Friday, August 29, 2008

The Wheels on the Van

This week marked the return of school buses, long commute times, and sardine-like van accommodations. In the early morning mugginess, the van has been swarming with mosquitoes. Which means the cabin is filled with sounds of random slaps and thuds as we try to massacre the wee varmints. Ahh, Texas.

The beginning of the summer was met with much happiness from fellow vannies because, according to them, traffic is significantly reduced during summer months. I dismissed this advice as wishful thinking, but have since come to realize that, sweet God, were they right.

The first week back is especially heinous as the roadways are clogged with folks who have been on vacation rather than commuting (and whose driving skills have not improved from lack of use).

Summer has drawn to a close and with it the carefree days of driving my own car or hitching early rides home. So, gentle readers, tuck in and buckle up for another long season of vannie antics.

2 comments:

Ruthie said...

YAY! Glad to have you back, and Gabby, too! I hope they're not really on to you and give you lots of good material.

vAnnie said...

Thanks Ruthie, if I can summon enough energy to make something other than peanut butter sandwiches, I'll get back to flikr-ing, too.