Today marks the start of the 12th week since leaving home. I am so amazed at how fast the time is going. Since we're already to Missoula, our next big destination on the list is the big one.. ALASKA! I can hardly believe it. The tough part of the journey is not too far away. As much as I am loving the trip, I am kind of sad because it's going by way too fast, but I guess that's what happens when EVERYDAY is an adventure! We woke up pretty early today since Colleen, Amy and Rachael were getting ready to leave. Another day of yucky weather, rain rain all day long. I had some cereal and milk for breakfast and then an hour or so later had some ice cream too! We said our goodbyes to Colleen and Rachael (Amy was going to be at the house for a while longer because she was going to rent a car again because she said her knee still hurt). The three of them rode off to get some breakfast, but not a minute later they were back because Amy had a flat on her back wheel. The good news is they had a nice dry, warm place to fix it! After saying goodbye a second time, we just lazed around inside because it was too cold and rainy to really do anything fun outside. I tinkered with the website a little bit just for the heck of it and made a list of all the things we wanted to do this weekend. Once Amy got back with the rental car, she got everything packed and ready to go. She was going to have the car until Jackson (WY), which was the end of the trip. The plan was for her and Rachael (her knee was bothering her too) to switch on and off with driving/riding. Whatever they end up doing, we hope the rest of their trip goes well. We had pb and j sandwiches for lunch along with more ice cream. Around 2:30 we walked to the store in the rain to get some groceries for dinner. When we got back to the house, I made some brownies and we had some spaghetti, salad and baguette bread for dinner. Boy am I glad that there is a fireplace in the sun room for us to enjoy on a rainy cold day. I looked up to see if there were any Memorial Day events here in Missoula for us to go to tomorrow and I found out that Missoula boasts more memorial day than any other city in the nation. There are 10 services tomorrow (although there is no Mem. Day Fair like back home in Wilson)! I guess the timing worked out perfect that we are stuck here in Missoula during Memorial Day weekend! Today felt like the longest day of the trip since we pretty much just sat around all day. Time flies when we are on the road, but I have a feeling this week may feel really long (but our bodies could probably use the rest anyway). Although today was a little boring, it looks like there is enough going on in Missoula tomorrow to keep us busy.
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