Walking Across America!!!

On Friday night I got a phone call from Andrew who had stopped by our local coffee house Mobius to get a coffee. He said that he noticed a young woman typing on her laptop and next to her was a backpack that had a large sign that read Walking Across America. He noticed her but kept walking and made his way out to the parking lot and into the car but he just couldn't resist the temptation to go and ask her what her story was. So after a brief discussion and seeing if she needs a place to crash for the night he is asking me what I think about that. I must admit that I was a little unsure at first, but remembering that I don't live what you would call a "normal" life I'm pretty used to odd things happening to me.
I have started a tradition on Friday nights and that is Taco Friday. We have tacos and homemade salsa and guacamole every Friday. So I'm preparing Taco Friday in the kitchen and in walks Andrew and Shay. I'm not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't Shay. She is so personable and polite and nice, not at all what I have been used to dealing with in my past experiences of taking in strangers. She was a breath of fresh air really. We had a wonderful evening just talking and getting to know Shay and listening about her journey of how she left California in February and has walked all the way to here, and how she is planning on ending her walk in Florida. WOW!!!
After having a very lazy Saturday morning sipping on Mimosas, eating breakfast tacos and just chillin enjoying the good convo Shay caught a ride into Brenham to explore. She didn't mind leaving our house as late as she did because she so astutely noticed that Brenham is a very small town and she knew that it wouldn't take long to look around. Cheryl was giving a sheet music concert Saturday night at our local Brenham Music Academy and Shay decided to stick around for that. She ended up staying Saturday night with us and she was going to hit it early Sunday to head for Chappell Hill. Well, we kept her up until 2:oo am chatting about her adventures, so needless to say she did not leave for Chappell Hill on Sunday morning. In fact she is planning on staying one more night with us and we will have to let her get to bed early so she can head out early on Monday morning. I have so enjoyed having Shay stay with our family and hearing about her life experiences and many adventures and I will be sad to see her leave in the morning but I know that she must finish what she has set out to accomplish. Shay is a very intelligent young woman who I believe has a lot to offer, and it has been a privilege to have met her and to have spent the time that I did with her. I wish her the best on the rest of her adventure and I will definitely be checking in on her by way of her blog and seeing just what The Adventure Hobo has been up to.