There I was on the last week of my tour at a random gas station off a dusty exit in Utah, when an old guy with high white socks and Velcro shoes started talking to me. He was adorable, he was like something out of a movie. I took a look at his vehicle, it was an old pickup truck with a camper and a massive University of Oregon 'O' bumper sticker. We started chatting about college football. When I told him that I was just at the University of Oregon for the game, he perked up and said "you've got to meet my wife, she's a HUGE Oregon fan", no sooner did his wife come out of the gas station rockin' a fanny pack, 1970's permed hair and Sally Jesse Raphael glasses. SHE looked like some character out of a movie.
We talked a little more about college football until I asked why they were in Utah. His exact words were "we are heading home from our once in a lifetime trip." They explained that they took off for a month and drove from Oregon to Niagara Falls and came back a different route. They curiously asked me a bunch of questions about my travel, I had to bite my tongue....several times. I didn't want to sound like I was bragging and I definitely didn't want to equalize their once in a lifetime trip by my yearly work trips.
They pulled away in their old pickup truck and I sat at the gas station for a few moments thinking about how my experiences were their dreams come true. I realized how blessed I was. It reminded me of the quote below:
Daily Challenge:
Take a moment and write down the ten things that you are most thankful for today.
Song of the Day:
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