ttaa

In going back into the Blue Lollipop Road archives recently, I had forgotten that I used to write about TTAA (Things That Are Awesome.) Here’s one I wrote while in Chicago a couple years ago. I am bringing back the TTAA, so look for it regularly moving forward. Here’s some from yesterday:

Driving by old antique stores that have rusty signs on the side:

Two Frogs on a Bike Antique store

Zoning out at a stoplight and looking up to see the sky and clouds look like this:

Winter sunset sky

French fries. Zumba. Catching up with friends you haven’t seen in almost 3 years. Coming home to a new fashion magazine in the mail. Knowing that it’s GOT to get warmer eventually. Looking forward to weddings. Looking forward to road trips. Owning who you are and what you do. Reading books friends have written. Phone calls from friends across the country.

Post a comment here and share what you think is awesome!

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a little morning drive

Today I had to drive deep into the country to a county office to pay my car taxes. (My current home base is off the beaten path.) While most would’ve grumbled about a 15 mile detour, I was thrilled. It’s amazing where my thoughts go, in just a few minutes driving in silence on a road I’ve never been on before. I’ll be road tripping to North Carolina and Florida within the next month. I’m sure you can imagine how excited I am for that. (Good thing I’ve got a Honda!) It feels like a dream that it’s my job to do all this. It’s hard to believe all the places the BLR-Mobile has been:

BLR-Mobile entering Avenue of the Giants

…and oh the many more places it will go…

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time flies when you’re having fun

Two years ago in February, I was riding a double decker bus…

Double decker bus ride, Argentina

…traveling to see places like Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls, Argentina

…taking boat rides into the falls…

Boat at Iguazu Falls, Argentina

…having yummy vegetarian lunch (which is laughable considering we were in Argentina)…

Lunch in Argentina

…taking gondola rides over Salta…

Gondola ride in Salta, Argentina

…strolling in the warm sun near San Lorenzo gazing at beautiful flowers…

Flowers in Argentina

…finding fresh fruits on the street…

Fruit on the streets near San Lorenzo

…then running through a hail storm like I had never seen before, drenched, laughing and freezing to get back to the hostel…

Hail storm in Cafayete

…to eat dinner with friendly and interesting strangers from around the world…

Dinner with the Salta hostel peeps

As I imagine my brother adventuring around on gorgeous beaches today in Thailand, (where he’s currently traveling) it makes me happy to know that just like when we were in Argentina together 2 years ago, he is making memories, meeting people and having experiences he will never forget.

Here’s to dreaming it, then doing it- because that’s all it takes.

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