Back in Denver
Raible Road Trip #11 was an excellent vacation. Our plan to drive through the night worked out splendidly. Not only did I make it to 7:30 a.m. (with the help of a bit of Red Bull), but I got to jam to my favorite tunes all night long. We left at 11 p.m. and I handed over the reigns to Julie just outside of Billings. She drove for the next 3 hours, and I took over again for the final 3. Total time: 14 hours.
We arrived at the cabin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Actually, I should say we got stuck at the cabin at 1:00 because we made it all the way up the "bumpy road", but didn't make the last hill. 40 minutes later and at 40 miles an hour, I made it up the last hill. The next 3 days at the cabin were great. We took Cookie the Dog and she loved it as much as the kids did. The drive home over the last 2 days wasn't nearly as pleasant as the drive there, but listening to "Little Einstein's" on the DVD player is never as much fun as listening to your favorite tunes. 
Click on the images below to view pictures from The Cabin.
The next couple weeks will likely be hectic. This week I'll be writing AppFuse 2.0 documentation. Next week I'll be delivering a Spring + Hibernate class in Boise, Idaho with Country Bry and Scott from Virtuas. Then I'll be flying to The Spring Experience on Thursday for a weekend in paradise. Better yet, I'll be spending the following week in Florida on vacation. 
I'll see you in Florida for TSE. I'll buy the first beer!
Posted by erik weibust on November 28, 2006 at 03:19 PM MST #
On the drive home (2 days), I did get on a couple times. Thanks to my EVDO Card and a power converter in the car, we had internet access the whole time. Unfortunately, I could only be on my laptop for 20 minutes before I'd get car sick.
TSE should be fun, but I still haven't had much success in securing beer for my BOF. Jay suggested just sneaking it in. ;-)
Posted by Matt Raible on November 28, 2006 at 09:01 PM MST #