6 more days!

We are headed to California in 6 more days! I am so excited, but time seems to be moving in slow motion. I think it is because I have been counting down the days for quite some time now. We are all mostly packed already. We did it all yesterday. We all had our lists and itineraries in our hands and planned accordingly what we were going to wear each day. Some of us even put each outfit into a 2 gallon Ziploc bag and labeled it with what day it was going to be worn. Yes, we are a very organized family. We are well organized and always early. Our plane leaves at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning...we are leaving our house no later than 3 a.m. We have even gone to the airport ahead of time to see where we have to be and how long it will take us to get there. In all of this planning and preparing, the anticipation is growing. Every time I look at my suitcase sitting out in the game room, I get more and more excited. :)

Please keep us in your prayers as we travel. This is the first time ever that we have flown together as a family. We always drive when we travel. This will be a new experience...and an awesome one at that. Pray for our safety as we travel from Indiana to Texas, from Texas to California, from California to Mexico, from Mexico back to California, from California to Colorado, and from Colorado back to Indiana...crazy, I know.

Have a blessed week!

busy bee

I have been keeping pretty busy these past couple of weeks. I've been working 3-4 days a week at Chick-fil-a, as well as babysitting 1-2 nights a week. I have also been preparing for my trip. It seems like the list of things I need to get before we go keeps expanding. The other night I was at Wal-mart with Paulina (the girl I babysit) and my flip-flop broke! I tried to keep it on anyway so that I wasn't walking barefoot, but it was hard. Paulina thought it was hilarious. So now I have to add "new flip-flops" to my list. Oh well...

Speaking of Paulina, I got the cutest call tonight. I was talking to my dad and Chelsey came in and handed me the phone. I answered it and of course, it was her! I was a little surprised because she is only 6 and I wasn't expecting her to call me. All she wanted to say was that she wanted me to babysit her because she misses me....so sweet! Made my day :)

On a serious note, I'd like to ask that you would keep my Grandpa in your prayers. He is in the Hospital again. Apparently, he is experiencing the same symptoms he had last year before he went into a coma. It's a little scary for my family right now, but God has a plan. He has everything under control.

Thanks to those who have already been praying!

Until next time...... :)

19 more days!!

We leave for California in 19 days! I am sooo excited! Yesterday we went to the airport just to check things out and figure out where we have to be. That just made me more anxious to go. It made things seem a little more real. Time is flying by. I can't believe the day is almost here! My dad typed us up an itenerary so that we know what we are going to be doing each day. We also have our packing list ready. I think we should just go right now lol.