Whole Lotta Nothin

Coming from such a large city, there is a whole lotta nothin out here. Today I spent the day exploring and figuring out where to make money. I ended up in Dubuque Iowa for most of the day. The population there is around 60,000 vs the 1,500 that is Stockton, IL so I thought that would be a better place to work. It turned out okay!

It's almost an hour from where I'm staying but there is no stop and go traffic so it feels like much less. I was day dreaming at a traffic light today and no one even honked. Much less aggression about things. The radio stations are mostly country and Jesus talk so I've been going through my Phish CDs. I paid $3.44 for a gallon of gas today and thought that was wonderful.

I also had lunch at Taco John's because an Iowa friend said I should. It was okay. Got to see an ex employee go off on the manager and they messed up my food. Probably won't go back.

I stopped and saw President Grant's house on my way back. (Pics on my Instagram, link in bio) Not sure why I'm obsessed with stopping at Presidential sites, but I've been to a lot of them. I'm also the kind of person who stops for world's largest rocking chair and other weird roadside attractions.

We're going to Stocktons newest restaurant tonight. I think it's called Pit Stop. Should be an exciting Monday. 🤣 Trying to adjust to this slowed down life. I'll be back in Chicago Wednesday afternoon until Friday night. Let me know if you want to see me. Much love ❤️

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A little Phish

Spent a weekend at Deer Creek with so many friends! A great time was had and I'm looking forward to this weekend in Bethel, even if it's going to be a wet one! After Phish I ended up in Ohio for a few days. Spent a lot of time outside and laughing with some of my favorites. Tomorrow I'm back on the road again. I'll be crossing off another state from my list, working, camping and checking things out. I made sure to give myself plenty of time for all of that in-between shows. Much love ❤️

Summer of Jenn 2

Started off Summer of Jenn 2 with a short trip to one of my favorite venues to see one of my favorite bands (moe.) play an amazing show with some amazing friends! I was going to take a quick disco nap and head straight from Dillon to Chicago but my car has been burning oil and my roommate insisted I get it fixed before I drive across the country. $600 later and I was told to just get a new car. Thanks... I guess I got new spark plugs too but I could've done that myself. I'm a day behind on travel so I decided to do the drive over night. Haven't really done that before, I usually leave around 2am. Wish me luck! Much love ❤️

Skipping Stones

Yesterday was an amazing day! We swam at Salt Creek in the tiny town of Richmond Dale (population 300). I learned how to skip rocks, we caught crayfish and played in the small waterfall. After we went back to a friend's house until way too late and played Foosball, air hockey and pool. We laughed and laughed. One of the guys there is a mechanic. I went back today with the car and almost caught a break! The part that will fix all my problems is only $25. SCORE! But no one in town has it in stock and I need to leave Saturday morning. Hoping I can find it somewhere tomorrow 🤞 After dealing with all that today I went and visited my friend at the brewery they work at. Had some awesome food and drink and then came back to the house. I am beat. Hopefully everything works out with the car tomorrow and I can be on my way to a very very busy Saturday with stops in Hammond, Chicago, the suburbs and a wedding out...

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