Meet me in St. Louis Louis!

Yes we have made it to good ol Missouri! Or I should say MOSUREEEEEEE!! "Load up the vittles pickles and hams, melons and cherry pie. Fritters and dumplins, turkeys and yams pack in a big supply. Apples and peaches soda to sip, cider is gonna flow, with a hey and a ho and away we go on a holiday in Hannibal MOSURREEEEE!!!" Gotta love Tom Sawyer WP. We did pass through Hannibal. I miss my girls!
The drive was oh so flat from Ohio to here. Corn fields corn fields and more corn fields. I was reminded of how we are stripping our nutrients in the soil for the mass production of maze for our slaughter house cow factories that will continuously cause us health problems in this country. Sustainable agriculture? Locally grown? Grass fed? Organic? Vegetarian? arg. Oh well. I can dream. Justin on the other hand commented how he loved buttered corn on the cob or corn muffins what about corn flakes. I guess I can be a little more positive about the situation.
We decided to enter the gateway to the west through the famous arch and stop in St. Louis at a cute diner called the 12th Street Diner. I love diners. It takes you back in time. They had a Gene Kelly movie playing and Marilyn on the wall above us. The food is just plain good. Garden burger and fries and you can't leave without a milk shake. Probably full of Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil but I guess you can't be picky when you have been driving for 9 hours. At that point you just want sustenance! And well it was tasty.
On the road again. Nodding off to cool jazz music in this heat. The heat has not changed from VA. Still hot and humid. There is a cool breeze however. Justin just checked the weather and there seems to be a storm a brewing. They just announced on the intercom that there will be a thunderstorm around 11pm tonight. Please tents hold up!
Traveling far distances does make you think about the past. Home on the farm in Shenandoah. Dickinson College memories. Massage school. Camp Strawderman...I wonder who got SCS girl? And of course the life ahead at Naropa. It's wonderful to think about how many people have touched my heart to get me to this point. And all the experiences I have learned that I don't necessarily want to repeat. I guess it is all about growing up figuring out what makes you happy in this world.
 Let's hope my tent holds up. Until tomorrow!