A relaxing vacation at home can be heavenly for a semi driver.

Huntington Park

While most of us find getting away for vacation a treat. For most semi drivers a vacation away from home probably most the time feels like work. Over the last several years we have usually traveled to Las Vegas for vacation because it gets both of us away from everything, but this year Vince was content to stay home.  Also since he had had not been home for more than a day or two since January home looked pretty good. Before he got home we agreed that it would be great to see some of the sights in our home town since it struck us that we have been to more sights in other major cities than our own.

Once home I told Vince our plans and the time line, but after a few days I realized he may not appreciate my planning his time off.  I thought, "could we be actually having a homicidal thought moment at home"?  So I asked him if he was okay with the plan.  It wasn't jam packed but still it was going to mean we were busy for a few days in a row.  Vince assured me he was not upset and even shared that he was glad I had planned some things because if he had his way he would just stay home and sleep. Having been out on the road I now understand his desire to do nothing and just wanting to sleep.  I also know that it is a desire shared among many drivers. Just think about how you have felt after a long road trip. Remember that wiped out feeling?  Now imagine months of road trips and well you get the idea. 
 

Clippers won in the bottom of the ninth on a bases loaded single! What fun!

So last week we went to Clippers game, attended the fair and visited the zoo.  We also have been hitting the movies regularly.  Many times while we are out on the road we see movies clips on TV of movies we would love to see, but don't end up near a movie theater.  Then when we get home it is always our luck that nothing we want to see is showing, but not this time we have seen one comedy after another.

State Fair Midway

Saturday Vince will head back out without me.  Since Mom has been very challenging this summer  I am staying behind for now. But it looks like I will be able to return to the truck hopefully by the end of September.  While I miss the road terribly having Vince home for the last few weeks has been wonderful because being on the road is really about being with him.

Finally I have attached a great article that appeared in the Minneapolis - St. Paul Star Tribune about drivers that I hope everyone will check out and help to change people's view of our knights of the road:

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/126619568.html
 

It was an official visit to the fair for me once I visited our talking Smokey the Bear! Remember only you can prevent forest fires!