Cisco Texas to El Paso Texas today. It was a very long 500 miles with not much to look at. We tried to make it interesting but I have to give a nod to my Blackberry. I was able to look up information about various things we passed.
Here's the highlights for today:
We passed miles and miles of huge windmills in Sweetwater, TX. We have windmills in California too but none that close to the road.

More windmills. These pictures don't do justice to the size of these things at all. They enormous.

Sorry, not a great picture but neither Hubbs or I could get over people riding motorcycles without helmets. Even if I didn't have to use one, I think I still would. After all I'm the one that wears full leathers even when it's 115 degrees out there.

It was super windy! Check out the hair. I have it in a bun on the back of my head, not a side ponytail! We used a lot of gas getting across Central Texas and into El Paso. We had a head wind almost the entire way.

The wind was kicking up amazing amounts of dust.

Out side of Van Horn we crossed into the Mountain Time Zone from Central time. We're only 1 hour ahead of our home time zone now.

The cactus was blooming in the desert and thankfully we decided to stop and get some pictures.

The mountains were so pretty. It looked really rugged and I couldn't imagine being a pioneer and having to cross this landscape in a wagon.

We got into El Paso early today and after a stop at The Largest Harley Dealer, Barrnets we stopped at a store that sold Texas memorabilia. Of course I had to try on the Texas Sunglasses!

Tomorrow we go into Tucson to drop off some furniture to a cousin and then it's off to Piacho Peak State Park and then to Casa Grande, AZ as our final Destination. I can't wait to get the Tucson part of the trip over with. Not looking forward to having to drop off furniture but I am looking forward to everything after that part!

And now the rest of the apple.Check out the size of this thing! It's huge!

When Hubbs got home, I got him to cut it open for me.

Look at all that apple, caramel, nuts and chocolate! Yumm!

This thing was heaven! So yummy! Thanks Mom, Dad and Baby Sister!

So a mysterious box arrived on my door step this afternoon from my Dad and Mom#2. My birthday is coming up so it wasn't totally unexpected since they always do something super special for me. For them and for me, far away never means far from our hearts. They're such amazing parents.

So back to the box! Williams-Sonoma?! What could it be?! They have such awesome stuff!

Apples? Interesting.

So I open the box and there's another box inside with an apple on it. I still have no idea what it could possibly be.


Big Caramel Apple?!

It's defiantly an apple. A huge apple with chocolate!

An apple with caramel, chocolate and nuts!

This thing is amazing! It's almost the size of my head. I'm just waiting for Hubbs to get home to cut it! Can't wait to have a slice! It looks so yummy!

I have the best husband! My birthday is coming up on Tuesday and he knew that I've been dying for a set of the Knit Picks Harmony double pointed needles. The set is 2.00mm through 3.25mm. Each one has 6 needles per size and are 6 inches long. And he got me 4 skeins of sock yarn! I was so excited yesterday when it arrived. He's the best!

So naturally I had to cast on for a sock last night. I love the gold color that he got me. Yesterday was so grey here and my day at work was terrible so I had to choose the happiest color. I cast on using a pattern called "Summer Lovin Socks" by Knittingnonstop. It's a lacy pattern that it going to be really fun. So far I've finished the cuff and one repeat of the leg pattern. These needles are a joy to knit with. The sharp points make it so easy to pick up a dropped stitch or pick out stitches when I make a mistake (which happens often).

My thermal is coming along too. I'm almost ready to do a three needle bind off on the left front and back. Once that is done, I'm ready to move to the right side and then on to the sleeves. I can't wait to finish this project and start on something new. It's not that I don't love it, because I do. I just can't wait to wear this sweater. It's so cute and the color is perfect for me. Anything blue makes my eyes turn very blue. My mom picked a great yarn and a great color for me. Can't wait to wear it!