Lucky #7

Well we reached our 7th state yesterday and it was on our 7th tank of gas and we saw our 7th friend while being here. His name is Scott Rank and I had the privilage of walking down the isle with him at Kim and Derek's wedding. He was a gentleman and told us about the windmill that we visited in this Danish town and he also took us to the Jasper County fair. I was very educated in 4-H while at this fair.

This little Danish town had so many corn fields so we had to stop and frolick through them.

Peyton Manning is a hero around here, a child made this lego man.

We arrived in Wheaton safely and we were able to get Melissa's keys and began to make her apartment a home.

It is so beautiful here and I can't wait to think of the possibilities that are going to arise for Melissa as she lives here. She is going to have a blast. This town is so quaint and everyone is so friendly! Go Wheaton!

Not only that but Charlie's favorite number is 7 and he wears it well!

Colo-RAD-oh!!!

So Melissa had mapquested Starbucks in Utah, which was quite a pleasent surprise considering caffeine is few and far between there, and we went for our first of two trips that day. The rain greeted us in the morning and made for quite a beautiful drive out of Utah and into Colorado! The River greets you almost immediately entering the state. We stopped to take some pictures by the river right amid the beautiful Rocky mountains.
It was so good to see Nikki Quinby who had a delicious home cooked meal ready for us when we arrived. Sweet Tea, roast beef, mashed potatoes, carrots and the company of a cat named Charlie! The Quinby's were incredibly hospitable and it was such a blessing to be in their home.

We took a walk around Greely Colorado and Nikki showed us Northern Colorado University where consequently Sarah's grandparents both went to school to become teachers! We took off for Nebraska this morning and we are looking forward to spending some time with Raj's family!!

Wild Wild West!!

We started our roadtrip off on the right foot...Starbucks! I am so excited to be going across the country with these girls, one because they are so much fun and so easy to travel with, and two because they love their coffee. I just love me a cup of Joe in the morning. We began to make our way to our first stop along the way, Las Vegas Nevada. Connie and BLT's. Besides those being my favorite sandwhich, we got to meet Melissa's mom and spend a little QT with her.
But our Vegas stop would not be complete without putting a coulple of quarters in the slots. Casino Barceclona was next on the list. Lindsey came up big, she actually won 75 cents and then went and blew it all on the same machine...:) We then took our Starbucks trip number two. It is just really a comfort. It is nice to just sip on a cup of coffee. Lastly, we made our way to Cedar City, Utah where we are staying at the best KOA campground in Utah. High class! The party really started when Melissa and Lindsey went down to the discount Liquor store and bought some Bacardi and we ate pizza right here from the KOA store. We are having a blast and this is just day one. Tomorrow we will visit Nikki Q in Greely, Colorado. I can't wait to be driving through the amazing scenery!