And now, back to our program...

Well, the weather was CRAP!! I eventually got to leave Evanston but by the time I got to Elk Mountain (between Rawlins and Laramie) the wind was blowing and it was snowing so hard that I couldn't even see the road! I had to slow down to 25mph just so I could be sure if and when I left the road. Luckily, I didn't. I finished up in Laramie and fueled the truck while Beth stepped in and got coffee and did her morning routine. I was going to stay up awhile and practice my CW with a couple of nifty programs I downloaded, but I was just exhausted from sitting around half the night and battling the weather the other half. I fell asleep in no time.

We're on an unusual run for us. We picked up this load in Moses Lake, WA and normally we head straight back to Canton. This time we have to deliver...in Rochelle.....ILLINOIS!! What a drag. I thought I had seen the last of Chicago, but it was not to be. I really don't mind Chicago but Beth can't stand it. We're unloading now in Rochelle and our pick up in the a.m. is in Gurnee, IL which is just a whisper north of Chicago. In fact, you can't get there from here without going right through. Big surprise though; the place where we're unloading now has a free WiFi node! I'm surfing high-speed style!

Tonight before Beth went to bed, she made arrangements for us in New Orleans at the end of March. The cruise is only 14 days away and New Orleans is only 46 days after that. Busy, busy, busy but who wouldn't rather be 'busy' planning a vacation.

I'm really excited about our trips but what thrills me most is getting out of this truck. I love my job but I am so tired of driving in and through the snow. I feel like I've got cabin fever or SADS. I know I'm going to be sitting on the deck of that cruise ship and getting excited about heading back out on the road, but right now I'm getting butterflies just thinking about that deck chair! I've been told that I look a little pale; maybe that carribean sun will put the color back in my cheeks and the song back in my heart.

"Summer breeze, makes me feel fine...."