Road Trip - Day 1

Well today started our road trip to Chandler, AZ to visit my cousin Brian and surprise him for his 24th Birthday. My Aunt and I are headed there as we speak leaving Brian home with the kids (thank you honey, don't worry I'll be home soon, yes Brady has practice 3 times a week + a game, yes Rachel has a college visit day, yes they are hungry all of the time).

We got a little bit of a late start this morning but made really good time and are currently in Albuquerque, NM for the night. We will get started bright and early tomorrow, okay, maybe not bright and early, more like 9:0o ish after we have a little breakfast and find a Starbucks - I mean we can't get there too early we can't even check into our hotel until 3:00 - why rush? Our day was filled with much needed laughter and entertainment from each other. Apparently, there aren't any Conoco's or Phillips 66 Gas Stations in Colorado anymore - guess which gas card we had with us (Thank you Gramps)? Yep, Conoco and Phillips 66 - they have all turned into Loaf n' Jugs. The entire town of Pueblo for sure doesn't have one, I know that because we drove through the entire town, twice -looking for one because the Garmon said so, it lied. But hit New Mexico and holy cow, there is a Phillips 66 on every corner.

Anyhow, here is a picture from our first day, I'm sure by day 5 we will be looking more refreshed and tan - okay so I may look more tan, my aunt already looks well done or she will look even more tan and I will still be white; that's probably more like it.

Stay tuned for days 2-5.