OK, I figured it was about time for me to chime in on this here blog thing. Now don't expect me to live up to that superstar wife of mine in the blogging department. She is in a class all by herself so I am not even going to try to match up with her. But even superstars need an occasional day off....so, lucky readers, you get stuck with me for this post...yeah, yeah, life is unfair, deal with it. The good news is that as soon as Kristin reads this, my blogging rights will be immediately rescinded...

Anyhow, I digress. Today was travel day which is probably why I am sitting here blogging this experience instead of Kristin. But there are silver linings in every cloud and today was no exception. Our digital camera got a much needed day off after being severely taxed to the limit the last 5 days or so. That's not to say there wasn't any scenery on today's drive...if small green shrubs, a whole lot of dust, and tumbleweeds are your idea of scenery. Compared to what we've seen and experienced earlier this week, today's 460 mile drive from Albuquerque, NM to Midland, TX (mostly along US Route 285) was about as appealing as watching paint dry. Well, maybe it wasn't all boring. After all, we did drive thru Roswell, NM...yes, the Roswell of UFOs, little green men, and government conspiracies. And it was sadly apparent that alien artifacts were about the only thing keeping this town going. Amazing what 60 years of myths will do for a city...

Another "highlight" from today was the incredibly fierce winds and dust that was flying everywhere as a result. We pretty much got buffeted the entire trip into TX and it never really let up. Pretty bizarre to see 50 mph winds with 86 degree temperatures. To make matters worse, I've had that old Kansas song "Dust In the Wind" on my mind all day. Oh, the horror!

But in the end, I can't complain. We had another safe day of travelling and we had a great time all along the way just being goofy as we Amaros tend to be from time to time. And, you really can't ask for more than that, can you?