Day 1

Day 1 of our epic journey (or fail, however you'd like to look at it)

January 18, 2015

Miles down:  133

Yes, you read that correctly; no, it's not a typo.  We have traveled a whooping 133 miles to my oldest brother's house.  

Now I love the Preacherman, but I thought we would have made better time by now.  For those of you who know me pretty well, you can probably imagine how frustrating this is for me.  I like plans.  We don't always have to stick to them, but I'm a goal-oriented person.  If we have an end game with a deadline, I'd like to make some good headway to start...  Preacherman's place isn't a bad place to be, but it does come with delays.

Speaking of delays, I came in to bed down and discovered my sleeping quarters had taken the literal sense of the phrase.

My rack was smashed by the bunk above so, of course, there's a new delay with fixing this issue.  I guess I should be grateful that I won't have to do this alone and Preacherman is pretty handy about stuff, but it still kinda sucks. 

I have to admit, it hurts my heart quite a bit to know certain people are only a couple hours away from me, currently.

I miss them.  

It's always good having my furry butts with me, but I miss my jet pack snuggle buddy.  

I was reminded tonight of why people love the Big Country.  The views here are just... breathtaking.  A few times I wished The Boy was here to share them with me.  I know I can take photos and share them (P.S. I sent several pretty snaps today!), but it's different when you see some of this in person.  My iPhone does NOT do God's work justice.  Like the stars tonight... Oh, if you could have seen them!  The way the sky actually twinkled with the tiny lights.  I now understand the concept most prom committees shoot for, that heavenly light that looks like millions of flecks of glitter sprinkled across a blanket of deep blues fading into an ebony depth.  It's.... I'm almost at a loss for words.

I would have missed the sky had I not gone for a walk with my furry kids.  The twilight/dusk lighting was just beautiful.

Wow, just thinking of that sky again has given me a bit of internal peace and serenity.  Maybe tonight I'll have sweet dreams.

Sleep sweet, my friends.  And may angels grace your pillows tonight.

I'll leave you with a bit of Big Country skies.