Thanks for the kind words everyone!
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Thanks for the kind words everyone!
We had a great day at the fair. Saw the draft horse show, our favorite, and then we got to watch the harness racing. Have not been to a harnes race since the age of 12, so that was great fun. All I remembered was that there were pacers and trotters. Just wish I had figured out how to read the program and bet--we didn't even know there was betting, we were such fair rubes. By the time we got settled with apple crisp, husband had lost interest after the first 4 races. I didn't even get to see any trotting races.
Personally, if it hadn't cost 30 dollars to get in, I would have gone back the next day.
$30 to get in! Wow! Ours is free to seniors on some days, otherwise $10.
We have senior days at the State Fair but darn the parking is still $10 on top of any tickets.
We paid 5 to park and 15 per person.
Working from home for the first full day since the WFH job ended in March 2021. I’ve done a few quick things at home on the weekends, but this is first big chunk. Car gets towed to mechanic today so I had to stay home. A lovely coworker has been driving me to work so she’s saved me the cost of a rental.
I’m working via Remote Desktop. The only awkward thing is that I’m used to having our transportation software on one monitor and email on the other. I have two monitors at home (three with laptop screen), but I can’t move anything over from the monitor the Remote Desktop is on. Oh well, I’ll just work slower. I was going to take the day off but manager suggested I could just work from home.
My almost 92 year Mom decided to give up driving (thank god) so I flew one way to Detroit, spent five days visiting family and friends in Ann Arbor, and have been driving her 2018 Volkswagon Jetta with only 19,000 miles back to New Mexico since Monday. I really had no agenda and I don't have to be back until Friday, so I have been taking my time and taking in the sights. Ann Arbor to Iowa City the first night (I lived there from 1990-92), then meandered through Iowa and ended up in the middle of Nebraska in a "cheap yukky motel." Tonight I'm in Cheyanne Wells, CO, a funky little town out on the eastern plains. Tomorrow I'm going to head for Trinidad, CO and spend a little time walking around, then I'll head for home. Now that I'm older traveling is fun, but I actually do want to get back to the comforts of my own home. It's interesting to me how much I have changed over the years - all my out west travels of yesteryear were my escape from the drudgery of my life in Ann Arbor. Now that I actually live out west permanently, it's a totally different feeling.
The Jetta is AMAZING! The nicest car I have ever owned!
Congrats on the new wheels--that sounds delightful, and glad you are able to make the trip before the snow flies. Good job!
Sounds like you had a good time visiting with family. Yay! to the new-to-you car! Have a continued fun and safe trip home.
The road trip sounds amazing! And congratulations on the car! So exciting!
Our family is big on meanders, so yours sounds awesome! Nothing better than just going where you will... and finding unexpected joys along the way. My DD and I took a road trip from Houston to NJ once when she told me she was driving to Houston to drop off her friend. Coincidentally, I had a market research project that brought me to Houston at the same time, and I, in no way, was comfortable with her driving back to the East coast alone, so I cancelled my flight back to Newark, met up with her in Houston, and we went on our way, staying in Texarkana, visiting Hope, AK, then going to Memphis, Knoxville, Tazewell, VA, Washington DC, and finally, home. It was a really memorable meander!
But, as you said, there's no place like home.