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Sorry so long since the last post!

So here is the update!

The last time you heard from me we were in Williams, AZ. The next morning we got up, I hit the Starbucks, and we got on the road. I totally wanted to stop at the Grand Canyon! Instead we stopped at the Petrified Forest. Ummm...I had never heard of it before I drove though AZ....have you..Yeah that is probably why it freakin' sucked so bad! I totally would have rather hit the Grand Canyon even if it was 115 degrees outside and 2 hours out of the way. I would have spent one more night out on the road just so I could do that! Next time..next time.

We stayed over night in Moriarty, New Mexico the next night. We got stuck in traffic for like 2 hours that day before we finally made it there. There was a terrible accident where 2 people died. Apparently 3 girls in an SUV hit a tractor trailer that was stopped on the interstate due to another accident. They never hit the brakes. Anyway, it was a beautiful drive as I am sure that you could tell by the pictures that did it absolutely no justice at all. Anyway, we stayed overnight in Moriarty which I have already said.. This place was like hick town New Mexico. We ate at a restaurant called..My Restaurant. Really creative right? The Motel 6 that we stayed in suggested it. They said it was great. I don't know how the hell they knew that, since it was the first night that it was open! It took forever to get the food, and the guy behind the counter did not know what an open faced sandwich is! We ate and then ran to grab a couple of drinks. Jack wanted one beer (he is on this sipping beer thing. I can't complain. It is better than him getting totally trashed all of the time.). We asked the lady at the gas station where we could get a beer, and she sent us way down the road to some liquor slash beer store. We were followed by some cop all the way there. I totally thought we were getting pulled over. This place looked like a strip club/store! They actually had (get ready for this all of you nasty cheap beer drinkers) St. Ides. Yeah. Jack made me try it because it is what he used to always drink when he was younger. It was absolutely disgusting! Jack's quote for the night was "I hope we don't get raped."

The next day we hop on the road and continue on our merry way. I can't remember anything fun and exciting on the drive that day. We drove all the way to Shawnee, OK. We tried to get a room at the Motel 6 there, but they were full. We continued on down the interstate. We just went ahead and drove all the way to Arkansas. We got into Fort Smith, stopped at a Motel 6, and that is where I get a little pissy. Here is the story.

I walk into the Motel 6 and request a room and go ahead and tell her I have dogs with her. The girl asks how many people. I say 2. The girl asks how many animals. I say 3. The girl, "Oh well I am really sorry, but our managers policy is only 2 pets per room. WHAT?! YOU'VE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME! I'm sorry that is our manager's policy. WELL I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS AT ANY OF THE OTHER MOTEL 6'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY. YOUR MANAGER'S POLICY IS BULLSHIT. I walk out. I go to Jack. He tells me to calm down! Umm no! I am not going to calm down. He says we will just rent 2 rooms for the night. I refused to go back in because I am so freakin' furious! We wind up having to rent two rooms for the night, and we only use 1. The bathroom was disgusting. I was totally disgusted by this motel. I wanted out of there as quickly as possible! I haven't sent a complaint, but it will be happening really soon!

After we got into the room, we ran over to the Waffle House. I hadn't eaten at a Waffle House in FOREVER! This one was the best one to eat at! We went in, and I heard the magic word. SWEET TEA! OMG! Someone said sweet tea. Then I heard Ya'll. Then I heard one of the thickest southern accents. I was just totally in heaven! I totally felt at home.. The food was great too!

The next morning, I about had a heart attack when someone waved at me! My immediate thought was, "Do I know them?" It took me a second to remember where I was. That day I was finally able to order sweet tea without someone asking me "What is sweet tea? OH is that tea with sugar in it?"

We headed across Arkansas and finally crossed the Tennessee state line. Now, I have to tell you. I have been bitching about how boring Oklahoma and Arkansas were driving across country the first time. This time, I was in heaven seeing all of the green that didn't have to be watered with a sprinkler. All of the hills. Aaaah. It was beautiful. Driving through Tennessee on that final stretch was definitely not as long as I thought it would be. My husband was about 20 miles ahead of me, so he got here first. We just went on to my grandfather's house. It was nice to finally be here. We hung out here for a while, and then went to my parents' house and ate dinner there. As strange as this may seem, it doesn't really feel like I was in California for a year. It feels more like I just came back from vacation. The town looks the same. My little brothers are a little taller. My sister in law is very pregnant! My older brother is excited to be a daddy.

The next day we went to see Jack's mom. AND I FINALLY got to meet my nephew! He is just darling! So cute! Jack's step dad is strangely pleasant. He is usually grumpy Paul, but now he is surprisingly pleasant Paul. :)

We have so much to do at this house! It needs to be scrubbed from top to bottom. It also needs paint in a couple of rooms, but it is where I call home from now until who knows when. The dogs love it. They have been really good, since we got here. They love the backyard. I am in the process of making this place smell less like mothballs, and also giving this place a Jennifer face lift. I feel like this is the house I should have lived in through college because it has that look. If that makes any sense. The walls are all that faux wood stuff. The floors are hardwood. The kitchen has hexagon shapes on it. The bathroom is all tile, but it does have a shower! HALLELUJAH! The washer works, and the dryer kind of does.

I start work on Monday, and it appears that I have gotten a store. I am just not sure which one yet.

Glad to be back ladies and erm um gentlemen if there are any out there! I hope I can start to blog everyday again. It just depends upon how much of a problem my computer gives me. I can update on my phone, but it is taking me a little longer to type up than I like.