Wow. It has been a crazy week. As of tomorrow morning, I have been gone from my dear home in Colorado Springs, Colorado for exactly one week. The whole trip was amazing, adventurous and surprisingly not arduous. My (now!) roommate, Mike Best, Ace, Jeremy Thomas (the gecko), and I were very lucky to have an extra driver, Chloe Benson. Having Chloe on board made the whole trip not just bearable, but really quite pleasant. There was one moment in particular where I was driving, it was pouring rain in Somerville, we were lost, Chloe was on the phone with our friend getting directions, and Mike kept asking me the same question over and over. I snapped that I didn't know what street we were on and that if he kept asking I would probably hurt him. Then Chloe yelled at everyone, "Listen. No one knows where we are. We're lost. Now stop asking and stop getting mad at each other. We are just LOST." We all burst into laughter and suddenly everything was fine. Chloe truly has a gift for making me (and everyone around her) chill out. And, ultimately, I think her sentiment holds true in all of life. Perhaps everyone is just lost. So, stop fighting. Let's just be lost and happy together.
Anyway...I don't know quite how to describe the trip. It was a breeze. The trailer was easy to pull, Ace behaved himself well, and we got to stay in homes with real live Moms and Dads! Oh man. I forgot how amazing Moms are when they come home and make you lunch for no reason. Or when they pull up an Ottoman for you, even though you didn't ask. And, the way Dads make jokes that make no sense. Or the way they sneak upstairs and change into sweatpants and a t shirt as if that is the normal attire for everyone. I love all the Moms and the Dads in the world. And, I already miss mine!
I think saying too much may spoil how lovely an experience I had. But, I will post some photos after I find my cords, and if you want to know more about where we were, google the names of locations above. There's got to be fun information out there about the lovely places we were able to visit (Side note: I only included Ogallala because the name is hilarious and we talked about this town waaaaay too much not to mention it).
Oh! A word about my new digs. My apartment is great. The bedrooms are huge. Mine is probably the size of my room and living room at my apartment in C Springs. Our living room/dining room is a decent size, the kitchen is tiny (but adorable), and we each have our own bathroom. I brought a futon mattress with me from Colorado and Mike's mom (Joan) gave us each a dresser. In the day that I've been here, I have acquired a bookshelf (for free), a desk (that's super sleek), and a futon frame. I'd say Boston and I are getting along just fine.
That's all for now. I'm exhausted and Ace and I need some rest.
From Somerville,
Ace and Sierra
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