We made it to Pocatello, ID. After our upscale breakfast at the Marriott we relaxed in the lobby for a bit, drinking coffee and waiting for the Hertz window to open. At 8 a.m our rental transaction went off without a hitch (don't snitch on me, Dave!) and we were on our way. Here's me and our new ride, a Ford Fusion. Leather seats, satellite radio, and a seat warmer!! Woo hoo! You guys down in Texas may faint at the thought of a seat warmer but (don't be jealous now) I've got my sweatshirt on and thinking I should have brought my jeans. Yep, it's nice and sunshiny with a cool (I think it's cold sometimes!) breeze. Lovely!
Here we are about an hour away from Pocatello. We can see our light at the end of a long, tiring tunnel. Speaking of tunnels, we reportedly went through 42 of them on our train ride from Denver to Salt Lake City!
It took about 2 1/2 hours to get to Linda's but we made it! We were weary but happy travelers! And what a peaceful, relaxing place to do our unwinding! The Empson's have once again proved to be the ultimate welcoming hosts and we eased right into sitting back and enjoying the visit. Here's Linda and Glen showing Dad the shed that we "toolbox divas" (Glen's name for Linda, Suzi, and me) built a couple of years ago on one of our visits. It was fun to see the final product and that Linda is having such a good time using it for her yard and gardening tools. Look a little to the right and see a portion of Suzi's and my home away from home. We each have our own room and bed so we are quite comfortable in our own little apartment/travel trailer!
What a way to wind down! Sitting on the Empson's new deck, visiting, laughing, generally catching up, and watching the birds do their thing! Ahhhhhhhhhh!
Stay tuned for the rest of our visit and pray for us as we return to Texas the same way we got here. I'm actually not dreading the train trip which is surprising to me. After it's all said and done, the positives of the train outweigh the negatives and we learned so much. It's kind of fun to know that we'll get a 2nd chance to do it better! And as of now, we're not scheduled to have to spend the night. Thanks for reading!
Here we are about an hour away from Pocatello. We can see our light at the end of a long, tiring tunnel. Speaking of tunnels, we reportedly went through 42 of them on our train ride from Denver to Salt Lake City!
It took about 2 1/2 hours to get to Linda's but we made it! We were weary but happy travelers! And what a peaceful, relaxing place to do our unwinding! The Empson's have once again proved to be the ultimate welcoming hosts and we eased right into sitting back and enjoying the visit. Here's Linda and Glen showing Dad the shed that we "toolbox divas" (Glen's name for Linda, Suzi, and me) built a couple of years ago on one of our visits. It was fun to see the final product and that Linda is having such a good time using it for her yard and gardening tools. Look a little to the right and see a portion of Suzi's and my home away from home. We each have our own room and bed so we are quite comfortable in our own little apartment/travel trailer!
What a way to wind down! Sitting on the Empson's new deck, visiting, laughing, generally catching up, and watching the birds do their thing! Ahhhhhhhhhh!
Stay tuned for the rest of our visit and pray for us as we return to Texas the same way we got here. I'm actually not dreading the train trip which is surprising to me. After it's all said and done, the positives of the train outweigh the negatives and we learned so much. It's kind of fun to know that we'll get a 2nd chance to do it better! And as of now, we're not scheduled to have to spend the night. Thanks for reading!
