Camouflaged Daydreams

It has been over a year since I've been cut off from the wide world of the Internet. I never knew how lost I would feel. I do everything on the Internet. Losing it was almost like losing a part of myself. (Okay, that is a bit dramatic but I was very lost). I had it one day and then it was gone.

It would be an extremely long post to catch up over the past year. Instead I'll just pick up where I left off.

My family and I are now finally settled in our new home. And finally connected to the Internet again. We are also adjusting to the civilian life.

We are fitting in but there are certain things I miss about the military life. Some of the things I would have never guessed I would miss. Things I took for granted at the time.

I miss the sound of the helicopters flying over head

I miss the PX and Commissary

I miss seeing uniforms everywhere I look

I miss the discounts you got living on military bases (such as cheap movies at the post theater)

I miss that sense of togetherness you have living on bases. Knowing that even though each of uniformed men and women may have a different job they are all still connected through their service. It gives you almost a sense of comfort, togetherness, familiarity, and almost kinship

...Now it is decision time. I have to decide now what to do with my blog. I'm not sure I want to pick back up where I left off. After having my blog have to sit dormant for over a year I don't think I can just jump right back into it as it.

I have to decide to try and rebuilt it from where it is. Change it up. Or just dump it all together. Maybe setting another one up, starting over fresh.

I'm not going to make a decision right away. I am just getting back online and need to give it time to think it over.

(We have arrived! I am currently on my in-laws computer which only has dial up. I will not be able to post pics yet as they are on my computer. I will update and post pictures as soon as I can.)



Day 16



We left Arizona and headed into New Mexico today. We stopped in Roswell. That was one place both me and Jr. wanted to see.



We planned to stop at the Little A"Le"Inn but could not find it. Instead we toured an UFO museum. It was neat.



We then had lunch and headed toward the Carlsbad Caverns.



At the Carlsbad Caverns we took an elevator 750 feet down to the bottom of the caverns. The trip took less than one minute.



Words cannot even begin to explain how incredible these caverns were. Around each corner I found something else that took my breath away. Out of all the places we have seen this is by far my favorite.



The self guided tour we took was supposed to take an hour and a half. We ended up spending three hours in the caverns. I could probably have spend a lot more if Hubby was not pushing me along.



I took my digital camera in and took a total of 243 pictures. There may have been more but that was all my camera would hold.



We tried to get a motel room by the caverns but they were all full. We decided to head to Pecos, the next bigger town to look for one.



We crossed into Texas.



As our luck would have it Pecos (the home of the first rodeo as I found out) was holding a rodeo and we could not find a single room. We hit the road again. We finally found one little rickey dink motel off the side of the highway. The rooms were cheap and the inside of the room showed why.



The rooms were not very clean, not filthy, but not what one would expect for a hotel room. And the locks on the doors were ify. The adjoining door to the next room had no lock at all. Hubby moved around furniture and blocked both doors.



We were just too tired to drive anymore and decided to catch a few hours of sleep and head out of there as soon as we woke. I don't even know what town it was we ended up stopping in.



Day 17

Somewhere around Houston, Texas



We have arrived! Texas at last!



Today we drove through San Antonio heading toward Houston. We hit rain for the first time in several days.



We did not stop to sight see today. We were just to anxious to get to our final destination.



It is so nice to be out of the car! We had a great trip and saw a lot of neat things, but it enough was enough. It was time to get out of the cars and rest.



From Fairbanks, Alaska to Texas we have traveled a little over 5,000 miles. It is good to be home.

Winslow, Arizona
Along the famous Route 66








We started out this morning heading for the Grand Canyon. Beautiful does not do this natural wonder justice.









Another picture of the canyon. (Taken from the observation tower pictured below)











Observation tower at the Grand Canyon National Park. We went inside the tower and climbed to the top.









Down the road while looking for a place to stop for lunch we saw a sign for the "Meteor Crater".
Of course we had to go.
A five minute detour off the road and we were there. After paying an admission fee we climbed tons of stairs to look at this huge crater.
Two miles across it is the largest preserved crater in the world.

A genuine piece of the meteor that caused the crater. The entire meteor was estimated to be about the size of half a football field.

Mountains close to home.

Some sort of Budweiser plant. Either that or these people really like their beer.