Sunday, July 11, 2010

Fun Thoughts

Has it really been a month and a half since I have posted? Sorry, I've had a lot on my plate. One such item being a road trip from Portland to Pennsylvania. Along the way, we visited Matt's grandparents, my brother Paul and his wife Brie, Mount Rushmore, and Nauvoo (an LDS church history site). We enjoyed our trip that took us through scenic locales like Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota (the eastern half, because the western half is really quite lovely), and Iowa. By the end of the week we were so done with driving and road trip snacks. But at least we could still say we loved each other. So that's a plus. But here are a few highlights of the trip.

We stopped in Utah to visit Paul and Brie in Provo over the weekend so on Sunday we braved Paul's singles ward he has been assigned to. In Relief Society, one of the cute little counselors asked if I was Brie's mom. Her mother!! To make matters worse, this isn't the first time I've been accused of such a thing. The other time happened five years ago when I was living at home while on sabbatical and one of Paul's high school friends made the same mistake. Thankfully I didn't take too much offense to it because it seemed a little too absurd, but even still, I find it noteworthy enough to make mention of here. So, although I don't feel old enough to have a three year-old, I guess I am old enough to have a 21 year old. Sweet.

The other observation I wanted to make here is that Wyoming, but especially Iowa have really great rest stops. It seemed to me that the less exciting a state, the greater their efforts to make the time spent on their roads as pleasant an experience as possible. This in contrast to Washington state, that had, as at least one of their rest stops, a male and female port-a-potty. So, if you do have to travel through some rather, dare I say it, drab states, don't despair, at least your bladder will be thankful, if not your other senses.

2 comments:

Emily said...

I love it!! Glad you made it safely! and I enjoyed the story about being the mom...even if you didn't:) You don't look old, by the way:) If it makes you feel better, I was at one point on the opposite side of the spectrum...I was pregnant and chaperoning a youth dance, and a sweet shy young man came and asked me to dance. Was he ever mortified when I told him I was the chaperone....in his defense, I was not THAT pregnant, but I was still showing...and I get questions all the time as to whether or not I'm on WIC when I'm shopping with my kids in the grocery store...sometimes its not good to look young.:)

ME said...

I love that you've been accused of being Paul's mom. That's never happened to me. Big old LOL. Idaho really does have nice rest stops as well. Glad you made it safe and I enjoyed our talk yesterday.