So today has gone by incredibly fast. We still have about halfway to go until we reach Bryce. I realize that we're going to have more than one post a day, but that's ok. You guys can get different point of views. My current point of view is from the middle seat. :) I'm getting more and more excited about the next couple of weeks. Part of me wants us to never get to Bryce, because the drive has been so chill and doesn't even feel like a burden. I guess that's the point of a road trip though: to enjoy the ride as much as the destination. I feel like we may be cheating according to road-tripping rules by having all of this technology with us. But I say, bring it on. It makes it easier to chronicle the journey.
One example of useful tech is a good camera. Photos will not be far and few between because Dan's camera is spectacular. It's been a lot of fun just trying to get great photos. I initially wanted to get a photo of each state welcome sign, but that pesky lens cover just had to take an extra second to get off. I take full responsibility for how those absences will detract from the experience for our audience back home. My Bad! Right now, I'm watching Keegan trying to take sweet light photos of the cars in front of us. They're turning out pretty well. I already had my turn, so I'll let him have his fun.
One thing that hasn't gone as planned on this trip so far is the amount of reading being done on my part. I don't consider that a bad thing though, as the distractions were much more welcome. It's been hard to keep concentrating on the words on the page when there's just so much going on around me. We've been having great conversations and just a all around good time. Dan and I had a good game of Name Game going, which eventually grew to include everyone, even the reluctant Stephen. I knew we'd distract him from his book. :) Even Keegan came up with some good actors and actresses, even though he claims to have no knowledge of pop culture.
Oh! And there were cows!And a blue-headed bird!
All these games and such have resulted in time flying, and none of us are really tired. That could become a complication here in a few hours when some of us are taking our second shift of driving as the moon takes its downward slope. I'm excited to watch the sun rise from the driver's seat hopefully. It's too late to do the math and see if that's my shift.
So through the course of this trip, there have been many quotable quotes, but the only one I can think of is "Kansas: Where Couples Find Desire." Yeah, that one was a misunderstanding. Haha. I can't remember any of the others, but they were good. Take my word for it.
Also, the first negative thing about the trip just occurred. We just went through a toll booth. That means we need to get out of Kansas soon, or it goes up. Speaking of Kansas, that's the 6th state we been to so far in under 24 hours. I'm so excited to be able to claim that! I'm really excited to hit Colorado in a few hours. I don't really know why, but I've always just assumed Colorado was one of the cooler states in the U.S.
God really has blessed us with a stress free trip so far. I'm thankful that he's been so faithful in protecting us thus far. I pray that he will make our rack stay attached to the back of the van, because it has the majority of our food. Haha. It's leaning downward pretty precariously, but we think she'll hold in there. This van is a dream. There hasn't been a time yet that I've felt cramped or claustrophobic. Everyone get their own little space, which I think has led to none of us sharpening our teeth on the other person's head. That's another thing that you guys could be praying for us about: That we'll keep our brotherhood strong and not let any dissension stir up among us. I know it's going to be a little harder tomorrow morning when we haven't had as much sleep, but I think we'll be fine.
I'd like to make one last request for tonight, if I may. Tell your friends about this blog. We want as many people to enjoy this trip as possible. If it were financially possible, it would've been great to have an entire caravan of these luxury vans making their way to California, but this blog is the closest thing we can do to bringing you guys along for the ride. So spread the word, folks!
P.S. Verizon decided to extend their free mobile hotspot access until June 15th, so that's a blessing for us because it allows us to add these posts from a computer instead of typing them up on the phone, and you can bet they wouldn't be as long or pretty if that wasn't the case. And... we can watch the season finale of Chuck! :)
-David "Cutthroat"
"By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night."
-Exodus 13:21
Nice blog, Davey!
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