Where am I now?

Hello all, I am currently in Des Moines, Iowa but let me back up and tell you about our journey here! Before I begin I would like to know if any one is actually reading this. I was so hoping to get at least a hello for the ladies I am writing this for (you know who you are) and have sadly not gotten anything :( is any one out there? Last I posted we were in cheyanne, WYoming. We left. Early in the morning and headed for Ogallala, Nebraska. It was only about 170 miles and it was a nice break from the car! We were going to a dinner show that started at 6 and got there pretty early so we checked out the town. It was very small but they had a beautiful lake called Lake McConaughy. There are cute little cabins that I would love to stay in. The land was also very beautiful. There would be fields of gold wheat right next to really dark green grass. I,m mad at myself that I didn't get a picture of this because it was truly amazing! After our look around the town we went to a steak house for dinner and I had the best steak ever! This was at this really cute complex that they made look old fashioned like we were visiting a saloon. After our dinner there was a mock gun fight outside between the cowboys and then we were entertained by a saloon show complete with the high-kicking saloon girls. It was a really cute show put on by some high school and college students. It was a comedy/history/dance/singing show filled with some clever adult humor. After the show I got to Experience my first Midwest lightning storm! It looked like a crazy light show in the sky. At first I was a little scared but then it was actually really cool to watch. Our hotel was about an hour away so we were driving in it for a while. Earlier in the day we had gotten a call from hot-wire (which is who we have been booking our hotels through) explaining that they had overbooked our room and that they were going to relocate us to another hotel and just cover the difference. We decided that would be fine as long as we had two beds and a nonsmoking room like we asked. So when we arrived to the Howard Johnson hotel at 10pm that night we were very shocked to be given keys to not only a smelly, smoking room but also a room that had a hole in the bathroom with a hissing noise coming out of it! Tracy tried to get another room but they rudly told her they were all sold out. We couldn't stay there so we left without Tracy getting her money back, it was that bad! We ended up finding out that there were concerts in town that nigh so every hotel was sold out. So, we got back in the car and drove another hour until we finally found a hotel with a room, which we actually got the last room. I think many people stopped for the night because of the storm. The next morning we headed to Iowa! Love, Stevie (I actually started this post a couple of days ago and am behind but will try to catch up soon!)

My travels....

Hello All,

I have meant to update this the last couple of days but have had some internet issues! We left Boise on Tuesday, drove around 340 miles to Salt Lake City area. We actually stayed outside of the area in a town called Layton. It was a pretty quick stop so I am sad to say that I really didn't see too much! The drive was really pretty and I did get a glimpse of the Great Salt Lake!

The next morning we left around 10 and drove around 440 miles to Cheyanne, Wyoming which is where we currently are. The drive felt a lot longer that the drive to Salt Lake City and I think it was mainly because the land was more flat and less to look at. I did see many deer though and we kept finding letters put in the side of moutains to represent different towns so it became a game for us to find them and try to make up words from the letters we found (cheap entertainment huh!). Once we got to the hotel last night I was really exhausted!! I think I ended up in bed around 8pm. We decided to take it a little slower the next few days and actually take in some sites so it will be good to be able to relax (out of the car!) a little more. So, my next couple of post should be a little more exciting! My dad has also given me his Ipad so I am hoping I will be able to post some pictures, but I just have to figure out how to do that! =)

Love,
Stevie

p.s. I forgot to mention that there is a beauty pagent here at the hotel so there are many adorable little girls running around in these fancy dresses! It is a little crazy to see what some of them are wearing though (some things I would NEVER wear!) and the families that are with them. If you have ever seen the show on TV about the pagent kids (I cant remember the name!) but it is similar to that!

Where in the world I am.....

Hello All,

Summer has officially begun for me! The talent show went amazingly well and my students thouroughly enjoyed my dancing! =) I will try to attach a link of it if I can figure it out (I can't but its on my Facebook Page!). I left Sunday (after a fun Father's day lunch with Vic's father, sister, brother in law and daughter) for Boise, Idaho to begin my summer travels. I will be heading to Florida on a road trip to help my brother and Tracy move there. We will be taking our time getting there so will be passing through many new states, which I am very excited for! We will take about 10 days to get there so there will be many stops. I will also be able to spend some time in Florida and I am especially looking forward to the beaches and checking out the new Harry Potter park at Universal Studios. So, that is what I am up to these days!

Where will I be next? You will just have to wait and see!

Love,
Stevie

Long Enough?

Hello All,

I know, I know! I am horrible at posting on here. I have said this before but I enjoy reading what your guys are up to and I'm sure you would enjoy to read what I am up to as well! So, no promises but I am going to try to update more often! I am going to start a class blog next year so maybe that will help to keep me on track.

Today is the last day of this school year. This has been an interesting year to say the least. I am both excited and sad to see my class move on! Today I am going to be dancing in front of the whole school for our talent show and I honestly am a little nervous, lol! We are doing what is called and Evolution of Dance in which small groups dance to snippets of music from different time Eras. I am in the 90s and we are dancing to Vanilla Ice, M.C. Hammer and N'Sync. It should be fun and I'm sure the kids will love it! Vic and I are going to the our first  Mariners game of the season tonight with some friends so it will be a busy, fun day!

Well that is all for now as I have to head to the store to look for some bright sunglasses for our dance today. I had this post all written and accidental deleted it .... erghhh! Alright, have a happy, sunny Friday!

<3 Stevie