We're On The Road

We left Maryland yesterday on our way west. We will rendevous in Las Crusces, NM to start our trip into Mexico and Copper Canyon. The weather was beautiful all day. Mitzi, our dog is with us.

I had a scare today. Mitzi needs her exercize, but she can't yet be trusted to come when I call her. (we're working on that.) I had her on a 50 ft. leash so that she could run on a nice big grassy area. She slipped out of her collar and started running. Of course you can never run after a dog. They just think that's a game and run from you. Here we were surrounded by highways on all sides. I was frantic. My husband finally saw my dilema, and the 2 of us tried to corner her. She is clever and fast. I could only picture her running into traffic. We finally got her by opening the door to a nearby motel room. Turns out she can't resist an open door. She ran in and we got her. I was so scared.

Today is my birthday. We decided to postpone it, however, until we are in a more interesting place other than the Wal-Mart parking lot where we are tonight. We hope to be in Memphis tomorrow. I want good bar-b-que and a blues club. that will be a great birthday celebration.