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We did it!

We journeyed from Cody, WY via The Buffalo Bill Museum to Mt. Rushmore. There were a few surprises today. Beautiful fluffy clouds–one that looked like a bison–kind people at our hotel, The Sylvan Lake Lodge, who kept the bar open for us super-late arrivals. The manager personally drove me down to the store by the lake and asked me to pick out whatever sandwiches we wanted because every store and restaurant in town were closed. As I type, Candy is at a bonfire on Lake Sylvan with some other travellers.

A bigger surprise, some say massive, is Crazy Horse.



They have been sculpting him for 50 years. And the unbelievable thing? Mt. Rushmore fits in Crazy Horse's head. When complete Crazy Horse will be bigger than the pyramids.

Now that I’m here, and I’ve made this dream come true, what does it mean to me? Does it have to mean anything? Not sure. It'll probably take a little time to sort it all out. Here’s what I’ve learned from the sculptures so far. That making progress and fueling passion are the most important parts of any undertaking, great and small. The belief in oneself can chart a powerful, daring course. And finally, no one can do anything alone.

As I slurped down a little wine, ate my turkey sandwich and visited with other travellers last night I had a secret smile as I contemplated my next dream.

You know how you have kids and you teach them things and then you do something and they quote you back to yourself? Well, that happened today.

Mx and I had an amazing day of shopping 'til dropping. I don't shop for clothes very often, but Mx makes it so fun because she's into fashion in a BIG way [fashion merchandising and marketing, to be specific] and she's always telling me things that I don 't know. Like, for instance, today our first stop was...TARGET. Yes, I said Target. And, why? Because a BIG DEAL designer named Rogan Gregory is selling his new eco-friendly line there. It debuted at Barney's New York and LA and started selling in Target stores May 18th. He sold out in the NYC metropolitan area. Isn't it bizarre that there is NO Target in Manhattan? True, that. Unbelievable. Anyhoo, we meander on over to Target today and find him on sale. Honestly, amazing, very affordable clothes. You should check it out. I got an awesome dress, a maxi dress [I so didn't know the term for this, but Mx filled me in] and a few shirts. Love the look.

So anyway, we are shopping. And I just say out of the corner of my mouth as we are looking for clothes on the rack somewhere...prolly Macy's, I'm absolutely not going to try on anything that isn't an 8 [I was looking at pants/shorts at the time.]

And Mx said, "Oh, if I said that you wouldn't be happy with me. You always said that I need to find something that flatters my figure. Size is just a number. Of course they say that about age too."

And I swear I just TOTALLY HOWLED WITH LAUGHTER. I haven't laughed that much in a very long time. I don't know. Maybe it's because I just recently added another year, but somehow that whole "age" number isn't just a number anymore. As I get older they sorta mean something. As my metabolism slows, I watch the size of my pants. Even though I'm working out 5 days a week and got myself on a heart healthy diet the pounds are very hard to lose [4 in, like 8 weeks.]

But, Mx was totally right. And I thanked her for reminding me about what's important. And it's not the numbers.

For the first time since his death in 1322 BCE King Tut’s face was seen in early November when he was unwrapped in Egypt. King Tutankhamun has fascinated the masses since his intact tomb was first discovered on this day in 1922. Below, in an excerpt from the Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David, we learn why tombs were so very important in ancient Egypt.

Importance of the Tomb

Because tombs and temples were built of stone, evidence relating to burials and sate religious customs has survived better than evidence relating to domestic buildings, which were constructed primarily of mud brink. This tends to present an inaccurate and partly misleading view of Egyptian society, perhaps placing undue emphasis with its preoccupation with death and preparation for the afterlife. Nevertheless, funerary beliefs and customs were obviously extremely important and influenced many of the concepts and developments of the civilization. (more…)

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