Well, it has been a long day on the
road. We, my father and I, left at 7:15
this morning from Old Fort, North Carolina and are currently in Texaekana,
Arkansas. We have stopped for gas and
some food. The drive so far has been
nice. We have mainly been listening to
audiobooks. As a matter of fact, I downloaded The Hobbit so we could
listen to it on the way to Arizona. As
much as I dislike anything “Lord of The Rings” or anything by Tolkein, I know
Dad likes it so it might be a good bonding thing. I don’t think I’ll be doing any driving on
this trip though, which is a major bummer.
I can’t help it, I love driving!
At least I am able to take pictures and se the things I usually wouldn’t
see if I were driving. Come to think
about it, I don’t know how I would feel getting out of a Dodge truck at a
random stop in the state of Texas and wearing my usual style of fashion
(Professional Chic). As I am writing
this sentence, we are crossing over into Texas. I have once again found may way
to the Lone State. The last time I was
here was not on good terms since they assumed I was an illegal. I fare them to try that crap on me
again!
Anyway, the drive – like I have
already stated – has been nice. The
hardest part for me is to discuss politics whenever I see a bumper sticker,
billboard, or enter a state that swings one way politically. My mind is just
geared for politics, as it is a challenge for me to not turn that part of my
brain off. I have been secretly going
through all the districts, and their representatives, in my head since I am not
supposed to utter them out loud. The best I’ve been able to do is just laugh
whenever I see a bumper sticker that voted for the losing ticket this
year. Anyway, I guess I should attempt
to not discuss politics at the moment (I know, good luck with that goal).
One of the things I really love
about traveling through the central plains is the weather patterns. I am an
avid weather and storm chaser! I saw some WONDERFUL wall clouds earlier before
the sun started going down. It is a
shame I won’t be in the area in the next day or so because they are calling for
major thunderstorms and potential tornadic activity in Texas, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, and Arkansas. I think even
Arizona might get some snow. I guess
I’ll see soon enough. On a serious note,
I think that after I earn my Master’s Degree, I will move out to one of the
central plain states (maybe Iowa, South Dakota, or Kansas) because their
weather patterns are AWESOME! I would
love to go back to school and earn a degree in either Meteorology or
Atmospheric Sciences…I just have to get a lot better at science and math. At
least I have meteorologist and storm chasers that follow me on Twitter (and we
often tweet each other which is just awesome within itself)!
Okay, so we have passed Dallas/Ft.
Worth and are spending the night in Weatherford, Texas. Tomorrow I will be in
Arizona and it will be Christmas eve…Yay! Stay Tuned for another update on the
travel adventures – Christmas Special! :-D
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