November 2

Woke up at 3:36 this morning. Not sure why because our bed is very comfy now with memory foam on it. After laying for an hour unable to sleep I got up and boiled water for tea. Ben and I spent the morning stowing away all of our new supplies.

We were pleasantly surprised with breakfast and fresh coffee upon entering Aunt Rhonda's about 8. Absolutely delicious muffins! We played ball with Saide while Homey was warming up then all four of us drove to WinCo. We wandered down nearly every aisle looking to stock up on all the basics. We even discovered the most fitting water jugs we had been struggling to find.

We began organizing our little kitchen as soon as we reached Aunt Rhonda's. We transferred the bulk goods into the containers Mom so diligently collected for us. Thanks Mom :) Aunt Rhonda sent us off with the rest of those tasty muffins and fresh rosemary.

We cruised Homey a short distance down the road to visit Jake and Molly. There we researched self defense weapons and admired their newly made save-the-date cards. Being just a couple days after Halloween they had a ton of extra goodies and kindly sent us away with a box full :)

From there we jumped on I84 East headed for Twin Falls. This was the first time I had driven Homey for an extended period of time and discovered first hand how he'll drain ya. It's certainly not like the Passat :) After about 3 hours we pulled into 3 Island State Park in Glenns Ferry. It was a beautiful scene, with a large area to play with Sadie. We worked her till she plopped down unable to chase one more ball. Then back on the road......

We reached Raub and Julie's in the evening. We were warmly greeted with hugs from all: Raub, Julie, Michaella, Grandpa and Grandma. After everyone had toured Homey we enjoyed Raub's toasty homemade cheesy potato soup.

We stayed up late discussing everything from religion and politics to foreign travel.