Today is the day!

So we leave for Iowa today right after work. It's going to be a long day! The car trip is 10 hours long. I'm not entirely looking forward to that part. Ugh. But I am super excited for Grandma Norton's carmel rolls in the morning. Oh they are so so so good. Mmmmmm! (I have got to find a way to do "smell-O-blog"!) My house is clean! I love coming home to a clean house from a trip. I spent the entire weekend cleaning. I wrote out all my notes for our friend who is going to be house sitting for us while we are away and staying with our babies. : ) I even made her a batch of brownies while I was finishing up the last of the laundry last night. I can't thank her enough for staying with them. It makes it so much easier on everyone. I now fully understand what it is like to have to make plans for the pups while we are away when we don't take them with us. It's not as easy as one might think. Stoli is so low maintenance, but not the pups. I am just so thankful that it worked out this time. I will miss them so much. I wish we could take them, but it just won't work out. I know they will be taken good care of....but I am still sad to leave them. I hope they know we will come back!?? (We will come home soon my little luvs! I promise!) : ) I looked up the 10-day weather report for where we are going. Looks like is should be almost in the 50's while we are there. Doesn't look like there will be any snow! Yay! I hate to drive in bad weather. Should be good for the trip home as well. Looks like I will still be able to get some more use out of my flip flops. I made sure to pack 2 pairs. Haha...yes I am crazy! I just really don't like socks and shoes. I live in my flip flops. I *heart* flops. : ) My friend Beans understands this and is the same way. I think I got it from her when I lived with her. It drives my mom CRAZY when ever she sees me wearing them in the cold-er weather. So anywho...enough about my flip flops. We are really excited to get back to Iowa. It should be a lot of fun. Derek plans on hunting most of the time. He says he is going to feed us all winter long with his killings. (that sounds so bad huh?) I said you won't be feeding me! Ewww! We will have Thanksgiving on Thursday with Derek's mom's side of the family and then on Friday we will do Thanksgiving all over again with his dad's side. LOTS of food! Oh my goodness. My tummy is grumbling just thinking of all the good food. And then on Saturday I am going to do some holiday baking with Derek's mom and sisters. That will be a good time for sure. I love Thanksgiving. It's all about family and food. It's so hard fitting in time for everyone when we visit. Our time is always so busy and too short. We are so thankful for the time we do get to spend with them. The miles between Colorado and Iowa makes it really hard sometimes. Never take the time for granted. Cherish every moment. : ) 6 hours and counting and we are Iowa bound. Ready or not....here we come! : ) heehee