Good Lord, it’s a long drive from Houston to Cody, Wyoming!

1,517 miles and 25 loooooong hours. For those map aficionados – you know who you are! – here are the stats so far:

We saw forest fires, we saw wildlife, we saw flat plains and the tallest mountains in the US, we skirted several large rainstorms, we listened to a lot of 80s on 8 and 70s on 7, we listened to an audiobook, and we Googled anything and everything we wondered about. Oh, and those of you who know Biker know how much he loves a good visitor center and a free map, so we did a few of those too! 🙂

The bike is packed and ready to go. We’re hunkered down with pizza and a bottle of wine.

Tomorrow, the journey begins.

This one’s a week or so late, but Biker and I are gearing up for our next big adventure so I thought I’d get a bit of blog practice in!  Last weekend, we had the pleasure of attending the wedding of my friend Lou Ann and her husband (!), Greg, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Biker and I decided to make a long weekend of it and thought we’d just take the plunge and go all in at the Four Seasons, where the wedding was being held. Shout out to Jen at @jbotravel for the amazing help and all the perks she got us! Of course, the Four Seasons is a beautiful resort and even better when you get upgraded to the top of the line suite!! It was apparently a slow weekend at the resort, so we got the best room in the house. Um, I think I might have said it was our anniversary. Well, it was! … when I made the reservation a month or so ago!  Anyhoo, we scored and it was awesome.

Friday was all about laying around the pool and drinking. Shocker. We made the most of it and thoroughly enjoyed the relaxing day. That evening, we went into town and had dinner at The Shed – so good!

Saturday was rainy so we meandered into town for breakfast – you HAVE to try The Pantry if you’re ever in Santa Fe. Small, out of the way (5-minute Uber from downtown), local … and oh so good.

Did a bit of shopping and found Biker a really snazzy jacket – how can you go wrong with blue python and fur?! (JK – we did not buy this monstrosity but had fun snapping pics). Napping and reading were the rainy afternoon’s activities, then on to the main event … the wedding!

The rain stopped in time for a beautiful outdoor ceremony – divine intervention! We looked good in our wedding finery – don’t we clean up nice? And we had a great time talking, drinking, eating and dancing. What a wonderful celebration and a fantastic weekend! Thanks to Lou Ann and Greg for including us!