This batch was posted while on the road... though you can see my "Blogger app" skills leave something to be desired since I couldn't manage to insert comments at the time. (In all likelihood, refraining from using quotations around "Blogger app" is probably one such skill. Alas.) In my defense, I'm a smart-phone neophyte, and I'm sure I'll learn. Or something. Anyway... here's a brief explanation:
This shot was taken within the first hour, while the cats were still crying repeatedly - making us question if we would make it for five days and seven states in this condition. Yet, Kei's ever-enduring smile carried on!
Thanks to the utter worthlessness of the moving company, we ended up picking up our boxes sent from Hong Kong in Milwaukee... here's us packing up our beloved "Penny" the big, yellow, Penske truck.
Loving the Midwestern views.... especially after reading the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and having much more perspective on the farming world (the good, the bad, the charming, and the troubling).
Fortunately, after our stop in Milwaukee, the cats turned into traveling champs. They were chilled out enough to let them roam at will in the cab with us. While Cosette generally opted to sleep under my seat, Heidegger (unsurprisingly) often felt the need to be a greater part of the action.
We were lucky enough to connect with old friends, the Lockridges and Broshars, in St. Paul, MN... but shamefully departed with no pictures! We did manage to snap a few of Kei in his old stomping grounds of SPA, St. Paul Academy - where he first studied abroad when he was in high school.
On the road again, I made sure to stock up on the important things... a lesson from my mother!
I'll be honest here, I'm not really sure what inspired me to snap this picture nor why it rated a worthwhile addition to the blog post, but alas... I'll stay loyal to my thoughts at the time!
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