From There to Here...and FIT TIP (#192)

Here, in the beautiful Midwest.

Here, where deer were hanging out at the lake

late this morning

while I was hanging out on the deck

in perfect 73 degree sunshine.

This is (the short cut of) how we got here:

From Arizona we cut through a piece 

New Mexico and on to El Paso.

With help from Kendal's dad

and her father-in-law, 

Ray loaded up Kendal's piano and

we journeyed from west Texas to

east Texas to deliver said piano

AND

spend a super fun weekend with our

favorite Texans...

continuing some Silly String,

soda-tasting, movie-watching

traditions!

From Texas we traveled through parts

of Arkansas and Missouri...

and the family farm where Ray spent

the first 10 years of his life.

It was a pleasure for me to

meet the uncle who was Ray's

 role model/father figure during those

formative years.

He and his lovely wife

are such sweet, fun, authentic people.

If you follow me on instagram

you saw the original barn...love, love!

After Branson & Springfield (family farm)

we spent time at The Lake of the Ozarks.

This is the Midwest's version of

Lake Powell...but larger...much!

I fell in love with the Ozarks

on this journey...

and barns!

Then came St. Louis and The Arch.

Being married to an engineer

I have come to appreciate many "things"

on a different level.

This is one of them.

Some of the views from on top

are also on my instagram feed.

We then cut through a bit of

Illinois and Indiana

before reaching Ohio.

We are here!

We are house hunting.

We are exploring.

(pics to come)

We are loving it!!!

FIT TIP (#192):  How to Use a Towel

Words for the Week
{5.20.2013}