She-Blob Does Colorado

It's kinda like Debbie Does Dallas minus the porn factor. Again, am I saying too much?

This weekend, She-Blob took in the wonders of traveling to foreign lands (well, at least foreign states), natural landmarks, and family weddings. All from the added comfort of a mini van. That's right - after renting a sub-compact and a long sales pitch convincing us to upgrade to an SUV, we discovered that what we'd be driving off the lot was a Chrysler Town & Country. Now, there is NOTHING "Town" about the Town & Country. Instead, it's 3 rows of bench seating, sufficient space to start your own shuttle service. On the upside, Clovie (as we christened her) did remind us of a hippo, both in shape and color.

After a day of taking in the natural beauty of Garden of the Gods and the relief of finding a Starbucks after getting lost on the Colorado Springs back roads, we assembled as a large group of extended and blended family to see Bree's sister, Erica, tie the knot. Decked out in the one formal-ish dress that still fits, and insufficiently disguised by a fish-net shawl that Bree had purchased for me for the occasion, I hid in endless family photos, ate too much cake and sipped my allotted glass of wine. In short, celebrated with the best of 'em.

Flying home, I thought meaningful thoughts about our multifaceted, multicultural, expanding extended family. And how we definitely weren't getting a mini-van. She-Blob just slept.