The Bluegrass State

After taking an accidental detour in Alabama and hitting some traffic in Nashville, I made it to my grandparents' home in Kentucky. I only spent two days there, but I made sure I got in lots of quality time with them and with my sweet baby cousin.

He would smile for me, but as soon as I would take the picture and he'd see the flash, he would make that face. He's still pretty cute though!

We also took him to visit my 103 year old great-grandmother, who adores him.

I'm safe and sound at my parents' in Pennsylvania now, but I'll tell you about the second leg of my road trip a little later.

As for Joel, he is in Colorado and already hard at work at IFS. His days start with breakfast at 5 AM and go non-stop until 6 PM. He's been doing a lot of studying, and seems to be doing well so far. Joel has been experiencing a little bit of altitude sickness, so we are hoping that it goes away before he begins flying... we think it would make motion sickness much more likely. His first flight is Monday morning, so keep him in your prayers!