Roadtrip to Buffalo, NY

As soon as finals were over, I got some help playing tetris with my car and belongings, and we pulled out on a Saturday afternoon. Merry came with me, and I'm so glad that she could. It was fun to share the driving, enjoy catching up, hearing all about how wonderful Dave is (and laughing to myself how I really am the luckiest ever to have Benjamin, despite Dave being so wonderful). We talked about wedding plans, we talked about being missionaries, we talked about anticipating being moms, and we talked about plain girly stuff. It was a blast.

Day one: Provo to Greeley, Colorado

We stayed with Pat and Melissa Ferguson. Melissa was my trainer in the Denver North Mission, and Pat is somebody that we taught together. We got to attend sacrament meeting in a ward where I served as Sister Mullins 3 years ago!!

Day two: Greeley to Nauvoo, Illinois

We got to stay the night in one of the best places in the world, Nauvoo. We arrived too late to do anything in the evening, but we got to wander around the Old Nauvoo Burial Ground before we left the next morning. We also got to visit with Steve (the NRI guy), and he helped fix something with the car. On a sidenote, Merry completely took out a family herd of racoons that were crossing the street as we neared Nauvoo. I'm betting at least 2 or 3 of them had mortal wounds, if not instant relief from them. Beware, Merry is a wild driver in the cornfields...

Day three: Nauvoo to Buffalo, New York

This last leg was by far the longest. Between tolls on I-80, and construction zones every 15 miles, it was a long LONG day in the car. But we made it. We may or may not have killed a bird that smacked into our windshield. And we may or may not have watched a couple of movies on the laptop as we drove. We were both very happy to make it to Buffalo safe and sound. Benjamin's hugs never felt so good.

The next day, we slept in, unloaded the car, hung out at the pool, and visited Niagara Falls. We didn't have time to visit the Canadian side, but someday...

A great trip, with lots of fun new memories, as well as driving literally through memory lane with a dear friend, Merry Packard, aka SP from my missionary days.