Trip to the Midwest

We just got back from our trip to the Midwest. It was a great trip. We helped Ben and Melissa move their stuff out to Minnesota so Ben can start school at the Univeristy of Minnesota. It was quite a drive. Spencer did pretty well, better than I expected. Ben and Melissa, though, they must have been eating something in their car, they seemed a little loopy several times during the 18 hour car ride! :) Ben and Melissa moved into the same complex as Ryan and Angie, who so generously hosted us. They showed us around town and took very good care of us. We were well taken care of. We saw Mall of America, visited both Ryan and Angie's schools, went to Minnesota's State Fair, saw the St. Paul temple, and other sites around town. It was a lot of fun, but I still think the best part of the whole trip was just spending time with Ryan & Angie and Melissa & Ben.

After Minneapolis we headed down to Nauvoo. Spencer enjoyed this ride more than the trip to Minnesota because I could sit in the back seat with him. We stopped in Carthage on Monday evening before we headed into Nauvoo. I learned several things I never knew about the events that preceded the prophets death, which were very interesting. Of all the sites we saw this was my favorite.

We spent Monday evening and all of Tuesday in Nauvoo. The senior couples put on a program Monday night at the cultural hall which was very entertaining. We will say, though, that Spencer was the most popular guy around. All of the senior couples are missing their own grandchildren so they all Oohed and Ahhed at him everywhere we went. We enjoyed the stories of the pioneers, it made us so grateful for everything we have. Especially our car. I can't imagine walking the whole way - it was bearable in a car.

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