On June 8th Suzi and I departed from Layton Utah and began our trip to the MIDWEST. We drove all day and then the thought came to me, check the oil, so I did. Sure enough we needed oil and I added a quart. Before we left I also checked the tires, they were worn out and ready to go, wire tread showing and as bald as an ice sculpture. (I'm funny eh?) I knew we needed new tires, so Crystal (my loving older sister) did some online checking and we had to get 50 miles down the road in an hour to get the the last open place. It was already 7pm central time. About half an hour down the road the tire went flat. I got out and changed the tire --it's recorded on camera so there is proof! We very slowly drove to the tire and lube. The men stayed ten minutes after their shift to help us, by the time they were done changing the tires, it was an hour past their closing time! What great men at the Walmart in Grand Island Nebraska!! We were so grateful and ready to get back on the road and to Arkansas. Angie and Dustin (my cousins' whose kids we were going to be watching for 10 days) were really anxious to see us get there in time! About half an hour down the road I was talking to my mom on the phone and Suzi was driving, next word out of my mouth was deer deer deer deer deer!! Suzi switched lanes to avoid the deer and it jumped in front of us! We pulled over as soon as possible, I got off the phone with my mom, and checked out the damage. We saw headlights hanging out and a dented front passenger fender.... ouch! So after calming Suzi down, we got back in the car, I took the wheel, and turned the a/c off. I drove to the next possible town, 1/2 hr down the road. By the time we finally found a hotel, apx. 10:30 at night, the temperature hit RED hot. We turned the car off and settled down for the night. To make a long story short now, the next morning we got a tow and went the the shop and rented a car to get us to Arkansas. We drove all day and got to Angie's house by 7ish that night. It was great to finally be at a destination, one that we wanted to be at!
We also went down to Fayetteville and met up with one of my old friends, Michael. It was a ton of fun, we toured the Razorback campus and went mini golfing and go-karting! We found the road that had my name on it, my favorite thing in Fayetteville! We finally bought Suzi a new car because her other car was totaled by the deer. :( ...but the new Civic is awesome! Then on to Milwaukee and Chicago and Michigan! I'll show that later. Bon Voyage!
