Cause We're Halfway There...

Coming to you from beautiful Little Rock, AR!

I figure I will start at the beginning of our road trip...our goal was to leave around 2ish.  Yeah that didn't happen.  So at 5pm we started our journey to Blacksburg. 5 hours later I was sitting in Kirst & Ev's dining room snacking on some Bojangles while talking about the craziness of the trip to come, Kirst's job, Ev's class, and OF COURSE my adorable nephews (whom might I add were running around, barking, growling, and getting sprayed with water bottles).  I love those pups.  The next morning we dined on cereal and I had my fix of grape juice.  If you haven't had Welch's grape juice recently...you really need to.  I rediscovered it a few months ago and came to the conclusion that it is frickin delicious.  Seriously- why do we ever stop drinking it?!

Mom and I got back on the road towards Nashville, TN.  If you have the time you should really check out Gaylord Opry's hotel.  Not only does it look like you've stepped into Charleston, SC with all the palm trees, but there is a RIVER running through the entire hotel.  If that doesn't impress you...maybe the BOAT RIDE on the RIVER will.  It's awesome! A few hours later we had dinner with Carolyn and Marie.  I love how no matter how long it has been since we've last seen each other- the second we get back together its like we've never been apart.  I miss them like crazy.  Dinner was wonderful and then we went to a concert at the Grande Ole Opry which was fantastic...including the host who wore only overalls. Love it.

I am currently sitting in our hotel room in Little Rock...it is very pretty.  Well... I am off! Only a few more days until Tucson!

First Blog!

In about 8 days I am starting the greatest adventure of my life.  I have always been one for travel and experiencing new things. Mid-way through college I began to realize that I was never going to settle down near my hometown.  I always knew I would be the one to move.  Now, in 8 days, I am moving across the country.

This blog is for my friends and family.  I want to make sure that I don't lose contact with anyone even though I will be quite a ways away. As most of you know, I am no foreigner to long distance relationships.  Now that I think about it I have never been in a real relationship that wasn't long distance at some point. Anyways, I want to keep my friends and family up to date with whats going on in my life.  Lord knows I'm sure you will want to hear about the first time I fall into a cactus or somehow magically have a run in with a javelina and end up running for my life. Come on, you know it will happen.

So far all the big stuff is packed up and being shipped as I type.  Eight days from now my mom and I will start our long cross-country drive which I am really excited about.  My mom has always wanted to drive across country but has never had the opportunity.  As sad as she is to see me move, when I mentioned driving across country she jumped at the opportunity. I won't be updating the blog during the trip, but I will dedicate an entire blog once I'm in Arizona to the happenings of the trip.  I can only imagine the crazy shenanigans that will ensue. 

I am off! I will write soon!