Oh Canada!

Well, sorry it has been so long since I last posted. I have been busy with summer classes and work. Wooohooo! I did however have a good time last weekend when I drove up to Calgary to visit people. It was kind a spur of the moment thing. (I am Sorry Allison that I missed your birthday) I was talking to Rob Cox on the phone and he said that I should come up to Canada this weekend (meaning last weekend) and I thought about it and decided that it would be fun (This was on Tuesday). So I looked at flights and it was way too expensive to fly so I borrowed my moms car and drove 14 hours to Calgary. I left my house at 4:45 in the morning on Thursday and got my first ever speeding ticket by 5:50am. I was going 80 in a 65... whoops... I was so excited to go up to Canada it didn't ruin my day at all. So I then continued on my journey, a bit slower, and what a beautiful drive it was. I mean wow! Except for Idaho, what a hole! I got stuck at a traffic light for 15 minutes. It must have broke. I was about five cars back and we were turning left. It cycled through the other cars several times. Eventually everyone in line just started going where there was a break in traffic. All I was thinking was that I really didn't need another ticket, however this did not stop me from turning left on a red light. The Border patrol man was really nice. He was an older gentleman who when looking at my passport saw that I had been to Capernwray and asked me about it and then made sure I wasn't bringing in any alcohol or tobacco or large weapons of mass destruction. So needless to say I had to turn in all of my weapons of mass destruction and pick them back up on my way back into the country. They held them for me, I thought that was nice. However, my plot to take over Canada was foiled again! The rest of the drive was really nice through the Rockies. I enjoyed it until about hour 12; then I was just tired of driving. It is amazing how many CDs you can listen to in 14 hours and how you even let the bad songs play just to fill the time. Once I got to Calgary I stayed with Jeff and his family, who by the way rock! I also saw Tyler, J, Kyle, Lisa, Diana, Jackie, and Rob Cox. It was a fantastic time! Well, this post is long enough if you want to know more details you will have to ask me later.

-Danny