I took Jasmine to a college scholarship interview the other day in Rock Springs, Wyoming...not a school she ever even knew about but they saw her at a big theatre day and have been actively trying to recruit her ever since. Thinking the weather should be great because it was the last day of April we were pretty excited for a little road trip. Until Steve checked the weather and let us know it could be a bit snowy in the mountians. Ugh.
We got up extra early so we could leave by 6 a.m. As we walked out of the house (at 5:45 I might add) it was snowing. I actually had to use the scraper to get all the snow off the windshield...in April. Am I living in Minnesota?? I was a bit aprehensive about what lay ahead in the mountains since it was so snowy in the valley.
We were pleasantly surprised that it wasn't horrible driving through the mountians. Yes, we had to be careful and slow down at times...but once we hit Park City the snow pretty much cleared up. It was a beautiful overcast day. The clouds were amazing with little sprinkles the rest of the drive to Rock Springs.
Once there we scoped out the room she was going to be interviewed in. (For the Superior Scholarship...smart girl). We walked around the campus a little, found the theater where we were going to watch The Music Man later that night, and arranged for a tour of housing. We had a great time. Her interview went very well. We went to lunch. We went and saw the wild mustang viewing area. Tried to talk Steve into letting us adopt one! ;-) Did you know they are only $185 to adopt one. :-O I know...that's a fairly deceiving price when you take into account all that goes into caring for a horse. I was teasing Steve...but man what a dream come true. Anywho...we went to a movie and a small dinner. (Passing time until The Music Man). Took a brisk, windy, walk on a walking path at the school. We thought it would be a quick little walk into nature but holy cow...it went around the ball fields and then out into the middle of nowhere. OH...Jaz had cell service the whole time. She only tripped on the trail 4-5 times while she was texting. BUT unfortunately for me it was not really in the middle of nowhere. I had to go potty in a major way and could see traffic in the distance almost everywhere we were. When the cactus plants started looking like Porta-Potty's we decided to turn around and go back the way we came.
We had decided over the course of the day that the show would be a major deciding factor if the musical theatre program there was "up to snuff". She is having a hard time choosing which school to go to. The actual theatre was a little smaller than another school she is looking at but the show was fantastic!! We had made a pact that if the show wasn't very good we would leave at intermission. When the time came there was no doubt we were staying for the rest of the show. Getting home earlier be danged!!!
When we left the weather was windy and cold in Rock Springs...and very dark! I got turned around once and added an extra 15 minutes to our trip home...but all was well. I had been fully loaded with caffiene throughout the day. The weather was great...nothing to worry about. We were flying along and I was thinking "we will make good time home...yippee".
I missed an exit for a potty stop in Evanstan and then crossed the border into Utah...straight into a wall of fog. Traffic was down to thirty-five to forty. AND the roads were dark, wet and the lines were very difficult to see. Needless to say our trip was lengthened. At one point in the fog there was a deer on the right side of the road. Just standing on the white line...almost thumbing (or hoofing) for a ride it seemed. I might have stopped for him if I had seen him earlier. :-) Finally drove out of the fog into more drizzle. Wet roads do not make me happy. I can't see the lines and it makes me a white knuckle driver.
Finally found a potty stop in Heber...although we had to back track to it (again) because the familiar gas station was closed for the night. We saw a couple toasted women and tried to get back on the road in front of them to avoid the drunk driving. Off we go, feeling good about the last leg of the trip...tired and ready to be home. I guess it was so late that as we came around Deer Creek I got a little discombuberated. I had no idea if we had crossed the dam or not. Turns out we hadn't...but I did see 3 more deer on the left side of the road. All spaced out like a police speeding trap. Don't deer sleep at night? Sheesh!
Finally around 2:10 Jasmine and I roll to a stop at home! Thank goodness...safe, sound, tired and strung out on caffiene.
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