destination...Fullerton!
On Tuesday we awoke to find ourselves surrounded by mountains in "historic Georgetown"...home of a really old train! After a little photo op, we bribed the children back into the van (Sydney has learned to hate us and her car seat!), grabbed some caffeine from Starbucks (mine was a triple expresso!) and spent the day admiring the Rockies from the Colorado perspective. The kids were anxious for any sign of wildlife (Arwen claims to have seen a white buffalo!)...even if it was only roadkill!
We decided to picnic for lunch at the border of Colorado and Utah, right by a Memorial to the Vietnam Vets. The kids were a little more subdued today...and we actually squeezed some naps out of them in the car. As time was ticking, we opted to do most of our photography from the comfort of the passenger seat, lying over the driver, or even sharing the wheel and sticking the camera out the window. Don't worry...we were TOTALLY safe and only tried our most dangerous stunts while on straight stretches.
We hit Vegas at 11...and had planned to walk the strip with the kids but seeing as they were all fast asleep and SILENT...we opted for a driveby. It is an incredible display of wealth and extravagance...not to mention light! There were hoards of people milling around...and as much as it was intriguing visually...my heart was heavy with the seeming pointlessness of it all. I know it is my classic cliche statement, but there are children starving in Africa!
We decided to go hardcore and reach the Bailey Motel by 2ish...so yeah gas bar coffee on some long deserted stretch of Mohave Desert highway! We arrived at 2461 Salem Place to find Sarah and Stephanie T. waiting for us on the front lawn. Hugs never felt so good...and home never felt so welcome.
It was AMAZING to walk into the Lily Pad (my very own room at the Bailey Hotel). There was a welcome basket waiting - complete with Jelly Bellies (pear and buttered popcorn flavours to boot!) God has richly blessed my life with friends who have given me so much love and poured blessing into my life thru words and gifts. I look forward to the next week and all the fabulous memories it will hold. But for now, I look forward to my pillow...
We decided to picnic for lunch at the border of Colorado and Utah, right by a Memorial to the Vietnam Vets. The kids were a little more subdued today...and we actually squeezed some naps out of them in the car. As time was ticking, we opted to do most of our photography from the comfort of the passenger seat, lying over the driver, or even sharing the wheel and sticking the camera out the window. Don't worry...we were TOTALLY safe and only tried our most dangerous stunts while on straight stretches.
We hit Vegas at 11...and had planned to walk the strip with the kids but seeing as they were all fast asleep and SILENT...we opted for a driveby. It is an incredible display of wealth and extravagance...not to mention light! There were hoards of people milling around...and as much as it was intriguing visually...my heart was heavy with the seeming pointlessness of it all. I know it is my classic cliche statement, but there are children starving in Africa!
We decided to go hardcore and reach the Bailey Motel by 2ish...so yeah gas bar coffee on some long deserted stretch of Mohave Desert highway! We arrived at 2461 Salem Place to find Sarah and Stephanie T. waiting for us on the front lawn. Hugs never felt so good...and home never felt so welcome.
It was AMAZING to walk into the Lily Pad (my very own room at the Bailey Hotel). There was a welcome basket waiting - complete with Jelly Bellies (pear and buttered popcorn flavours to boot!) God has richly blessed my life with friends who have given me so much love and poured blessing into my life thru words and gifts. I look forward to the next week and all the fabulous memories it will hold. But for now, I look forward to my pillow...
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