I’ve written at least a dozen blog posts in my head over the last month but never actual typed them up.  Why?  After years of writing a travel blog about exotic places, these potential posts seemed pretty dull.  I’m used to writing about exciting things and it seems odd that I should write about everyday things even if they are new everyday things for us.  I was then reminded that the reason that I started the blog and the reason people read it is to find out what our life is like now.

So here we go.  For those who aren’t interested but keep getting notified on Facebook, you can switch that off.  For those who want to figure out what on earth we do in KC (or who want to feel better about where you live!), read on.

Today I made my first foray across my new home state.  I have a conference in St Louis for the next two days so instead of flying, I drove the 256 miles.  In just over 3.5 hours.  It’s pretty flat.  And impossible to go less than 80 mph – good thing the speed limit is 70 most of the way.  In case you are curious, it takes one Imelda May CD and all 4 Zac Brown CDs to get across Missouri.

And then there were the flashbacks.  I lost count of the number of winery signs I passed, especially around Hermann, Missouri.  Unfortunately, Missouri wine is NOT Virginia wine.  (Good thing I brought a bottle of the latter with me just in case. 🙂 )  Then there were the signs for Sydenstricker (who else names something that?), Warrenton and Montgomery County.  If I wasn’t doing 80, I would have snapped some photos to add to this post.

And Frank?  He’s holding down the home front.  Which tonight meant walking to the 75th Street Brewery for dinner.  And he’s likely to be adopted by the next door neighbors tomorrow for dinner so he won’t *really* miss me.  Right?