This trip was actually 36 years in the making. Garry and I started our life’s journey together with a 2,000 mile August road trip from Massachusetts to Cheyenne. This was, in fact, our honeymoon – travelling to the Air Force base where Garry was stationed at the time. Four and a half months later, we made the trek back, this time in separate cars and with a Virginia destination. We were on a three-year assignment to Fort Belvoir.
As the newness of D.C. began to fade, we dreamed of taking a westward-bound road trip once again. Many late night coffee breaks were spent at Denny’s in those days (open ‘til 2 a.m.!), using their map-placemats to map out possible travel routes, spinning our dreams for leisure time. But first, there were jobs to do, careers to build, degrees to earn. And then, as John Lennon had told us, “Life is that thing that happens while you’re making other plans.” Two a.m. coffees at Denny’s lost their allure, as duties changed, responsibilities grew, and babies were born.
Anyway, Denny’s changed the placemats that they were using.
Great story! I didn't know you guys used to go to Denny's!
ReplyDeleteThey have Denny's in Japan, but they're sort of a different beast.