Road Trip!

Well, here I am in Nevis, MN at my aunt and uncle's house. We dropped Erik off this morning at his hockey/golf camp, so now it's just me, Will, and my parents for the next 5 days. The trip here has been pretty good so far. We were supposed to leave Friday morning, but Thursday night, we all decided it would be a good idea to leave that night. We did leave Thursday and I couldn't sleep. We just stopped at a rest stop and slpet in the car. I had no blanket and the windows were open, so I was cold and uncomfortable. I made it through, praise God! The next night we stayed at a campground in a state park outside of Glendive, at the end of the Bad Lands. It was beautiful! I've never camped in a place quite like that. What made it even better was that there was only one other family camping where we were, so it was really quiet. It was amazing looking at all the layers in the rock and I was amazed at how wonderful God is. He destroyed the earth because of sin with a flood, which left this beautiful part of the earth for us to enjoy. Last night, we stayed at my grandpa's house in North Dakota. He had one of his voice students who is 16 sing "Summertime" for my mom as a birthday present. He also cooked us mashed potatoes, meatloaf, and corn on the cob. Last night as we were all talking, my grandpa felt the need to tell me that I had gained some weight since the last time he saw me...I'm not letting it get to me, but I thought it was kinda funny because he just has no tact! And he wouldn't drop it until we pulled out of the driveway! Plus, he thinks Erik is way too skinny...ha! Tonight, we are staying at my aunt and uncle's house in Nevis, MN and will be heading to the campground tomorrow. It's been lots of driving, but I have already finished the book Three by Ted Dekker. It's a great book! I'm looking forward to some more family time and camping. I won't have a computer available, so the next post may not be for about a week. Until then...Tschuss!