DAY THREE

at long last, i give you...DREAM CATCHER!!!

as i sit in my hotel room in roswell, NM all i can think about is, "tomorrow is the homestretch". yay. seriously yay. this morning started out beautifully as we pulled out of colorado and drove through GORGEOUS mountains, ranches and country. as soon as we crossed the state line into new mexico (the land of enchantment) rugged green mountains gave way to red, sandy mesas and plateaus. once we passed through santa fe, it was FLAAAAAAAAAT highway all the way into roswell. luckily i had my crew michael, pam, jim, dwight, angela, andy, kelly, ryan, toby, kevin, oscar, phyllis and stanley jammed into my kingdom (the backseat) with me to keep company. 

as we pulled into roswell i was SERIOUSLY hoping for some sweet alien sightings...or something. i mean, no nothing. it is a full moon though so i am holding out hope. the night is young friends. we ate dinner at juana's (mexican food, go figure) and went on a target run. my last tar-jhay visit for many months to come. dream catcher is here in the room with me and i'm hoping it'll swing some dreams about ET my way.

highlights of the day:

* eating breakfast at jean-pierre's french FRENCH bakery in durango

* buying bubble gum cigarette's in durango - in homage to my childhood hobby of pretending to smoke my ciggy's from fairview market

* the Copper Coin DRIVE-THRU LIQUOR STORE  - does it get ANY better than a drive through??? i daresay it does not

* the Skyline Motel in Vaughn, NM boasts "Shower/Tub" as it's only amenities

* Zac Brown Band carried us through Colorado (give Free a listen...it's the BOMB) and Michael Jackson (RIP) carried us into Roswell. Sad to say my parents prefer silence while they're driving which is a majority of the day ):

tomorrow i finally, FINALLY arrive in del rio. my new home away from home...for 9 months or so. we'll roll into town around dinner time and i'll start moving into my new apartment with ashly and stefanie. i feel so bad for my poor 4runner. that thing only has four little cylinders and is towing a 2,000 pound trailer. i keep giving it reassuring pats and cooing at it occasionally to encourage it not to break down on me. i swear to you it will wheeze to its death as soon as my parents leave del rio on sunday. bah. 

onward to texas tomorrow...the lone star state. soon to be home to this northwest girl.