The "First Class" Adventure

After having deviated from the traditional adventures of this Brave Cowboy, it is time to return to our regular scheduled programming...

Nobody really likes to travel - period. Fortunately, modern transportation has evolved from the horse and buggy of old. It is not only much, much safer but it can be much, much more comfortable. When it is not? Try sitting in the very last row, near the jon, in a middle seat surrounded by "plus-sized" occupants...for 4 hours...

The Man upstairs must have been watching over this cow herder as He intervened and had an email sent stating the following:

"Your upgrade request has been processed"

Disaster adverted!

What a sight it must have been for all those pompous executives and ritzy high-lifers to see a lone ranger take a seat amongst their "kind". Much to their chagrin, he would be spending the next 4 hours on their turf. Was he "worthy"? Absolutely not. This boy did not grow up with a golden spoon in his mouth; rather, there was no spoon at all - they were too expensive.

Dinner was served on real glass plates with silver utensils. The main course was "golden pasta smothered in Italy's finest marinara sauce", accompanied by a tossed green salad and a warmed sourdough roll. For dessert, Oreo Cheesecake - smothered in chocolate sauce. Wine was available for consumption to wash this all down; however, this ol' boy prefers his trusty canteen.

But was he complaining? Heck no! Beats buck stew any day...

Grandma and Grandpa Bosch

Allie was excited to go visit the great-grandmother she had never met before. We spent time trying to explain that we would not be making a typical visit - this one would be a new experience for her. The persistent rain was almost enough to call off the trip; however, with only semi-annual trips to CA we decided that we should pay our respects.

Sonoma is only ~20 minutes from Napa. The cemetery is just outside of the plaza, which is located in the heart of the small town. I spent my summers in between college semesters working on Mertens Dairy in this very town - in the outskirts, of course. That, my friends, is an adventure for another day...

Joseph John Bosch was born on September 10, 1910. He later married Adele Christine Seitz, born on December 3, 1913. They had 5 kids, and 14 grandchildren. To date, there are ~16 great-grandchildren.

We love them very much and can't wait to see them again...