Sunday, January 13, 2008
stay on target....
all right now that I've taken a trip down memory lane, lets talk about Jon for a bit. Well, Jon's weird! not the freaky "gonna snap off your legs weird." But the "funny ha ha" kinda weird. After Elisabeth's arrival to Utah in the Cash valley region now known as Logan, I and Jon undertook a trip back to Montana to get the car. The circumstances were bad, Heavy snow fall, icy roads,a nutty brother, and a paranoid tired brother trying to over compensate the nutty bro. (alright that's a Lil exaggeration but just go with me here) The trip was promising to be interesting if not fun. most of the way was pretty much Jon saying funny crazy stuff like Dad does when hes tired and i think he was a bit tired since we left almost as soon as i got back. around about mud lake region of Idaho we got hit by the worst snow storm i had seen in a long time, you couldn't even see 5 feet in front of you. much less try too stay the course, (this is where Jon's weird really hit its peak. He started talking to himself " Stay on Target Stay on Target....." i sort of woke up out of my Revelry to these words. i look over and see the speedometer read roughly about 75 to 80 mph on top of the snow and see that we are coasting back an forth on the road. lucky for us Jon's driving skills were on top play we narrowly missed a Commercial Truck that was too our right as he pulled ahead this storm continued till we were roughly 30 miles from butte, and every time we passed a vehicle Jon would say those famous words drawn from a Star Wars movie "Stay on Target...Stay on Target!" he he you goof. well we arrived and picked up the car and headed home. if you noticed i seem to be drawing a lot of blanks its cause i hardly remember this trip mostly cause of exhaustion sorry jon but i tried
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hahaa a...hahaa....haha.haha.ahahahah.....
by the way- GREAT STORY.
I love Jon's weird funny side... k, I love EVERYONE'S weird funny side, especially when we're all weird funny together! I think Jon might need some target practice tho... ;)
by the way, my husband is on bLogspot, not bogspot!
that is awesome, i know exactly what you mean when you say the weird Jon type. He is so cool to all of us that none of us care about his weird quirks.
OHHH YEAH!! Thas what Im talkin bout!!
I remember this quite vividly..The semi's were going about 60mph...and the snow on the road was...well thin...at least in the right lane. The left lane probably had a couple of inches...(there wasnt a lot of snow...more there was a lot of falling flakes and wind). Anyways...following behind a semi didnt fit my style not when I wanted to go about 70. (remember in the right lane it was clear).
So I change lanes to pass the truck and realize you cant really see the road...not only that but most the traffic was kinda driving over the center line..so it was a bit freaky. The 'stay on target' sorta popped in my head when I was trying to keep myself from freaking out and moving the wheel to much...resulting in something we didnt want. Somehow this little chant helped me 'stay on target' and thereafter each semi we/I chose to pass...was done in this fashion. I wish I could input a sound file to let you hear what it sounded like.
Ahhh..!! the good days.
I was thinking about something similar too when I was driving and really tired last night. I will never forget driving some long ol' trip with Jon - maybe the one where we drove to Wa together- and I asked you how I could keep from weaving- and your answer was very thoughtful and kind. You told me to just focus on the lines created in the road by all the previous car tires..you know, the part where it looks lighter from being worn down- or if the car in front of us was a good driver, to focus on their tires. I have done that ever since and I seem to think I am a good driver..UNTIL WE DROVE TO UTAH TOGETHER AND YOU WERE RUDE TO ME! (tongue sticking out at you now)
Hmm...well problem is no one is a better driver than me...so how can I not be rude and be true to myself at the same time?
Really...some are better than others...but I am on a a "hole nutha leva". (mad TV)
A "hole nutha leva"? Nice. When I drive with Jon, I think you are just surrounded by guardian angels... cause I think you drive crazy and that it's miracle we make it sometimes... yes you are good on some level, but...well, when I ride with Jon the same words go through my mind over and over too.... the song from the 90's, "How Bizarre How Bizarre"...
Nuff, thanks for the fun remembering.
Thanks jon and Nathaniel for taking good care of me. My car is still running, and with Daniel to help me she'll stay happy for a while (until they figure out she has no airbags..That would have been useful in our wreck, huh Nathaniel?)
Come back to us Nathaniel!!! Blog baby, Blog!!!
Yoo Hoo!! Anybody home over here? Missing you much... I love you... come back!!
yes, what kirsten said, my brother seems to have fallen off the face of the earth! hellooo? You should at least come down to Asher's blessing! hope you guys are doing alright.
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