We had a full, happy last couple weeks in Michigan. Warm and sunny. Full of loading paintings and assorted things in our sweet little Buick, almost at 300,000 miles. Cleaning the house and picking up Mom from the airport. Supper plans and last hurrahs with dear friends. Watching the school program and play day softball game, Morgans class vs their dad’s. (they tied 26-26.) Hugs and see you laters and the bus loaded and off we went. What a fun year making new friends, being with my family, strengthening old friendships. And now we leave with memories.

Saturday night we stayed at a little rv stop in Morris, IL. No showers. But we slept like the dead and awoke in the morning to a thunderstorm and rain. We warmed up rhubarb muffins in a Love’s travel stop microwave before we hit the road headed towards the Mississippi River. We stopped and stretched our legs in Coralville and met up with Avery and Christine who weren’t far behind us this morning, also headed west! We met them and Trent and Kristina’s family for a quick hello and then kept on with our travels. Kate and Liz were also traveling and we crossed paths with them this afternoon in the middle of nowhere so we waved as we passed each other:)

Subs and pasta salad for lunch while we fueled up and I drove the car for awhile while mom rode in the bus. Sunny day and not too warm made for easy traveling so we drove a couple hours longer than we’d planned. We stopped in Kearney for Mexican food and stayed last night at the Kearney RV park. A nice thunderstorm came thru while we ate supper and cooled everything down so we ended with a perfect evening. Showers and trees and the sound of traffic lulling us to sleep. We missed Dad Kevin extra much today. Two years that he’s been gone and as with grief you relive the day it happened and all the emotions and talk about him. Can’t believe it’s been two years.

This morning we left at 630. If travels go really well it’s possible we could make it to Dillons tonight but more likely it will be tomorrow morning when we get there. We don’t like to hurry too much and we like to stop occasionally for coffee and historical markers. Now we’re cruising down 80 through Nebraska. Sad we can’t stop to see all our Grant people but such it is. Have a lovely Memorial Day♡ xo chey