Alright. Without trying to rip off this variation of the quote from Forrest Gump, I must tell of a situation today that arose in Albuquerque which could have prompted someone to say this. This morning on our way to breakfast, I ran a stop sign. There, I admit it. I broke the law and now, every time I think of Albuquerque, the only thing I’ll remember is running a stop sign, and the horror of having the car at the intersection honking its horn at me. This horn will echo in my mind and haunt me for many days to come. That’s what BJ’s telling me anyways. After a good night’s rest, we ate our breakfast with Frank and Dinah Hough and Mark Bane, the leaders of Sandia Church of the Nazarene. We ate New Mexican food, not to be mistaken with Mexican food. And for all of you New Mexicans out there, I had green chili with my breakfast. We took on an eight hour drive to Phoenix, Arizona. There was some beautiful scenery along the way, along with some important national landmarks (As displayed in the pictures on this entry). One of the positives of this long trip was it gave me the opportunity to repair the broken blog entry that some of you may have seen if you visited the site last night.

When we arrived at Phoenix, BJ and I had dinner with some more of BJ’s friends (Is there anywhere this guy doesn’t know someone?!), who went by the names of Rob and Kristin Shaver and Wendy Davidson. They all knew each other from their days in Youth With a Mission (YWAM). After a pleasant dinner, BJ and I left to spend with more of BJ’s friends (Is there anywhere this guy doesn’t know more than one person?!)

The title of this entry is not only applicable to my traffic violation, but it is also my wish that we could soak in a little more of the country as we make our way to the West Coast. I have a purpose for this trip, and that is the top priority, but it does mean that I will have to come back to some of these places and spend a little more time in the future. We finally make it to California tomorrow, and San Diego will be the first stop in Cali…