Nebraska II

Pancho:

When driving into the Kititas Valley from Yakima my grandmother would point out over the dashboard and say, "God's country."  One firm statement with no room for questions or comments.  I'm not religious, but I would definitely agree with her that it was a beautiful view, and thinking about it now brings back wonderful memories of growing up in what she would call "God's Country."  I'm quite certain that if she were in the car with us driving through Wyoming she would point out over the dashboard and say, "Hell."

As Legs has already informed everyone, we've made it to Omaha, Nebraska and it feels amazing to be out of the FREEEEEZING cold.  I got to meet Legs' 5-month old niece this afternoon and she is absolutely adorable.  She came into the world fighting for her life, but she had nothing but happiness and joy in her eyes today.  It was quite a treat to meet her on our road-trip, and her mother and grandmother even made me dinner :-)  It was great by the way.

Now that we're out of familiar territory and we've said all of our goodbye's I have started to realize how much I am going to miss everyone in the Northwest.  Legs, Thumper, and I have an amazing support system and we can't thank all of you enough for being who you are.