super 8.
Trying to get to Daily Grub (it's the blue door)
Buford, Wyoming
Population: 1
And yes, it's snowing.
sign outside of a bicycle shop in Laramie, Wyoming
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Chicago Diner may be my new favorite restaurant
Graveyard surrounded by a movie theater parking lot, somewhere in Ohio.
Radical Ruben with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy from Chicago Diner
Mexican Hot Chocolate at the Chicago Diner
Black Angel. In a cemetery in Iowa City.
 | Amish country, somewhere in Indiana | ||||
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| at Haymarket, in the rain |
Mexican Hot Chocolate at the Chicago Diner
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Leaving Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the big day, we are leaving between 9AM & 10AM. We have been repeating this all day, to every family member who asked, multiple times, and to family members who also asked the same question earlier in the week. Sigh. I think sometimes people just don't know what to say, so they ask the same questions over and over again.
It was an (almost) perfect FNB. The weather was nice and warm, lots of food, and clothes, and books/dvds. I got to personally hand out all of my things to people in the Hempstead community. The sweetest thing ever was that JonSteps made us a special cake and made an announcement that we were leaving. It was sad to say goodbye to so many people that have been such an important part of our lives. FNB was without question the best thing I was ever involved in on Long Island. I hope to continue doing FNB in Portland, but nothing will replace FNBLI. I'll always remember the huge Thanksgiving bonanzas we had!
My aunt made us the most amazing Easter basket. It was filled with ProBars, dried fruits, plantain chips, and plastic Easter eggs filled with money! You are never too old for an Easter basket :-)
So now, we're pretty much done with everything, just packing the car in the morning. And then we are on the road, like Kerouac. Well, probably not exactly like Kerouac, but on the road nonetheless.
It was an (almost) perfect FNB. The weather was nice and warm, lots of food, and clothes, and books/dvds. I got to personally hand out all of my things to people in the Hempstead community. The sweetest thing ever was that JonSteps made us a special cake and made an announcement that we were leaving. It was sad to say goodbye to so many people that have been such an important part of our lives. FNB was without question the best thing I was ever involved in on Long Island. I hope to continue doing FNB in Portland, but nothing will replace FNBLI. I'll always remember the huge Thanksgiving bonanzas we had!
My aunt made us the most amazing Easter basket. It was filled with ProBars, dried fruits, plantain chips, and plastic Easter eggs filled with money! You are never too old for an Easter basket :-)
So now, we're pretty much done with everything, just packing the car in the morning. And then we are on the road, like Kerouac. Well, probably not exactly like Kerouac, but on the road nonetheless.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
sad news today
I got a text this morning from my good friend, Vanessa, the one mentioned in a previous post, that her dad died yesterday. He had routine gall bladder surgery last week, and was relatively young (around the age of my parents) and healthy, and he just died yesterday! I can't believe this really happened. Vanessa has a really close family, and over the years of knowing her, I've known her family to be incredibly warm and inviting and just really fun people. I am so sad about this, and don't quite know what to say.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
unemployed for the first time in 12 years
Yesterday was my last day of work, and today starts the beginning of my being unemployed for the first time in 12 years. Hard to believe. It's kind of freaking me out. But I don't have too much time to worry about it, because we have tons of work to do to get ready for the move.
I sold my massage table yesterday (so sad, it was with me for 10 years!), so now we have room to pack up the car. Jon found out some bad news yesterday. We are only allowed to pack 100 lbs of stuff in the car for when it gets shipped. Which means, we have to weed through all of our already packed stuff, and take out anything that is not really a necessity. Goodbye, my favorite mixing bowls :-(
I also had dinner with one of my most favorite people ever, Vanessa, last night. We have always lead strangely parallel lives, and worked at the same jobs multiple times. I will really miss her. I gave her all of my acupuncture supplies.
My dad is coming over today to take apart our bed, because my friend Marie is going to buy it. She is either coming by tonight or tomorrow night, so after that we will be sleeping on the floor until we go.
So basically, it's going to be a few weeks of craziness, starting... NOW!
I sold my massage table yesterday (so sad, it was with me for 10 years!), so now we have room to pack up the car. Jon found out some bad news yesterday. We are only allowed to pack 100 lbs of stuff in the car for when it gets shipped. Which means, we have to weed through all of our already packed stuff, and take out anything that is not really a necessity. Goodbye, my favorite mixing bowls :-(
I also had dinner with one of my most favorite people ever, Vanessa, last night. We have always lead strangely parallel lives, and worked at the same jobs multiple times. I will really miss her. I gave her all of my acupuncture supplies.
My dad is coming over today to take apart our bed, because my friend Marie is going to buy it. She is either coming by tonight or tomorrow night, so after that we will be sleeping on the floor until we go.
So basically, it's going to be a few weeks of craziness, starting... NOW!
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