June and Katie Go West (No Fival)

We actually managed to make it to our night's destination before dark. No hiccups or bumps, but smooth sailing for the mother/daughter combo today. The sun was uncomfortably warm and it made me feel like driving was a work out. I think I was even breathing hard. Is that a sign I need to get a gym membership? The topography was better today, mostly dead shrubbery and cacti decorating the mountainous terrain. Interesting tidbit: It takes 75 years for a Sequoia Cactus to begin growing an arm (source: mother & father's tour guide, and then retold by mother to me).

We completed The Graveyard Book and mom cried to the finish line. Which, made me cry. So, the two of us were crying down the Arizona highway and Tinga just looked bored. Thank you Neil Gaimon for an [un]happy ending! We are now onto an historical fiction, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (mom's choice). I was a little skeptical, I mean with a name like that, but the book is kind of addictive. Between the two of us we read out loud to one another for close to six hours straight (minus a Subway/Popeye's biscuit lunch break). To reward ourselves for enlightening our minds with the written word instead of listening to that satanic rock music, we stopped for Blizzards: cookie dough for me and, of course, Heath bar for mom.

Desperate Housewives wasn't on tonight, so instead we made fun of the dresses at the Grammy's. As soon as that became dull, we set off for fine dining at Oregano's. I'm now in love and contemplating making a business decision---HIRE THE COOK and force him to live in my kitchen. We sat outside under heat lamps and ate Frisco pizza and bruschetta. Gluttony doesn't come close to describing the amount of food I consumed. The waiter's all wore shirts that said, "Menu Can Trust" and I was given a fortune cookie. Also, my waiter said he was going to be in Portland in a few weeks. Perhaps I could convince him to bring me pizza?

And reader, if you're wondering if all we Acker girls did today was eat...well, you would be right. That and finally buy conditioner (in above picture you can clearly see why that was a priority).