On the road again...

Although January was a pretty quiet month, February seemed to be just the opposite - and there are few more days left in the month! I haven't really blogged much because there wasn't too much going on in January and the past few weeks have been busy and filled with time on the road. Time on the road leads to catching up (laundry, cleaning, office work, etc.) and I haven't been in the mood to blog.

We have been able to see some parts of the U.S. that we hadn't seen before. We took a short trip to Branson, MO in December (it was soooo cold!), but we hadn't ventured to Rapid City, South Dakota until February 12. We made a few stops along the way and enjoyed seeing The Corn Palace and Wall Drug. The reason for our trip to SD was Wild West Winterfest. Unfortunately, Matthew got sick on Thursday night and wasn't able to leave the room until Saturday. Because of this, we weren't able to see Mount Rushmore (only 25 minutes away from Rapid City). Hopefully, we'll be able to make the trip again next year and see more sights in and around the city.

Winterfest was a great event and we really enjoyed being with Daneen and David. We also got to meet a lot of new faces and catch up with some people (Lorinda and Landon) I knew during my time in Cleveland. One of our highlights was eating at Chick-fil-a in Sioux City, IA! We were proud of one of the youth groups from our region. They were asked to present one human video in each service and they represented us well!

This past weekend, we went to Branson, MO for Ozark Winterfest. We had a great weekend and were able to see some of our friends. On the way down, we stopped in Kansas City, MO for another Chick-fil-a stop and it was free standing. According to one of my friends, the free standing stores are the 'real ones', so I guess we had the 'real thing!' Although Branson's busy season isn't this time of year, there was plenty do in our free time. Between the outlets, Branson Landing, and Lambert's, we truly enjoyed ourselves. Also, Matthew tried sushi and I think he's hooked! On Saturday, we went to Lambert's (Home of the Throwed rolls) with Jenn, Chad and Darren. It's truly an experience! I am glad that we had a few groups from the region that were able to attend Ozark Winterfest. They seemed to have a great time!

Both of the Winterfests we were involved in were great events and I hope that what the kids experienced through the event will just be the beginning of what the Lord has in store for their lives.