I'm a thinker....sometimes a dweller, it's true....and I can't help but feel guilty that things have been going so well here in Denver, but I've "failed" to keep a mass update.
For starters....some pictures from the roadtrip out here:
Let the roadtrip adventures begin....and oh they did....we weren't even to the end of Oak Lane when one of the back windows started rolling down because of all the items shoved tight inside the Jeeper. Good thing I have child locks to keep that from happening again!
One of the many stops for bathroom and gasoline....
First official stop: South Bend, IN to see one of my many cousins from the Kammerer side, Matt Zappasodi. Matt led us around a little tour of South Bend before we left the next morning, complete with a stop at the famous South Bend Chocolate Company and then a classic pancake house. We also had a behind the scenes look at Notre Dame's baseball facility (shhh!) and college life the night before.
...turn your head to the left (sorry!)
Next stop that very same day was Chicago, IL to see another cousin from the Kammerer side, Jenny Kammerer. She's a doll and met Alicia and I during her break from work. We saw the "little Mexico" of Chicago and had a delicious lunch complete with some red lollipops for dessert.
Then began the longest leg of the cross country drive.....so we shared the wheel....
YES! Alicia is drove stick! Wahoo!
Some of the random sites from the road....I guess we'll call this large scale western "lawn" ornaments?! Haha!
The Infamous Corn Palace!!! Shout out to Steve Curry for the heads up on one of South Dakota's random tourist attractions along the way.
Bad Lands National Park....and I am now an official Park Pass Holder, let the fun begin!
Where the buffalo roam.....correction...that's BISON.
Below: Gassing up at Cowboy Corner (in the middle of nowhere) before the long ride through the Bad Lands.
Again, sorry for the side ways picture...Alicia and I hanging out in Bad Lands National Park, gorgeous....(the park that is)
...to be continued...
Me, Lucas, Drew, KC (roomie) --more pix of friends and roomies to come!
