Wake up. Take forever to get out of the hotel. Quick stop to Trader Joe's for snacks turns into eons of fighting over juice and shrimp rolls. Spill peanut sauce over every square inch of the van. Drive and drive and drive (four whole hours this time). Meet Aunt Shelley and Kacie for ice cream, and the fun begins! Arrive at the Alamogordo Zoo thirty minutes before closing. Zip through the zoo on turbo speed. Head up the mountains to Cloudcroft. End the day in a pile of legs and pillows and boy snuggles, as Jude has refused to nap all day and is falling apart. Breathe the cool, fresh mountain air; my soul smiles and sighs.
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