Go west, young man
As I mention in my audio post below, Becky, Loyette and I will shove off for Colorado later today. Our exact departure time depends on when the movers finish loading up our furniture and all of our boxes... of which there are quite a few:
That's like half of 'em. :) Anyway, I'm guessing we'll leave sometime in the afternoon.
Our planned route is somewhat, er, circuitous:
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There are three reasons for this. First of all, Louisiana is the only state Becky hasn't yet been to, and she'll be damned if she leaves the South without finally crossing its borders, so she can say she's been in all fifty states! Secondly, and relatedly, Becky wants to stop in Kentwood, Louisiana, hometown of Britney Spears (her Master's thesis topic, you might recall), and visit the Kentwood Museum, which has a Britney exhibit. Heh.
Last but not least, well, this might be our last ever cross-country move, and it would just be boring if the road trip was a simple straight shot! Besides, we've taken the 70 across Missouri and Kansas like a half-dozen times already, or at least it seems that way. So, yeah, we're crazy dorks, but we're going like 10 hours out of our way -- with a baby and three cats in tow -- just for the heck of it. :)
Anyway... blogging will be light this week, for obvious reasons. Because Becky and I will be driving separate cars, I won't be able to blog from the road like usual, except perhaps the occasional audio update via my cell phone's wireless headset, and maybe a regular post or two from our hotels along the route. We expect to arrive in Denver on Thursday -- my birthday.
That's like half of 'em. :) Anyway, I'm guessing we'll leave sometime in the afternoon.
Our planned route is somewhat, er, circuitous:
View Larger Map
There are three reasons for this. First of all, Louisiana is the only state Becky hasn't yet been to, and she'll be damned if she leaves the South without finally crossing its borders, so she can say she's been in all fifty states! Secondly, and relatedly, Becky wants to stop in Kentwood, Louisiana, hometown of Britney Spears (her Master's thesis topic, you might recall), and visit the Kentwood Museum, which has a Britney exhibit. Heh.
Last but not least, well, this might be our last ever cross-country move, and it would just be boring if the road trip was a simple straight shot! Besides, we've taken the 70 across Missouri and Kansas like a half-dozen times already, or at least it seems that way. So, yeah, we're crazy dorks, but we're going like 10 hours out of our way -- with a baby and three cats in tow -- just for the heck of it. :)
Anyway... blogging will be light this week, for obvious reasons. Because Becky and I will be driving separate cars, I won't be able to blog from the road like usual, except perhaps the occasional audio update via my cell phone's wireless headset, and maybe a regular post or two from our hotels along the route. We expect to arrive in Denver on Thursday -- my birthday.
posted by Brendan Loy at
10/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
