my trip and thereafter.

okay so i wrote what we had planned to do thinking we had it planned perfectly blah blahblah. well to be honest we did stop everywhere i said and even an extra place. but everything worked out well and i had pretty much an incredible two weeks. we started at 4 am (on the road we were up earlier) and made it to Salina, KS the first day. Stopping merely for gas and we went to the cathedral in the prairie. There was nothing else to do and we needed a stretch. Then two of my favorite days came. On monday we went to independance, liberty jail, far west, and adam ondi ahman. not only that but our old roommate Kaitie lives close by in Gallatin, MO so we were able to see her. We drove until we made it to Nauvoo, IL, stopping only at Hannibal MO. the small town where Mark Twain grew up. It was a nice stretching place and fun things to see. On Tuesday we were able to spend the day in old town Nauvoo and do several activities. Then we traveled to Carthage and experienced the small jail that is known my all members. It was wonderful. That night we stayed with Shannon's Aunt Sandy and Uncle Rob. They, as in aunt sandy i didnt meet uncle rob, are very kind. Our plan was to wake up and be on the road by 4, which we did, and make it to Virginia. Another long day of driving lay before us. This is the part of the plan we didnt stick to. My car broke down in Ohio. St Clairsville to be exact. About twenty miles out of Wheeling West Virginia. By the time my dad culd get there it would be 3 AM so we got a hotel room (that was incredibly awful) and slept until the next morning before getting breakfast at the local cracker barrel. of course breakfast was delightful. Eventually dad and brother nelson, who i owe big time, came hooked up the car, got lunch and headed for home. We got home late thursday night and pretty much just went to bed. the joys of on extra day in the car... But the next day was a pretty big day... I went to the temple! The Fellows, nicoles parents, came along with Sister Boxer. I was really excited to see them as it had been awhile. And to share my special day with good friends is always brilliant. Boxer- as you are one of the few that read this I will say it directing it to you. I was super excited to ahve you come, you helped me alot in young womens and set an example that I wanted to follow. You know... awesomeness. :) anywyas thanks for coming. i was happy to see you. so then i went to visit Sister england, my young womens leader in england that moved into my home ward. then i saw ronny kaye. what a great kid! i wasnt going to stay long as i had to do laundry and pack for florida as i was leaving te next morning then all the sudden it was after 9! so then i got home around 930 or later... Stilll my laundry had to be done so i got working on that and went upstairs to get packing when stacy called and came over. we looked at mary kay and talked... postponing my packing again. but i was okay with that... i love my friends! though i dont have to many out there anymore... so around 12 1230 ish i finally got going on the packing... but sorting through everything to bring back to utah and what to leave in VA was not as easy a task as i thought... anywyas i eventually finished allowing myself just a couple hours of sleep before getting in the car... again. we drove to orlando and met granny, jake, lance, jordan and jazmine at Westgate Lakes resort. It was a pretty nice place, we enjoyed our time there. We then spent a few days at Universal Studios. Though it was stormy most of the time... oh the joy of central florida... and all of florida i guess... that thrusday i met shannon and her mom at teh orlando temple with my parents and after a session and lunch i went to ft lauderdale with her family before we flew back to utah... so that friday we took an airboat ride around the everglades... well a small part of it. This one gator was way to close for comfort... anyways it was pretty cool and we went to the little sanctuary they have and really enjoyed seeing the animals and talking to one of the animal people... Then we, shannons siblings and i, threw shannon in the pool and ended up having a large water extravagnza party stuff... we played til dinner. it was fun. then the next morning, bright and early- another 4 am morning..- we headed to the airport and boarded our straight shot to SLC. Elise, shannons other sister, picked us up and we dropped shannon off at school and i came home. since then... i have been to the temple twice, monday and tuesday, and were going to the SLC temple this afternoon... other than that... i havent really done much... i guess i should get on looking for a job... anyways thats my life up to now... had a brilliant past 2 1/2 weeks. now to pass the next eight weeks and ill be doing great :)