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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Signs
So I am using this blog as a way to stay connected to home and share some pictures. I tried to take pictures of every state sign when I entered a state, so here are the pics. Kind of boring, but for me this was a lot of states.
Goodbye Colorado. Hope to see you soon. Kansas...not so much.
I had to take a little detour to make it to Oklahoma. Missouri didn't even have a sign on the road where I entered the state, so I had to take a picture of their sign when I was leaving.
I entered Arkansas at the very northwestern corner and I drove diagonally across the state, through little rock and exited the state at the very southeastern corner. It was long, but I have to say I thought it was beautiful and very green. It was pretty cool.
We'll see how many more states we add to the list while we live in the south.
Goodbye Colorado. Hope to see you soon. Kansas...not so much.
I had to take a little detour to make it to Oklahoma. Missouri didn't even have a sign on the road where I entered the state, so I had to take a picture of their sign when I was leaving.
I entered Arkansas at the very northwestern corner and I drove diagonally across the state, through little rock and exited the state at the very southeastern corner. It was long, but I have to say I thought it was beautiful and very green. It was pretty cool. 
We'll see how many more states we add to the list while we live in the south.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Back to School...
So I just moved into the dorms...again. And it stinks, but not literally - so that's good. My roommate, yes I have a roommate, is a nice guy and is from Montana. I just thought I'd pass on a few pictures.
We get to share our bathroom with the two guys next door. Aren't the dorms great!
We get to share our bathroom with the two guys next door. Aren't the dorms great!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sleeping Baby
Brinley did not want to take a nap today no matter how hard I tried so I finally just gave up. After a little while she ended up falling asleep next to me on the couch. I guess sometimes it is just better to give up and when you do, things finally start going your way. Okay so I don't know if that's actually a lesson to be learned but it did work out that way this time.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
First Tooth!
Brinley is finally (although in reality, all too soon) getting her first tooth! It has been a little bit of a bother to her and made her a bit fussy. But at least I now know WHY she never wants me to put her down. The tooth is on the bottom and is just barely poking out of her gums. She is such a cutie and getting through it great. The last few days have been a bit rough going for us, but today she seemed much happier and even would let me put her down for a few minutes at a time! I love you Brinley!
The Journey
Well, I am sitting in Cleveland, Mississippi and happy to be here. The only problem is that my family isn't here with me. I thought I'd tell you a little about my trip.
A little background information for you - I was born in Colorado and I have only traveled east of Colorado one time. That time was to a lake just on the border of Nebraska and Colorado. I have never been east or south, never left the country, and only lived in Colorado, Utah (for school), and California (for my mission). Also, those three states are the only states I ever went on vacations to, so this trip was going to be something new for me.
Christa, Brinley and I went to Colorado and stayed there for a few days until Christa and Brinley flew home to Utah. I left the next afternoon (after fixing the air conditioning in my car) and drove to Wichita Kansas where I slept in my car in a grocery store parking lot.
(The sun was bright and I was really tired, but that's where I slept)
I got up the next morning and drove farther east, touching 5 states - Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and ending in Mississippi.
That night, after some searching, I slept in a Wal-Mart parking lot that wasn't too scary.
I liked this other Wal-Mart that had 3 entrances, one for the food, one for the other stuff, and one for the liquor.
Thankfully, Sunday was the next day and I was able to find the church and ward we will be attending. We will be living in Arkansas, attending the Greenville Mississippi Ward, and be a part of the Monroe, Louisiana Stake. I think that's pretty cool.
Today after church I drove back to Arkansas and checked out where we will be living. Its a really cool town on the edge of a giant lake.
You can see from this lookout the docks on the left. We are hoping to rent a house that is right on the lake to the left by those docks. It is a huge lake and really beautiful. I saw people swimming and playing in it and petting alligators. They are so tame here. There were boats and canoes and all sorts of stuff. Unfortunately I didn't actually see any alligators, but the fact that people were swimming in it means that they probably aren't in the lake. YouTube did prove to me that there are alligators somewhere here.
I liked this stretch of the lake where the trees are growing out of the water. It looks cool. Oh, and sorry the pictures aren't great, I took them with my phone because my camera doesn't have a memory card. I left it in our video camera in Utah. So I can only take like 5 pictures on the camera and I can't put them on my computer. My phone doesn't zoom or anything either, so sorry.
One way cool thing is the new bridge that is being built over the Mississippi river. Here are some bad pictures of it that I took while driving over the current bridge.
I think its pretty cool looking. It will be better than the other one and have more lanes. Here is another picture of the start of the bridge. This picture is what most of the roads look like, minus the bridge on the right and minus the curves in the road.
Anyway, now I am showered and sitting in the air-conditioned house of my new Bishop. He heard that I slept in the parking lot of the Greenville Wal-Mart and offered me a place to stay at his home. He and his wife are very kind and I am so thankful for their hospitality. The members of the ward are so nice and welcoming. Many drive an hour to get to church every week.
Well, I figure I have had a good day and I need some rest. I am really excited to sleep in a bed tonight. It feels good to write this, knowing that this is my way of connecting back home with people I know and love. Have a great night!
A little background information for you - I was born in Colorado and I have only traveled east of Colorado one time. That time was to a lake just on the border of Nebraska and Colorado. I have never been east or south, never left the country, and only lived in Colorado, Utah (for school), and California (for my mission). Also, those three states are the only states I ever went on vacations to, so this trip was going to be something new for me.
Christa, Brinley and I went to Colorado and stayed there for a few days until Christa and Brinley flew home to Utah. I left the next afternoon (after fixing the air conditioning in my car) and drove to Wichita Kansas where I slept in my car in a grocery store parking lot.
(The sun was bright and I was really tired, but that's where I slept)I got up the next morning and drove farther east, touching 5 states - Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and ending in Mississippi.
That night, after some searching, I slept in a Wal-Mart parking lot that wasn't too scary.
I liked this other Wal-Mart that had 3 entrances, one for the food, one for the other stuff, and one for the liquor.
Thankfully, Sunday was the next day and I was able to find the church and ward we will be attending. We will be living in Arkansas, attending the Greenville Mississippi Ward, and be a part of the Monroe, Louisiana Stake. I think that's pretty cool.Today after church I drove back to Arkansas and checked out where we will be living. Its a really cool town on the edge of a giant lake.
You can see from this lookout the docks on the left. We are hoping to rent a house that is right on the lake to the left by those docks. It is a huge lake and really beautiful. I saw people swimming and playing in it and petting alligators. They are so tame here. There were boats and canoes and all sorts of stuff. Unfortunately I didn't actually see any alligators, but the fact that people were swimming in it means that they probably aren't in the lake. YouTube did prove to me that there are alligators somewhere here.
I liked this stretch of the lake where the trees are growing out of the water. It looks cool. Oh, and sorry the pictures aren't great, I took them with my phone because my camera doesn't have a memory card. I left it in our video camera in Utah. So I can only take like 5 pictures on the camera and I can't put them on my computer. My phone doesn't zoom or anything either, so sorry.
One way cool thing is the new bridge that is being built over the Mississippi river. Here are some bad pictures of it that I took while driving over the current bridge.
I think its pretty cool looking. It will be better than the other one and have more lanes. Here is another picture of the start of the bridge. This picture is what most of the roads look like, minus the bridge on the right and minus the curves in the road. 
Anyway, now I am showered and sitting in the air-conditioned house of my new Bishop. He heard that I slept in the parking lot of the Greenville Wal-Mart and offered me a place to stay at his home. He and his wife are very kind and I am so thankful for their hospitality. The members of the ward are so nice and welcoming. Many drive an hour to get to church every week. Well, I figure I have had a good day and I need some rest. I am really excited to sleep in a bed tonight. It feels good to write this, knowing that this is my way of connecting back home with people I know and love. Have a great night!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Goodbye Brent!
The day has finally come for me and Brent to say goodbye, for at least a little while. For the next month and a half or so Brent will be in Mississippi for training for Teach for America while I stay in Utah. We found out that we are most likely going to be living in a place called Lake Village, Arkansas. So, instead of moving all of our stuff down to Arkansas and me being all alone there, we decided it is best for me to stay in Utah. Of course this means that I don't get to be with Brent, and he may be missing some fun things as Brinley continues to grow and develop. Because we will be apart for so long (yeah, this is VERY long for us), I promised Brent that I would at least put up a picture of Brinley or something every day so that he doesn't miss out on anything. I am going to miss you so much Brent! Love you!
Christa
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