We Made It

The rest of the trip went well, we moved our stuff in yesterday. It was like 95 degrees and 200% humidity. I was soaked. Our apartment is starting to feel like home. We have some pictures hung and the furniture in place. Winston-Salem has tons of trees, it is a very pretty area. Everyone I have met has been very pleasant. Orientation starts the 28th and classes a week later. Now that we have our stuff here are some pics of our roadtrip.

This is at Martins Cove, where my triple great grandfather died crossing the plains. His son kept a detailed journal and much of the information in the visitors center is from it.
Thanks Kim & Owen for letting us stay with you at your sweet place.
Kris, Garrett, and Jenny at a fountain in Kansas City (the city of fountains), Thanks Garrett

This is looking across the Mississippi, where the pioneers walked across on the ice in February 1846 as they were forced from their homes. Nauvoo was a neat experience.


Lastly, this is downtown Cincinnati from the Levee on a beautiful evening.

Road Trip

I wish we had one of those cool maps like in Indiana Jones that follows where you go with a red line on the map. We have been driving cross country to North Carolina. We have stopped at several pioneer sites and places where some of our ancestors walked across the plains as they moved west with the pioneers. Martin's Cove, Winter Quarters, and Liberty Jail were quick stops. We spent a day and a half in Nauvoo, IL. The pageant was really impressive and the historic homes and workshops were fun to see. There is a very special feeling there as you se how the pioneers lived and what they gave up for their beliefs. Now we are in Cincinnati with Jenny's cousin, then tomorrow it is on to NC. We have been fortunate to have friends to impose upon and crash with as we travel. Union Station was a neat place to visit in Kansas City as well as a neat sculpture of Winston Churchill, thanks to Garrett. I am excited to start getting settled in, and I'm both nervous and excited for all that is ahead. Sorry no pics on this one, we'll have some posted when we get to NC.