i'm back from puerto rico already.  time flies when you're having rum.

these shots are from san juan, where we spent our first and last days on the island.  i'll have photos from our other adventures up here soon.

i left my poor poor car dead on the street in cody.  mumsey came in shining armor and took me and all my worldy possessions to minneapolis.  i am on foot and bike these days, and my carbon footprint is spectacular.

i haven't snapped many pictures since i've been here.  it's a gray near-winter here in the midwest, and i've been relaxing and visiting and having small domestic adventures.

tomorrow i head to puerto rico for vacation!

today is a lesson in rolling with the punches.

my road trip ended two hours outside of yellowstone, where my car died on the highway.
the AAA rep asked me for landmarks to determine my location, and i told him "mountain," "fence," "grass"...
he was calling from new jersey and has apparently never been to Wyoming.
the tow truck found me just fine though, and now i'm waiting around in cody, fingers crossed for an easy fix.

i leave yellowstone tomorrow.  my summer in wonderland is over, and i'm saying goodbye for quite a while i think.  the next time i'm in yellowstone, i want to be a traveler instead of a xanTerrorist, and i want to backpack into the interior and climb electric peak and sit down and drink coffee in a restaurant instead of serving it.  dream big.

i'm embarking on a little roadtrip tomorrow, and in just three days i'll be sitting on sister's couch in southern illinois, drinking wine and petting the nephew cat.  and then minneapolis.  and then puerto rico. 

tomorrow my life is starting all over again.  again.    

(from storm point)

the old faithful inn closes tomorrow.
i am soon unemployed and set free.
i just have to deep clean a restaurant
before adventure time.