They walked, and walked, and walked, and walked, aaand walked.

Last week we set off on a road trip. One that gave me great appreciation for all the pioneers that crossed the plains to flee Nauvoo and and come to Utah. Life has been very busy and a small vacation was needed to re energize ourselves. The cheapest way to do that is to drive, stay with friends, and take food to eat. We were all about cheap and our friends were all about us sleeping over.

We took off Tuesday early evening and headed out East. We drove all night except for having to stop for a closed Freeway due to truck fire in Wyoming and for hubs to catch a nap for a couple hours in Nebraska.


In case you didn't know, Nebraska goes on forever and ever and ever. Most of our driving was in Nebraska. In our children's song book for our church there is a song that we sing about the pioneer children singing as they walked and walked and walked. I'm pretty sure that song was written after some one realized just how long and tiresome Nebraska is. The scenery never changes and ......well you get the point.

So after we finally got out of Nebraska we stopped at Nobody's home. I love watching her kids play. They are so cute and funny. Bo is incredibly smart. You can just see his wheels a turning as he takes in what is going on. Danyo knows how to hold a guitar. Avee is a sweet little angel. She didn't even bop Danyo when he took the guitar away from her. I think they should move by me and let us play with their kids. Sassy is 14 and loves to babysit.



We only had a few minutes and so not enough time to visit then we were off to some neighbors that lived by us years ago. I realized how much I miss them. Down to earth and very hospitable people. Their 2nd oldest is getting married so that was a big reason we went and then it turned into a Nauvoo trip. I'll get to that later.

We feasted on Moe's famous and delicious chicken enciladas when we arrived. Then after some good sleep we ate yummy pancakes. I love pancakes. Then we packed up and said out sad goodbyes. I was wishing we had just one extra day. One extra day to bask in the company of Moe and her family. They pretty much rock and I was sad when they moved back to Dubuque. I was glad to finally see their hometown and the view of the Mississippi River. Aww that is beautiful.

We then drove to my mom's friends home. They are only about 30 minutes from Nauvoo. Mrs. E is my kind of people. She is fun and enjoys being around people. Her and her husband have different political views. She has this little sign above her kitchen sink that says, "The views and opinions expressed by the husband are not necessarily those of the management." Oh do I love that. Mostly just because it reflects her spunk. She made great dinners and yummy breakfasts. Her brownies were absolutely sinful. So sinful I ate 2! She put pecans in them.



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