Fluffles
Jerry Garcia in the walnut tree in my parent's back yard
Kyle with Janis Joplin
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Our "Kids"
Jen: The opportunity to do this trip couldn't come at a more perfect time in our lives. Almost every person we have told about our planned adventure says, "Do it before you have kids!" And we agree, this kind of long road trip would be much more complicated if we had more than ourselves to worry about. But saying we only have ourselves to worry about it not entirely true. Anyone who knows us, also knows our 3 cats: Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin and Fluffles (AKA Moli). As our plans started to develope, what to do with our "kids" was top of mind. We were so grateful when my parents agreed to take them in for the 3-4 months we plan to be gone. The car ride with all 3 cats in the van from San Juan Bautista to Oakland was not fun (imagine 2 hours of nails on a chalkboard), but it was a small price to pay to know they are safe, happy, fed and being loved. This weekend we visited my parents (and the cats) - probably for the last time before we leave on our extended vacation and I am happy to say that they are well adjusted and ruling my parents house as they did ours. It is one of those loose ends that now feels tied up and will allow us that much more feeling of freedom as we embark on a journey of a lifetime.
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Hell Yeah! Can't wait to tour the Country via your Blog...so you besta post some more good pics: food, hicks, city weirdo's, old buildings, old and new art, and of course the scenery. Love You! -Jennifer (tho most people call me Jen now..that sig may have been a bit confusing)
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Bookmarked it! Can't wait to follow you two on your amazing adventure. And delighted to hear your kiddies will be safe and well taken care of so you can relax and adventure away!
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