That's right, dear ones, we are in Kentucky. The land of... of... well, I'm sure it's a land of beautiful and magical things. What stand out to this very recent former western dweller, who was once a distant past southeastern dweller, are the TREES and the HEAT and the HUMIDITY. Holy smokes, summer has arrived.
So here's the deal, we left Boise Wednesday night and drove through the night to Denver, Colorado. Yeah it stunk. We decided that our boys do NOT do well driving through the night, since each time we have tried it they have woken up around 3:30ish and not gone back to sleep till 5:30 or 6. Matt and I were zombies the next day, but thankfully the people that we stayed with (Matt's good high school buddy, the wife, and the kid) looked after us well and nursed us back to health. It was fun to talk, and eat, and laugh. Their kid is just a few months behind Titus, and is a funny--nah, hilarious!--little girl. I love her.
Again, Wednesday night drove through Idaho, some of Utah, the width of Wyoming, then down to Colorado (835 miles).
Friday we drove from Colorado to Kansas City, Missouri. That's driving across Colorado and all of Kansas, about 600 miles. Awesome-ness? Well wasn't too bad, especially with the crazy night experience just behind us. And you know what? Kansas isn't that flat. Actually pretty rolly, hilly, and greeny. Compared to, say, the desert or Lubbock, Texas (what's up Marcie and Tyson!) it's pretty nice. That's when we noticed the elevation go down to almost 1,000 feet, the air start to get wetter, and "born again" Christian signs on the free-way. Nothing like seeing a billboard painting of wheat, with Jesus' head coming out of the field, holding grain to his face!
Friday night we stayed in a hotel IN Kansas City. Yup, thanks GPS. It was a nice hotel, in a good area, and was pretty fun. Thanks to Matt and his military discount it was pretty affordable.
Saturday morning we got up and went over to Independence and Liberty, MO. Those are some really big and important cities in LDS (Mormon) history. And since we are LDS we decided to go and at least check out Liberty Jail since we had a little bit of time. It was a really amazing experience and helped put things in perspective. We then went back to Kansas City and ate some "real KC bbq." Arthur Bryant's was the destination, and what an experience! 40 dollars of yummy food and I killed a roach at our table. Great?
On Saturday we went from Kansas City to St. Louis (300ish miles). Stayed the night in St. Louis, tried to get up early enough for a church meeting on Sunday but totally failed. It's really hard to get to a 9am service when kids wake up at 9:30... Oops. We did a quick tour of the Gateway Arch, then left St. Louis for Louisville (300ish miles).
We stayed in Louisville Sunday night, all of Monday, and left Tuesday morning for Radcliff/Ft. Knox area (30 miles). But guess what we did on Monday? Bought Matt a lovely car!! A '93 Toyota Corolla with 135,000 miles. Should suit his needs for the next bit, and hopefully much more. It's black and fuel efficient, which make Matt happy.
So here I am in a hotel in Radcliff, with my boys falling asleep together in the bed, and with Matt by my side. He leaves soon for the base, but will stay for the next bit. I think we're staying here till Friday then leave to go to Tennessee for a mini family reunion (just me and the boys, Matt stays here). From TN we'll go to Bama.
Yeah, that is what we did. Yeah, this is where we are. Yeah, that is our plan.
AND OF COURSE PICTURES TO COME!!
1 comment:
And yes I am ticked that I'm not going to be in Tennessee to greet you!!! boo! Its so wierd you're in the south- like, for good (well ya know,relatively)! I'm already planning fun things to do in Savannah- so ya best get ready! Plus, you better at least visit (if not live in :P) Columbia cause we've got some fun things to take you to here too!
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