Thoughts from the Road

Here a few random thoughts from the road to Colorado. Later I will try and share some things I've thought about upon arriving... Thank goodness my radio doesn't work in my car as I drove through Sioux Falls as Tornados were approaching. I guess that's not the first time this year... I stayed in Gayville, SD. I don't think they ever really anticipated 8th grade boys living there when they started naming the area, because it really wasn't right to name the next town over then Yankton. There is just something wrong there... I was thrilled to find a cup of coffee for only 50 Cents (no not the rapper) at the C-Store in Gayville. I figured it couldn't get any better than that. Then of course it did as I got my mug refilled in a small town in Nebraska for only a quarter. Small town coffee rules!!! ... Nebraska was just hot and windy. I actually found myself not enjoying driving all that way as much as I have in the past. I hope I'm reenergized for the drive back home for Grandma's Marathon... As I passed Denver and started going through the passes it began to snow. There was a good amount particularly through the Vail Pass. It was kind of like spring in Alaska... I-70 West of Denver is still an amazingly beautiful stretch of road. Now I'm here in Gypsum for the summer. What will the summer hold? Who knows! I guess that's part of the thrill of the adventure. The not knowing absolutely kills me, but as Michele kept reminding us on so many runs last year, "What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." I just sometimes wonder how much stronger I need to be...