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Day 24: Whack-F*#k

Our friends, Nate and Heather, aka, Heaven and Kevin, said, “Let’s go golfing!” to which we replied, “Sure. Why not?” (Jared here: Nate refers to the game as “Whack-F*#k”, based on the sounds he makes in sequence when playing. Love it!) So golfing we went. Well, to be fair, Jared and Nate golfed. (Jared here:...

Day 23: Our Paradise on the Missouri River

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Being welcomed back to Ben’s Brew Station for our last gig in Yankton was a perfect way to round out our shows for the weekend. Everyone rallied hard, as the weather was still heavy with “stick” due to the storm that crushed us on Friday. I read on my weather app that Yankton actually had...

Day 22: A Show Two Years in the Making

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Two years ago, Jared and I joined a network of people who put on and book living room shows, and the artists who need work. It is aptly called The Listeningroom Network. Overall, the service didn’t pan out extremely well for us, as many of the people involved are pretty East coast based. So, until...

Day 21: Fire and Rain in Yankton

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

After a productive couple days of getting work done, reflections on all kinds of things, making plans, even working on a new song, we decided to get outside TOGETHER and put some earth under our feet and some sky above our heads. We took an evening walk, seizing the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful, peaceful...

Day 20: Letting Go

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

Letting go.They say one day it’s so.They encourage you to do it slow.Do it before they grow.So it’s easier to, you know…Move on.BEFORE they are gone. Pull away.That’s something else they say.Let them learn to make their own way.Don’t encourage them to stay.Because one day…It will be time.And he’ll no longer be called “mine”. He’ll...

Day 19: The Yankton Beach – Jessi

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Had someone asked me a few years ago where I wanted to vacation, I never in a million years would have said, “Yankton, South Dakota, on the Missouri River”. Yet, over the years of playing here, making friends, and spending reflection time near the water, it has become one of my favorite places to be....

Day 18: Flirting with Disaster

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Our last day of travel until we get to Yankton. We could have done it in two days, but since our first gig isn’t until the 19th of July, we were ok to just take our time, enjoying the slowness, scenery, and stops. As you may have gathered by now, we do love our local...

Day 17: Major Facepalm in Pueblo

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

This travel day started out really lovely. We knew it was gonna be a scorcher, so we wanted to find a place inside. This cool coffee shop looked like it could meet all our needs for the day. We had some catch-up to do with blogs, writing to Rudy, sending emails, and eating. We were...

Day 16: Moving On

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Jared here: I’ll kick this one off, as I had taken all the pictures. After a relaxing morning in Durango, as we took some time to work on our crossword and come to grips with our boy being away from us, we got some supplies and hit the road just to get out of town....

Day 15: Tough Day, Tough Night

6 months ago6 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

A really difficult morning for Rudy. He woke with huge tears in his eyes and pretty much continued the crying until we dropped him off. At one point, he said in a shaky voice, “I’ll probably sleep great tonight…you know, cuz of all the weeping.” Poor guy. But listen, before you jump too quickly to...