The lady on the dolphin kills me…

Break my heart…

Brace yourself Melis…

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/01/13/prison-break-canceled/

Hang in there… You’ll see Michael Scofield somewhere again.

xo

Ash

Truckin West…

So for my inaugural 2009 post, I thought about reflecting on the year, but then decided that a recap of my holiday road trip back from Michigan to Colorado would be more fun. 

I know you are dieing to see the lovely scenery that Iowa, Nebraska and eastern Colorado offer, so I took some photos along the way to share.

Sapp Bros

Ever heard of Sapp Bros? Apparently they’re big around Highway 80.

Peru

Did you know that Peru is actually a town in Nebraska? We passed it along the way… lovely, isn’t it.

We were also lucky enough to encounter some great weather on our trip…

Iowa

Here’s the view out of my car window driving through eastern Iowa. Great isn’t it. Looks like fog right? It’s actually a combination of fog and freezing rain. I’m probably driving at about 30mph on a few inches of ice at this point in time. 

There were some good times on the trip, don’t get me wrong. Here’s Charlie trying to get closer to the front seat by squeezing himself between the door and the seat belt… as you can see he didn’t get very far.

The Big Guy

Here he is in his preferred location. Close the the front, between his people 🙂

Charlie's Spot

On the last day of our trip, we hit Colorful Colorado! We stopped in Keenesburg for brunch at Roosters, which provided some great photo opps.

Roosters

Yes, the name Roosters is not misleading. There are Roosters everywhere! I ended our stay by making Dan pose with one, which made the trip worth it.

Dan with the Roosters

Also, notice the sunshine in the photo above?! I’m pretty sure that was the first time we had seen the sun since we left Colorado in mid December!

The rest of the trip included a drive through Denver, some snow over Monument Hill…

Invesco

and then Home Sweet Home!

Home Safe! Thank goodness

Now it’s January and I have a blogging resolution to keep this up a bit more regularly in 2009. This gift from Melissa will surely help. Thanks Melis!

Happy New Year everyone!

xo Ash