Blogathon 2007: Welcome!

This is my first post for the 2007 Blogathon!

Now, you're probably wondering who the two dated tourists to the left are. That's my mom and dad, in a picture taken by me at the New Mexico Bataan Memorial Building in about 1981. I was almost 10 years old at the time and dad, who had taken dozens of whirlwind driving tours across America in his youth, decided to take his family on one. This was during that tour.

We went to nine states in about five days.
You'll notice the same kind of overzealous travel schedule in the postcards and photos I'm going to post today. I figure that's why I found no pictures of people in the box of souvenirs I unearthed; our 1980 vacation pictures of us show a very greasy, windswept, tired family (except dad, who always looked tanned and rested).

I should also note that today would have been my parents 37th wedding anniversary. My parents both passed away in the last five years, but I always think of them on July 28th.

Good morning, and thanks for joining me here during the Blogathon.