The Last Few Days...

It's been a wild last few days. The Military Ball weekend in Minneapolis was wonderful and Jared and I were just the most handsome couple ever :) I'll have a picture of both of us later, but here's what I took of myself.

Then it was back home to finnish packing and head out. I left my room more of a disaster than I wanted to, but I suppose there are worse things. Then Jared and I left my house at around 11:00 pm central time. It was the most surreal feeling ever leaving home for the first time. Sure, I haven't lived at my parents house for a long time, but La Crosse has always been my home. I've gone away on trips for extended periods, but I've never moved. Yes, I cried, but somewhat less than I though I would. Either way, we were off, Jared holding my hand the whole way.

This is what 4:00 in the morning looks like when you've been driving for five hours.

And this is what 9:00 in the morning looks like.

We arrived in Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburg, at about 4:00 in the afternoon and went right to Jared's friends Tom and Missy's house. I was excited, if not a little nervous, to meet them but they were very friendly right away and Missy and I have hit it off quite well. I'm glad to fit in. Then we met up with some other folks, had dinner and played around with the kids for a while.

And then today has been a lazy, sleeping day. Missy made us from scratch biscuits and gravy for breakfast (at 2:00 this afternoon) and now we're just tooling around the house and deciding what fun we'll have tonight!

I'm excited and fairly anxious to get into the city, though. But just a day or two more!!!! I'll be posting then!!