Well ---  we loaded up the car (yes it really is a full as it looks!!)

 and headed out.

The first day of the 5 day journey took us to Little America in WY, the Lincoln Highway monument outside of Laramie, and then on to our stop for the night in Sidney, NE.

Did you know that this little town of under 8K people (about the same population as South Weber) has over 6 hotels, and oodles of restaurants, gas stations, and other "big" town places?  Why you ask? Besides being out in the middle of nowhere....  it is the home town and location of the 1st Cabela's!!

 the World Headquarters is there and it is HUGE!!!

 We visited the 1st one ever built and then we saw the Cabela's mansion....  it takes up a whole city block in the middle of the town.

 And...   it has a life sized nativity that is in the courtyard and it is up all year round.

We were really excited when we saw the gas prices

and then we found a real jewel....  Grandma Jo's

 a cute little cafe downtown...  we didn't get to eat there...  it closes at 2 in the afternoon.  But it was fun to see and if you get into town,....  the reviews are great.

Well....  day one of 5 of driving is done. We hope that tomorrow goes as well as today did.

Let the adventure begin

Wow - it is hard to believe it has really begun.  We met with my siblings before arriving  at the MTC in Provo. It was good to feel their support and have them give us a big send off.

What an organized place the MTC is.  There was someone at every turn giving us directions and making sure we knew what to do and where to go. They gave us our goody bag full of instructions, keys, maps, and booklets and of course our name tags.

 Then off to classes. We will be doing 5 days of instruction, after, we will head back home for the weekend, and will be heading out next Monday morning for the 5 day cross country drive. 

We had to get the  "map" picture...  

   

so....  it is official.  We are here.  We are pumped.  We are ready to jump in and get this new adventure under way.