Day 147 - I love...roadtrip part 3

Saturday was another early start.

I hugged my sweet friend goodbye, (our "visit" was much too brief - between her work schedule and our tight schedule - we hardly managed to see each other) and my sweetheart and I headed off to DFW.

After a brief stop for lunch and visit with my darling Gaby, we cleared out my sweetheart's storage unit (with the help of his Daddy and the trailer) and headed down to his parent's house to sort.

Trash pile. Goodwill pile. Keep now pile. and Keep for later pile.

He left the final packing to me...y'all would be amazed at my ability to tetris an incredible amount of stuff into my vehicle. 

My sweetie's Mama cooked a fabulous country home food meal of meatloaf, mac 'n' cheese, okra, hashbrown potato salad and fresh-picked, shelled black eyed peas! (I am completely obsessed with black eyed peas...and these were the absolute BEST ever!) There was a chocolate trifle with bright RED strawberries for desert.  

I've been craving the stars lately, and since we were way out in the country, as soon as it was dark enough we took a blanket out on the lawn and watched the stars - satellites easing their way between them - a big fat smile on my face.

the roadtrip continues tomorrow...

Day 117 - I love...even more space spectacular-ness

set to more soul-moving music.

I am in love with the Milky Way. I mean, seriously! it's an arm of our galaxy! and we can see it! our GALAXY, people!

it's been far too many years since I've been in a dark enough place to see it.  and I long for that view. I need to be in the middle of the desert. or the middle of the ocean. or high on a mountain-top in Peru. gazing at the stars...

bliss.

Day fifty-eight - I love...Astronomy

It was in 7th grade science class that I first discovered how amazing the universe is.

I desperately wanted to be an astronaut or astronomer or both from the first moment I learned that not all stars are stars.

I have been obsessed with the unfathomable wonder of distance, and light years; pulsars, quasars, nebula. Galaxies.

New space discoveries make my insides all wobbly and giddy.

I get ridiculously excited when I get the chance to talk to a fellow space geek. my hands get a bit more animated, my eyes get really wide, my voice gets a little bit louder.

space excites me! it thrills me! it amazes me.

seriously, if I had the chance to get on a rocket and fly off to the moon, or mars, or...anywhere...I'd pack my bags and go!

I'll send you a postcard. from Venus. or the Andromeda Galaxy. or Betelgeuse.

p.s.  there are currently five planets visible to the naked eye. Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn.  tonight, I was able to see all but Mercury...so frakkin' cool!

Two of my favourite space photos - Hubble deep field and The Sombrero Galaxy