Day 1: Party in the U.S.A

Hey everybody! We're having a blast on our trip, even though it just started! Today we got up, not like we slept, and hit the road! We drove all day and went through three different states! Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri! You guys back in Texas would sure be jealous of how green Missouri is!

We had a good time loading up the jeep! We're lucky everything fit!



It was tough saying goodbye to our parents, but we managed, we think they managed, and off we went!

Our fist big stop was in Groom, Texas! We found this giant cross and took a picture with it!



We drove over 800 miles today! From Levelland, Texas to St. Louis, Missouri! Of course there was some napping on the way!





We made it to Oklahoma and had a good time reading all the signs about the Indians that lived there. We also enjoyed looking at their casinos! We didn't enjoy, however, paying all the road tolls in Oklahoma!



We got to Missouri and stopped to take a picture at a road side park! We drove through Joplin, Missouri and saw a little bit of the damage from the Tornado in may. In Springfield we stopped to have supper at Fazoli's and frozen custard and an ice cream shop next door! :)



Now we are resting in our hotel on the edge of St. Louis! We have a big day tomorrow! We're going to the historic Gateway Arch and then driving on to the windy city, Chicago, Illinois!

This blog was short and sweet, but today was mostly driving! Hey! We still have 18 more days to go!

Peace and Blessings,
Brooke and Tanner