Wednesday February 9, 2011

Dessert in the Truck Stop

Before Bedtime

Tuesday, February 8

Following the movie in the chapel, Cerwin came to the truck for me so I could have a birthday dessert. I stayed in the truck to update my blog.

A waitress offered to take a picture of the three of us.

Chaplain David has peanut butter toast every evening after a movie or chapel service. As a rule that would be my choice as well – but on ones birthday it seems that something unhealthy is okay.

So Cerwin and I had an ice cream/whipped cream/cherry/chocolate covered brownie. Oh, yum!

ata-grandma seemed to think I shared a dessert with Cerwin. Not on your life did I share that dessert! We each had our own.

Right next to us one of the cooks was preparing these delicious-looking, white chocolate covered apples.

I told her that is certainly one way to take healthy out of an apple.

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Then it was back to our comfy little truck cab where we have to take turns standing – unless we want to hug, kiss, or dance in place.

After I crawled into my bunk, I thought about how I can describe what it is like to sleep in a truck.

It is like having a vibrating bed with a continual rumbling sound in the air – and depending on what kind of truck is parked on either side, the rumble varies. I was just about asleep when there was a loud B-O-O-M/S-H-U-S-S-H. Apparently a new truck pulled in next to us and released his very loud air brakes. It was funny that it happend as I was thinking about how to describe the sounds. I laid in my cozy bunk laughing.

The next thing I knew, it was morning, and there was a new scent in the air. I am sure a cattle hauler went by, because there was a definite smell of cattle manure. Live cattle haulers don’t park very long, so I never did locate it.

We are on our way home today, which is kind of bitter sweet. I love road trips in the TFC chapel rig.