Virginia..

So, after too much DRIVING..

We are in VIRGINIA!!!

So far the area has surprised me. SO many people told me that this place was AMAZING. I am not sure about this. For one, the road system is CRAZY. I don't understand it at all! Every city, town, area where humans live, is behind tons of trees. And to get anywhere, you have to go threw tunnels. Imagine, putting a tunnel in place of the beltway in Houston. And with that sort of traffic. WEIRD! You can be in a VERY nice area for three seconds and then be in a scary area! There are HUGE BEUTIFUL homes on streets with homes that have been condimmed by the state. Just odd to me. This are is just our temporary home while Josh works a few days and our home is getting ready. But so far on a scale of 1 to 10.. I give this place a 4. Although, today I saw a Ritas Ice... Maybe tomorrow I'll give this place a 4.5!!!

This morning Troy and I headed out to the Norfolk Zoo. Thank you GPS on my iphone for getting us to our destination! We had a great time. Although, I need to check weather bug before I make plans... Today was the HOTTEST day of the year... The high today was actually 100! Oops!

That sign reads....
Dangerous Animal Wild and Unpredictable Prone to Erratic Behavior and Mood Swings Extremely Cranky! Easly Aggitated CAUTION: Keep Fingers and Limbs away Given an Inch, will take a MILE!

And what's a zoo without a train ride??? Well, at least for our family!!



Enjoy!!!

Our time in Iowa!

Almost every summer since I have MET Josh, we have spent some sort of time in Iowa! Josh has 30 something cousins so it takes some time to make the rounds!! There is also a LOT to do in the area where Josh's family lives!

Highlights....Troy has grown to LOVE popcorn. He would ask for a bowl of it at night.. and don't be fooled.. He ate that ENTIRE thing!!

Joshs parents live about a mile away from an amusement park called Adventurland. In fact, Josh's dad (Papa) works for the hotel next door, Adventurland Inn. Troy is one lucky boy. He went to Adventurland TWICE during our stay in Iowa. As a kid, I only went to Six Flags ONCE in my childhood.. and we had to drive EIGHT hours to get there!!! Last year, Troy wouldn't ride any of these rides.. This year, he was ALL OVER them!

Josh's parents have a pound in their backyard. Once we explained to Troy that it really wasn't a swimming pool, he and his cousins liked to FISH in it! My nephew actually caught one of those fish! They all did this daily!!!

And last but not least, Troy was able to ride a REAL train. A two hour ride threw the Iowa countryside, Troy was in HEAVEN!!! He still talks about it. I am pretty sure this is going to be one of his first TRUE memories!! And what a great memory to have!!

Greetings from Virginia...

Well, we are finally here!!! It has been 20 days since we have left Texas! At times it has felt like a YEAR! Other times it has been so much fun road tripping with the family!! Here are some highlights!!

Texas to Iowa

For our Southeast Friends, Jana, Jared, Zeke, and Silus are going to a GREAT place. We spent two days in Broken Arrow. Josh and I truly LOVED it! It's just enough "city" life to wet your whistle but good ol' Oklahoma landscape. It was GREAT spending time with Josh's grandma.

Troy likes the hotel life!!!

On the second day of our trip, Josh's parents met us! And from that point on... This is what was going on in the hotel!!
We then hit the road again for a short (eight hours) drive to Iowa!!!