Back to South Dakota!

Who knew I would be driving up to South Dakota for two weekends in a row! But I did, and I'm very proud of myself, especially for making it up there the second time in my car. A road trip in my car always involves some memorable moments, here is an example...


For about 6 months now, I have held the drivers side section of my bumper to the rest of the car with a bit of well-placed duct tape, but all good things must come to an end and my duct tape retired at the beginning of my trek from Kansas to Mitchell. I let it flap in the wind for most of the trip while I tried to figure out how to secure it without duct tape and here's what I ended up doing at a gas station in Hartford, SD. I happened to have some steel toed shoes in my backseat and was able to make use of a shoe lace. Not as attractive as the duct tape though...I will have to fix that before too long.

So that was my drive to Mitchell...my drive home was also a memorable experience. As I merged onto interstate 90 outside Mitchell, my speedometer quit. Good grief...I love my car, but sometimes...

Well now I've seen it!

I am in South Dakota, and yes, I did see Mount Rushmore. I find it funny that anytime anyone says that they will be visiting South Dakota, people ask if they will be seeing Mt. Rushmore, since they're so close. It is on the very west side of the state! And the state isn't exactly the size of New Jersey. But here I am, furthering the assumption...yes, I'm visiting South Dakota and Mt. Rushmore has been crossed off the list. Enough talk...here are some pictures...

The Classic Entrance

The Less than Thrilled "wild" Mountain Goat

Mens Capri Pants--available in Germany?

The Last Show
and a very cute (and cold) couple

In case you were getting worried, we did not stay at Rushmore the entire day, but I will go into the rest of our fun-filled adventures later.

i have roomates...

So, I know I said that I would probably be ready for a roommate after living alone for a couple weeks, but when I thought roommate, I was thinking a friend...or at least a human being. But no no, here are the four interested parties that I got...

Well, needless to say, I decided that we weren't compatible and after all...I am paying the rent.