day 2

so......our truck only gets up to 43 mph. we miiiiight need to find a solution for this problem.

otherwise, pretty boring day. we filled out some paperwork, our "boss" told us a bunch of stuff, and we loaded a TON of peanut butter into the trucks (jif is a sponsor). but mostly, we just stood around in a circle and juggled with the rest of the road crew. ooh! but we got to test drive our truck and it's......weird. first of all, the seat is bouncy - like, it doesn't stay in one spot while you drive. second, it has a 12 ft clearance, which is a HUGE change from driving a normal car. the seats are like 3 feet from the dashboard, so when you drive your arms are fully extended and, to make matters worse, the steering wheel is MASSIVE. oh! and it's sooooo loud!! when the truck is idling, you can barely hear the person next to you. ah.

but for some reason, both laura and i kinda like driving the truck!! haha it's scary at times, but it's really fun!!!!! especially because ya know how we thought it only went 43 mph? yeah, um...laura had it in 3rd gear so....the truck is fine. it was just operator error. now all the boys make sexist jokes about female drivers. oy.

tonight we went to rich's house for a little road crew/event director cookout. it was sooooo fun! we played horse and i, shannon marie smith, WON!!!! [not surprising.] all of the people laura and i work with are young and super fun to be around. it wasn't awkward or anything to hang out with them - it actually feels like we've known each other for years! most of the event directors used to be road crew members so they give us sweet tips for when we're on the road.

after a while, rich's kids aired up their amazing inflatable obstacle course. soooo cool! but i got stuck in it for a while because there was like an 8 ft wall to climb over and i was struggling against gravity and extreme un-coordination. finally one of the guys (tricky ricky) helped me over. but it was insane!!!!! laura made it through like a champ though. she had no problem. i think the army might be in her future. those people seem to like obstacle courses.

anywayyyyyyyy.....me and laura need to get up early so we can work out before we hit the road in the morning. tomorrow we're off to salt lake city baby!!!!! woop woop!!