And the journey continues....
Today we managed to make it back to Virginia, Bristol specifically. We're overnighting at, wait for it, the La Quinta Inn. We looked up the rules and it turns out we don't have to get our car inspected until we arrive back "home." In this case, Emily's parent's house, which is fairly close to our old house in Manassas, as well.
Tonight's dinner was, again, Taco Bell. Beer was provided by WalMart, Blue Moon Honey Moon Summer Ale. For the first time in our trip, it rained a fair amount, thought thankfully it wasn't seriously heavy.
We hope to stop by my dad's place in Harrisonburg on the way, assuming all continues to go well on the trip.
My new favorite commercial: Mastercard's Mr. Bill. I've loved Mr. Bill since I caught his episodes on Saturday Night Live when I was in grade school or thereabouts. Gosh, commercials in English. What will they think of next?
Gas update: $3.99 outside Bristol, TN. Probably so high because it was a) not a truck stop and b) pretty much the middle of nowhere.
About Me
- Trailing Male
- I worked for about 10 years in the IT field in the Northern Virginia region and lived in Manassas for about 11 years. My wife, Emily, achieved her long-time (and hard-fought) dream and started with the US Foreign Service in 2006. Our first posting was in Monterrey, Mexico, where we spent two years. As soon as I knew where we were headed and when I could get Spanish training, I gave notice and quit my job. After two years in Mexico, we spent a while back in the US learning Albanian for our current post in Tirana. I am currently not employed and have resumed my college studies (I WILL finish a degree one of these days!). I’ve taking up blogging to keep friends and relatives up to date. My blog is also an outlet to express the pleasures and frustrations associated with living abroad on behalf of the US government. My long-term goal is to hone my writing skills to the point where I can earn a living as an author and editor. In the meantime, I am a trailing male – the male spouse of a female Foreign Service Officer, a student, and, happily, a kept man.
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