Family

Today was day three of being at home since I moved back and while I still miss it back in Olympia I am definitely loving being here with my family. I have been blessed with a great family!! I can't thank God enough for them! Tonight we were sitting at the dinner table and talking about things, my brother mocking my mom & I, and enjoying each other's company when something made us start laughing. We laughed so hard I couldn't breath, and as soon as we would settle down someone would say one word and we would just starting rolling again. Needless to say it's good to be home & even better to be with family

I am posting this now that I have been home for a few days....it's been a little hectic but here you go!


I’m writing this from the road by the time I post this I will be tucked away in my bed for the evening but I thought you guys deserved to hear from me, haha. Anywho for those of you who haven’t realized it I am sorry that you didn’t hear it directly from me but God has brought a bittersweet transition into my life, moving back home to Illinois. I am on my third day driving back with some of my favorite Midwest friends!!! Thus far it’s been a blast we have been through Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and are driving through South Dakota as I type this. We drove through Yellowstone & experienced Old Faithful, smelling the sulfer grossness, and seeing some amazing views along the way. The kind of stuff that makes you just praise God for the amazing job he did here on earth. And today we drove to Mt. Rushmore & saw the mountain in the rain & hail….. I could have done without the hail. Anyway we stopping in Omaha, NE tonight and then straight on to home for me. My fellow travelers have yet another day to their home in Ohio.

Before I leave you I thought I’d share with you a few things I’ve learned from our mistakes while on the road so here you go:

• Never let the car without cruise control set the pace

• Make sure the people with the atlas are leading

• If you think you have enough music to keep you occupied on the ride home, go get twice as much b/c you will end up hearing the same songs 9 times over by the second day………

• Cold Play’s new album is disappointing

• If it’s June and you see snow on the ground you MUST stop for a random guys vs. girls snowball fight

• If you find yourself in Cody, WY at 9:00 pm and are still headed on to Buffalo, WY do yourself a favor and just stop for the night…mountain driving at night is no fun and it’s takes at least twice as long

• Hotel rates go down after about 12:00 am so drive late and sleep in

• You can and will get addicted to Goldfish

• Once you’ve seen one buffalo you have seen them all so do everyone a favor and don’t stop every time you see one

• Mt. Rushmore doesn’t take anything but cash so stop at an ATM before you go

• Yellowstone is HUGE so add at least 1-2 hours on to whatever time you want to spend there…if you are on a time schedule that is.

• And finally…. make sure to stop and jump out for random photo ops throughout your drive you get some pretty rad photos from those

I love you all and miss Olympia already!