Lose an Hour

24 hours (almost exactly.)

1000 + kilometers of highway through very flat prairies on both sides of the border.

1 night in a cold hotel room.

1 visit to the "Great Falls" in Great Falls.

3 breakfast meals of varying quality at a fast food joint.

An attempt prior for a much nicer breakfast, but the restaurant had burnt down sometime previously.

1 visit to Target.

1 bright green long-sleeved t-shirt, on sale for 4 dollars, a St. Patrick's day special, adorned with the words "Kiss Me" and lots of shamrocks that will go straight to the PJ wear. (I love green, but I'm neither Irish, nor looking for people to kiss me just presently.)

2 border crossings.

1 surrendered, slightly mushy avocado.

A crowd of Mexican Mennonites.

Potato Chips.

Carrot sticks.

1 stop at Starbucks. 1 at Tim Horton's.

A long conversation about consistent ethics.

1 roommate with a visa and work permit for another year.

It was a long, somewhat tiring, but successful trip. Lots of laughter.

But now it's daylight savings' time, and I lose an hour of sleep. So, goodnight!