On Our Way....

So, we’re on our way to Texas! 

Well, in the morning we will be, anyway.  The continued travels of Brian & Julie!  With the Austin City Limits festival now on our doorstep we’re just a little bit excited to get this trip under way.  So many fantastic bands will be there, it’s got me salivating.  Julie’s nether regions are getting all slippery with the thought of catching Sonic Youth twice while we’re there.  Phish for me. 

But it got me thinking; Julie and I have now been together for about a year and half or so.  Still relatively new.  But during this year and half, we’ve managed to travel a reasonable amount.  Especially considering the obligation juggling that’s involved when you’re parenting a five-year-old.  Anyway, so far we’ve hit:

New Orleans for the Jazz Festival

Dominican Republic for a winter getaway

The Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington for DMB

Her family’s cabin on Vancouver island…twice!

Banff (at the Fairmont Banff Springs)     

Jasper (Pocahontas cabins)

All over southern Alberta and a bit of BC for last summer’s camping trip with Ruby

That’s not too shabby.  Also during the time I’ve been dating Julie, I’ve managed to slip in a trip to Toronto (Habs vs. Leafs game) and a few days in Boston where I caught the Bruins playing the Philadelphia Flyers, plus a New England Patriots game at Gillette stadium.   

And now to Austin, Texas.  Why is it that I seem to be travelling so much these days?  Maybe we’ve been making more of a point to “just do it”, as it were.  Julie and I have a pretty good record together when it comes to travelling, aside from the Gorge trip.  A little bit of sensory stimulation and adventure can be good for a couple’s soul, methinks. 

I had an idea for a song that came out of that premise.  Now, don’t take this too literally people…it’s just a little creative license that seemed to lend itself well to the boundaries of alt-country.  Don’t want to give off the wrong impression.  Anyway, something about how, “we have to go away to get along…we’re uneasy when we’re comfortable…we’re uncomfortable when we’re safe…take us somewhere new to become one out of two”.    

Oh, and by the way….this trip gives a chop to this week’s Friday Five.  I’m sure you’ll all get over it.      

Cheers!