Road Trip

It's only halfway through July and with three road trips, several projects due, and the wedding only 28 days away, I find my month is already blown.  Last week, I was baking out in the Grand Canyon State.  This weekend I am NOT working on the trailer but playing catch up on all of my chores.  This week I have another road trip up north to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, L'Etoile du Nord.  Spending a few days in Mankato, Minnesota (home of MSU, the Viking Training Camp).  I am planning a short side trip that I will expound upon later.  Without giving too much away, I have worked out a few logistics and was hoping to be able to have lunch with a good friend and famous author/blogger.  If you want more details about my trip, you'll just have to keep an eye out for an update next weekend.  The trip takes me out of the office for 3 days and, combined with an all day department event/team building exercise, leaves me with exactly one day actually in the office.  And that day I already have a 6 hour planning meeting for our new facility.  Sounds like I am whining a wee bit?  Yea, I know, life's rough and I keep reminding myself that I asked for this.  Still, I'd rather be busy than be bored.  After next week, I have a week in town before I head west to the Golden State.  I may get a few more pictures of Bubble Gum alley in San Luis Obispo.  That puts me back in town about a week before the wedding.  


When I typically travel, I will map out my trip/agenda (that's the A/R part of my personality) of where we are going, hotels, routes to take.  If it is a new destination for me, I will try to look up some details of the area to give me a better idea where to go, what to see/do.  You are never too old to learn something new.


Some interesting (but useless) facts about the places I have been/am going:


California, "The Golden State", has some other slogans/mottoes that I uncovered (not sure which ones are legit):   
- The Land of Milk and Honey
- The Grape State
- The Eldorado State
- California - Find Yourself Here
- California:  As Seen on TV
- By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda
- California: It's Long and Hangs to the Left
- California: Our Governor Can Inappropriately Fondle Your Governor
- I'm a Big Deal in California


For Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes, some of the slogans I uncovered are:
- The North Star State
- The Bread and Butter State
- The Wheat State
- The Gopher State
- New England of the West


For Arizona, The Grand Canyon State, some of the slogans I found are:
- The Copper State
- The Apache State
- The Aztec State
- The Baby State
- The Valentine State
- The Sand Hill State
- Italy of America

Life's a journey.  Remember to take plenty pictures along the way.