As soon as people hear about our road trip the first question is, “Where are you going?!” Starting from Denver, we’ll hit Las Cruces, NM – Phoenix, AZ – Grand Canyon – San Diego/Orange County/Inland Empire – Monterey Bay – Napa Valley – Portland, OR – Victoria, BC – Seattle, WA – Spokane, WA – Yellowstone National Park – all in just 3 weeks!
It will be a wonderful collection of driving, laughing, camping, eating, friending, hoteling, drinking and more laughing!
The preparations continue… Last night, it was pre-packing and figuring out what we needed to bring. So, we are hitting 9 or 10 states over a 3 week period. Hotels, friends houses, camping, we have to cover all the bases. So many things to think about!
I wanted to post the first picture of the “ride” that we will be rollin’ in for this little adventure.
What do you think? Nice, eh? See what they were saying about the stickers? Anyway, if you see me rollin’ through your neighborhood, give me a shout (We’ll be the only Hybrid you see with Colorado plates.)
As for the interior, we will undoubtedly pack way more than we need to. We have a mini-fridge and a DC/AC Converter with a power strip to plug in a ridiculous amount of electronic devices… Computers, Ipods, Phones… we even have a DVD Player in case one of us wants to crawl into the back and watch a movie.
Next two days will be interesting. First stop – Mr. Dwight Clarke’s house in beautiful Las Cruces, NM. Hope you are ready for us Dwight!!!
Greetings to all of our adoring fans. Okay, no one knows that this blog even exists yet, but we’ll get the word out (with your help – tell your friends, subscribe, fbook us, whatever you need to do!)
So, to recount the last 6 weeks in a glance:
New company was formed “Insight Professional Services” and the work began on getting it up and running (shout out to “Up and Running”, Ash’s new business services to help companies do just that…) De Ann, Ron, Libby, Ash and Bridget… with some newer additions on the tech and legal sides. More on that in upcoming blogs.
We moved – 2101 Market street. One half block from Coors Field with a patio for entertaining, right on the first floor. The new place is awesome, which you would know if you came over for the house warming. Come on by. You can’t miss us – we are the only people that installed green outdoor carpet and have a plethora of furniture on the patio (21st between Blake and Market).
De Ann left her position at the Alzheimer’s Association after 3+ dedicated years. Still her charity of choice, but now she is focused on her own gig withing Insight, and assists the Association in a consulting capacity.
I got a new car. Yes, I loved my Avalanche and I didn’t really want to get rid of it, but I’d used up the 3 years worth of miles in 2 years of my lease, so I was going to have to pay dearly if I kept it. Traded it in for a new Chevy Tahoe Hybrid – both Lemke and Mirabal had the same comment “was it mandatory for the car to have 100 hybrid stickers, each six feet long”? Yes, apparently it is. Love the new truck.
And finally, I am modifying my role with Progressive Home Colorado by shifting my General Manager role there into a client/professional role under the Insight umbrella. My last day of full-time work with the company, after 5 years of non-stop running, will be this Friday, May 15th.
Why did I need to catch you up?? Welllllll, because this all leads to the original purpose for this blog – to keep everyone updated about our Road Trip! Yes, we are leaving on May 16th for 3+ weeks of driving around the southwest, West, Pac NW and circling back to Denver. Should be about 5600 miles or so. NM, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, San Diego, the OC, Santa Barbara, Monterrey, Napa, Portland, Seattle, Victoria BC, Spokane and finishing up with 2-3 days of camping at either Glacier or Yellowstone. Suggestions are welcome.
So, now you know it all. Subscribe to get posting of the latest happenings. We have one week before we take off to get a whole lotta stuff done. We are being careful not to pack to early, otherwise we will just keep adding to the pile and wind up needing to tow Libby’s Trailer just to bring all the “stuff”.
I’m new to blogging, so suggestions would be helpful if I’m being ridiculous. I think that we will be doing He Said / She Said blogging, so you’ll get to hear about our adventures from both perspectives.
Until next time…
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