Leaving Alamogordo and traveling to Carlsbad Caverns we drove over a mountain range and past the beautiful Sierra Blanca. It was 70 degrees when we left, there was snow at the top of the mountain and then 70 degrees again on the other side. The drive was stunning - made all the more epic as we listened to an audio book of The Hobbit.
The route we were taking took us straight through Roswell, NM. So...Josh and I debated on this stop for a bit. But we were driving through it - how could we not? We had to have a conversation with the kids before we went into the museum that not everything they read or see is true - and not just in this location but throughout their lives in general. But it's ok to listen to someone's opinion and consider it without having to say definitively it is right or wrong or accept it as your own. It was a good conversation, really.
Still, the evidence-of-aliens-being-real was probably overwhelming to a 6, 7, and 9 year old. It was a fascinating museum though as it was set up really well and gave you reason enough to pause and think - what if? Josh isn't opposed to the reality of extraterrestrial beings and it doesn't shake my faith one way or the other. Do I think Soviet experiments gone awry is more likely? Maybe. But there's a lot of fascinating "evidence" out there. And from some high-ranking people too.
After enjoying the UFO and Alien museum we had a quick lunch at a Mexican restaurant where the food made me dance in my seat. Seriously the best gorditas I have ever had in my life. The waitress (who may also have been the cook, or related to the cook) was pleased I enjoyed them and explained the "simple" process of making them so I could replicate it at home. I listened carefully, honored that she thought a suburban American girl like me had a shot at even getting close to making these pockets of deep-fried heaven. They were a food that bypassed your stomach and went straight to your soul. I almost cried.
Josh had a burger and the kids had chicken nuggets and fries.
Whatever.
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