on my trip to colorado.

as it turns out, my relatives are crazy. i guess that's no surprise. i mean, they are my relatives. have you met me??

some thoughts on the weekend.

• xm radio is addicting. 60's, 70's, popular classical, top 40- it's all there.
  
• sleeping on the floor sucks, no matter how tired you are. even if it's 4 am your body time.
  
• serving sloppy joes at a wedding = brave.
  
• there is no taco bell in the minneapolis/st. paul airport. in fact, i had no airport taco bell all weekend. i love taco bell in the airport.
  
• i am a city girl. we drove by some horses in a field and i exclaimed, "look! that horse is pooping!" my aunt said, "why, yes he is." my family may be crazy, but at least they are polite.
  
• i love the smell of cows in the morning (ONLY morning). cousin christy says they used to say it was the smell of prosperity. not so much any more.
  
• the sky is bluer in colorado. and you can see the stars.
  
• i am not an airplane talker. i didn't even talk to my mother when i sat next to her.
  
• bonnevilles are grandma cars.
  
• never talk about UTI's when you are supposed to be navigating. you'll probably miss that left turn on to 1st st, even if it is a major intersection.
  
• they DO sell alcohol in colorado, despite the fact my mother refuses to buy it while we're there. i love me a good salty margarita.
  
• my mother, aunt, uncle and cousins can actually have real conversations in spanish. with native spanish speakers.
  
• beans+sister=enough poots to clear a room. or at least make me giggle.
  
• "poot" is a funny word. not as funny as "flotation," however. why isn't it "floation"? or at the very least "floatation"? floation sounds like a type of fish.
  
• people in colorado are very friendly.
  
• turns out i like the mountains.
  
• pre-nups are not just for celebrities anymore.
  
• astroglide is better than ky jelly. ky is too sticky. this according to my cousin who announced it to my mother and me in the middle of her kitchen. it just makes it better. oh heavens.
  
• even men color their gray hair.
  
• even non-girly women can turn girly on their wedding day.
  
• it is possible to give someone a makeover next to a mountain stream.
  
• i am in no way, shape or form ready for marriage. or kids. yikes. despite the fact my sisters and i were asked many, many times when we would be all together in VA for a wedding.
  
• as it turns out, my family is crazy.