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Driving to Colorado Springs from Kansas City can be a real drag. The drive is long and straight. It's a challenge to even find somewhere good to eat because the biggest town between Topeka and Colorado Springs is Hays (think small). However, Nate and I have found some spots that are worth sharing.

We were enchanted by these windmills and hay bales. The second picture is really a clash between the old Midwest and the new Midwest.


We stopped in Russell, the home of Bob Dole so that Nate could get another photo with this awesome oil drill. The first picture was taken back in January of 2002 when Nate drove cross-country with his mom from Washington D.C. to Provo. You can see that in 2008 the drill is still going strong.



And let's not forget the lovely city of Colby, the self-proclaimed Oasis of the Plains complete with fiberglass palm trees. How very odd.

Anyone up for a road trip?

Go Green

I bought some reusable bags from our local grocery store, The Price Chopper. (Pretty awesome name for a store, eh?) Anyway, I wanted the bags so that I could be a more environmentally friendly shopper. What I wasn't prepared for is that these little bags have actually greatly increased my shopping satisfaction. And here is why. The bags are bigger and more durable than your standard plastic sack. Thus, more can food can be packed into them, and that means that I have to make less trips carrying bags from my car to my appartment. I know this doesn't sound like much, but seriously, it's made a big difference to me.

Also, the bags are perfect for carrying books to and from the library. I've shown up more than once at the library with an empty bag and loaded it up. As you can see, I have a lot of library books at my house.

I never thought I would see this happen again

I snapped this photo at a gas station near my office on Friday.