peregrinate /vt./ to make or go on a journey. to move about and travel at random, especially over a wide area. journey. gallivant or rove. ramble. roam. traipse. wander. meander. gad.
peregrinate /vt./ 1. This word makes me wonder which came first, the falcon or the verb, but either way we did our share of peregrinating this week. Which is easily done when you are married to the man I am. I often have dreams where he suggests we drive to far-off places like Maine for the weekend, and when I report these to David he just smiles and then quietly pulls out his road atlas to check the possibilities. Incidentally, I haven't failed to notice the little "grin" right smack in the middle of this word.
peregrinate /vt./ 2. The kids had fall break this week, which means, unbelievably, that we've made it through the first quarter of school. Thank heavens. To celebrate this monumental accomplishment, we decided to peregrinate to Utah to go to the BYU homecoming game. Yes, despite the downwardly peregrinating stock market and the troubled economy, we filled our car with gas and hit the road. This was all David's brilliant idea of course, and one of the best trips we've taken. We had sun and snow and family and football and real fall. Peregrinating at its best.
peregrinate /vt./ 3. On Thursday morning, before we left for Utah, we put in our winter lawn. (This is a phenomenon of Arizona, so that you can have the joy of yard work year-round.) David and the boys peregrinated all over town looking for the best deal on rye seed, and eventually arrived home with 50 pounds of seed and 10 large bags of manure. We are now watering three times a day, shooing the birds who are enjoying their yearly feast, and watching carefully for the first bright green sprouts.
peregrinate /vt./ 4. On Friday morning, David wanted to take us all to hike "the Y" which is painted on the side of one of the mountains near BYU campus. As we peregrinated our way up the mountain, the kids could no longer see the actual "Y" and got discouraged by the steepness of the climb. We made lots of stops along the way. All this faded away when we arrived though, and everyone was busting at their accomplishment.
peregrinate /vt./ 5. Before the football game on Saturday afternoon, we peregrinated all over Utah county showing the kids all the places and things we remembered: the Creamery, our first apartments, the library, the Wilk, the bookstore, Bridal Veil falls, and of course, fry sauce (which they serve everywhere).
peregrinate /vt./ 6. On Saturday at 3:30, we peregrinated to the south bleachers and climbed our way to the top of the football stadium. It was cold (but not wet) and we were bundled in beanies and blankets. It was such a thrill to be in Cougar stadium again and I kept stealing looks at David and feeling so lucky to be there. And I secretly hope that this trip will become an annual tradition.
When Ethan saw this picture he said, "I was yelling DE-FENSE!" I know, love. I remember.
peregrinate /vt./ 7. We parked on the opposite side of campus to go to the game so that we could see campus by foot on our way watch the Cougars play. While David especially loved this walk down memory lane, the kids did not appreciate peregrinating all those miles on the way back to the car after the game was over. We kept having to stop in various buildings to let them warm up, (most of which I hardly recognized as they have all been made-over since I was here last).
peregrinate /vt./ 8. On the way to and from Utah, I peregrinated away from "my usual kind of book" and read a crime thriller set in post-war Stalinist Russia in the fifties. I enjoyed it thoroughly and even cried at the end. If you're looking for a page turner, this one will get you emotionally too.
