Grand Junction, Colorado

Day 1: We visited my brother Jacob. It's only a 5 hour drive to Grand Junction, and, luckily for us, Matthew slept most of the way there. We had a pretty relaxed afternoon with Jacob. We took his roommate's dog, Meeko, to the park. As Mark describes her, "Meeko is the wussiest pit bull you've ever seen." In my book, that's a good thing because I am definitely not a dog person. Here's an example: Meeko was in the living room staring out the window and spotted a cat. So what does she do? She doesn't bark; she doesn't growl. She whines.

We also took a tour of Grand Junction. We saw Jacob's school, downtown, and the multimillion dollar homes around the famous golf course. How to describe Grand Junction? An oasis in the middle of nowhere. First thing you should know -  it has the craziest grid system. Apparently, downtown it's a regular grid system with 4th St. and 5th Street, etc. But then it switches (for no apparent reason) to a different numbering system with 26 1/2 St and 28 1/4 St - where 26 1/2 Street is 26 1/2 miles from the Utah border. Though 28th St is not equivalent to Exit 28 on the highway. Every time we go to Jacob's we get lost, but somehow manage to find our way to Jacob's house. Beware the mapquest directions.

Check out Jacob's beard.

Playing frisbee with Meeko

Jacob's classroom

Hanging out on Jacob's bed.