I'm already having trouble trying to
recall all the details of the events I wanted to describe to you.
And, before I continue with the story, there is one new thing I'd
like to convey. I've started doing this thing where as I'm vegging
out late at night, I listen to my band's rehearsal, in total
darkness, letting my mind wander. There have been several times
where my mind wandered someplace good, and I felt like I should write
down the idea that I had. So, instead of wishing I would have
written it down, I've decided I will. However, that involves getting
up, turning on the light, and actually writing it down. Over the
course of a while, I've found myself better able to discern which
ideas are worth getting up for, and which are not. Last night, as
this occurred, I had the realization that this process may be the
exact same way the term “bright idea” came from. An idea worth
illumination, for annotation. Oh well, I just wanted to share that
with you. And now, back to the story:
Three days of going to work, in a row,
is a pretty rare thing to me in itself. But I had to rearrange some
things to be able to accommodate our trip to the Grand Canyon. I was
grateful that the changes were able to be made. Susan's new job was
accepting, and so was her Sister's, so the three of us got to go. I
offered for Stella Mae to go, but she was not interested. At first I
was a little bummed, but later, as the details of the trip unfolded,
I realized it was better that she had not come. So, Wednesday night,
after work, Susan and I made the trip to Indio to meet up with her
Sister. Indio is about 2 hours from us, and incidentally, 2 hours
closer to the Grand Canyon, so it worked out great, cutting down our
Thursday drive. I'm not going to get too much into the family drama
part of it. I think I mentioned a few weeks ago that their Cousin,
who was arranging the whole thing, was being a totally shady b*tch,
so there's no real need to go on about that. Except that to mention
that it was obviously a point of conversation for some of the 6 hour
car ride, and part of the unease for which the trip was being made.
I had to keep my mind from wandering to the dark side. I surprise
myself sometimes at how mean I think I could be.
The trip itself was great. There were
times when we were having so much fun that we almost forgot that
there was a sad reason for the trip. Boy, the desert is desolate. 6
hours of nothing! But, strangely, the view was beautiful. Her
Sister has a better car, so she drove. I was glad to be a passenger.
I rarely do any traveling anymore, it was a nice change of pace. We
got to the Grand Canyon around 7 pm on Thursday. Just in time to
find the spot for the ceremony, and see the Sun set over the Grand
Canyon. There was a fire in the distance, and it literally looked
like the Sun was scorching the Earth as it set. We have a photo of
it. I 'll let you know when we post it, so you can check my
Facebook. It really was cool. Speaking of cool, well actually I
can't even really speak about it, The Grand Canyon!!! 3 weeks later,
and I still cannot get over it. If you haven't been, put it on your
list. And not your long term list either, get there! Words, and
pictures, could not, can not, describe it. Like the realization I
had about “bright ideas” last night, I had a similar sensation at
the Grand Canyon with the word “breathtaking.” The sight of it
literally took my breath away. I had to keep remembering to breath,
it is that awesome!
We had trouble finding lodging, but
eventually settled into a motel that looked exactly like the motel
from the movie Vacancy. We were all a little frightened, but
decided it was better than the alternative. We even watched the new
version of Evil Dead while we
were there, classic! The next morning we got back to the spot
on time, but of course, the Cousin was nowhere to be found. First 10
am, then 11, then 1! At least we got our sight seeing done. We
didn't get back on the road until after 2 pm, 2 hours later than
expected. The whole way home, I kept missing the fact that the next
turn would not be the Canyon. I'm going back there! We eventually
arrived at our home at 3 am. Just in time to get a little sleep
before our parent's meeting at 10 am, for the upcoming play. Then we
went to another wedding. Do to traffic, we barely made it on time,
which worked out fine, because the ceremony was late too. It was the
quickest wedding ever. Everything took place between 4 and 6 pm! I
was not disappointed. We went to an after party at our friend's
house. It was pretty cool, we hadn't done that in a while. But, I
had to work the next day, so I took it easy. If you're keeping
track, that's 11 straight days of activity.
Daughn
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