Monday, May 28...  Ready to go!

With Rachel Amunrud in Louisville, KY~

So excited about fresh strawberries in Illinois~

The arch in St. Louis, MO~

Gorillas are cool!

BreeAnn got really excited to see the Rockies for the first time!

Construction in Utah gave us time to get a picture of what we looked like for five days~

One of our favorite stops was Arches in Utah on Thursday morning~

Look!  It's an arch!

Runaway truck ramp~

Not exactly the shoes to be hiking around the park in... we got some funny looks!

Another first for BreeAnn... the salt flats in Utah~

Our last stop before my home in Northern California...  Lassen Volcanic National Park and the sulfur works~

Mt. Lassen~

Welcomed home to Redding~

Our adventure didn't stop there, however...  We spent Saturday hanging out at Whiskeytown Lake~

Our picnic spot~

My parents went to Redding's Sundial Bridge with us that night.  Aren't they cute?

The next day we finished our westward journey with the Pacific ocean~

BreeAnn touched a starfish...

...felt how icy cold the water is...

...saw an elk...

...a redwood tree...

...and a banana slug...

Thanks BreeAnn!  What a fun week!

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!  I love you!

I spent the first part of this weekend visiting my newly married friends, Kelly and John.  We had a great time eating, laughing and juggling.  Yes, juggling!  I finally caved.  These two have been juggling together since they've been together and are quite talented, I must say.  I, however, have always felt a little insecure about my talents in that direction and have never asked to be initiated.  Finally, this weekend it became impossible to hold off the influence any longer, and I picked up the juggling balls and asked John to teach me.  AND IT WAS FUN!  Who knew it could be so exciting, even when you drop the balls constantly!  And I mean constantly!  I told my friend BreeAnn yesterday that a muscle in the back of my leg was sore, and I didn't know why.  When I started juggling again that night, I realized what that muscle is used for -- bending over to pick the balls up off the floor!    I'm improving though...  Fifteen minutes ago I made eight catches!  Don't laugh; that's impressive!  So, now I will have a great way to use my time when I need a break from the craziness of packing up my room in the next two weeks.