Hey everyone! Today the Porter family set off on their big west coast adventure. On this lovely jaunt to the other end of the continent, we will, among other things, hit up a family reunion, go horseback riding in the Rockies, explore the Grand Canyon, gamble in Vegas, wave to the stars in Hollywood, visit Alcatraz, and dabble in the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Hmm a busy schedule. We better get started.
I, Ellen Porter, will once again, to the detriment of my sleep, be faithfully recording all our adventures and mishaps on this west coast excursion. (That sounds like the closing line of a binding conract…eek). Now normally with the many other blogs I have written (namely…two), I start off with a brief pre-departure synopsis. But since this past few days have been rather jammed packed, I unfortunately didn’t get around to it before we actually departed.
That being said, I decided to do a pre-departure post anyway…it’ll just be a post-departure pre-departure post. Confused? So am I. Had a nice ring to it though. A P.D.P.D.P. Tehe, I crack myself up.
The Plan
Ok, here is the The Plan for our excursion.
1. Depart for Denver, Colorado with the fam. Spend the night at the ever luxurious, 5 star Sleep Inn.
2. Drive to Estes Park, Colorado, location of the infamous Porter Family Reunion (t-shirts included!). Try to survive the many shenanigans that could only result from a large gathering of Porters in a single location. Luckily we will be pretty secluded, meaning less potential damage to innocent bystanders.
3. Fly out to Las Vegas, pick up a car, and drive to the Grand Canyon, one of the natural Wonders of the World. Will attempt to give at least the impression of being a mature adult while trying to control any urges to spit into this giant gaping hole. No promises though.
4. Drive back to Las Vegas and engage in the many debaucheries that the armpit of America can offer. The goal? Leave with money still in my pocket, teeth in my mouth, and no new husband.
5. Drive to Southern California (Los Angeles, Monterey, Del Mar, etc). To be honest, I’m not exactly sure what we have planned here. It’ll be a surprise for both of us :)
At this point, I will leave my family and hop onto a plane headed for India. Hooray! Isn’t it exciting? My family however will continue their adventures up the coast of California to San Francisco. If you guys are lucky I might be able to convince a family member to continue the blog so you can hear all about the cool things they are doing.
Well that’s it in a nutshell! If you guys want to know more specifics, check out the slideshow at the top of the blog. It will highlight the specific places we will visit.
Preparations
Hmm prepartions for this trip were more hectic than most, mainly because I was having to prepare for TWO trips (which involved a lot of running around and 3-day unsuccessful shopping trips). It was hectic for the ‘rents because they were dealing with more reservations than they had toes on their feet. Put together.
But it looks like they put together a fabulous trip for the fam, though I can’t say for sure because I was pretty oblivious to the planning process. I just go where they tell me to.
We had some packing adventures that I’ll describe in the next post, but the only specific preparation of any note that was completed prior to departure was the Building of Alcatraz. We have several free-range chickens that roam about our farm, eating our roses and roosting on the threshold of our door at night, so that innocent little teenagers will step on them unsuspectingly in the dark, letting out a stream of profanities that are better left unrepeated.
The solution? Build a building that is now referred to as Alcatraz, perfect for our new “jailbirds”. We even gave them a tin cup to bang and sing jail songs with :). Oh we are so clever.
Well that’s it for this P.D.P.D.P. Feel free to stop by on occasion to check up on the strange situations we are sure to find ourselves in. If you are feeling especially brave, fell free to become an official follower of this blog. Despite having over a hundred unique readers on my last blog, I managed to get a whopping three followers. Hmm and I thought that *I* had commitment issues.
Also feel free to leave comments. If it works. Haha which it didn’t on my last two blogs. Let me know if it doesn’t and I will stare morosely at the computer screen, since I don’t actually have the techno-savvy to do anything about it.
Ta-ta!
1 Response to The P.D.P.D.P
Let's see if the comments section works this time.
Spit in the Grand Canyon if you like, but do be sure to watch a sunset over it as well. When I had the chance to watch that, the other 10 or so people who were there gave God/nature a standing ovation. it was breathtakingly beautiful.
And in your own inimitable style, can I just say that this sentence has been the highlight of my day so far, helping me to get a good lmao moment/minute/hour: " will step on them unsuspectingly in the dark, letting out a stream of profanities that are better left unrepeated." I had heard about the chicken-stepping moment, but the stream of profanities makes it all the more hilarious.
:-)
Post a Comment