The Sneezies are back and brought some tissues for you guys this time.
We had a long day of driving today as we drove from California to Utah. Our day started with a very chilly morning and lots of dew on the ground. Some of us did not sleep well because we were cold and kept sliding down the hill. Others were woken up by a seagull wandering around the bus. Certain people woke up early in panic because it was light outside and did not hear the wakeup call…they didn’t call though. We slept for a couple hours before our stop at Walmart. It was a short stop but the cooks got some fantabulous food for breakfast: yogurt parfaits with fruit and granola, a banana and honey buns (yum!). The cooks weren’t the only ones that made some Walmart purchases. Elliot bought a potato to snack on. He drew a face on it and others added a beard, top hat, and a butt. When he did start eating it a few of us gave it a try. Sierra and Claira weren’t fans of the raw potato, but Gabe and Ellie claimed it wasn’t too shabby. I think we all agree it’s a little weird though… maybe it’s a Kansas thing? Lots of beverages were also purchased as we don’t seem to know how to ration the water. Harrison drank a 6-pack of Kool-Aid and soon after started asking when the next bathroom stop would be. When Dallas told him it would be about 30 minutes, it didn’t seem like that could be the case because we were out in the middle of NOWHERE. Harrison declared, “There ain’t no way we’re gettin’ nowhere in 30 minutes. There’s just a mountain. That's all.” Thankfully we made it before anyone had to join the pee-in-a-bottle club.
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| Good morning from the us AND the seagull |
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| Carson with the swag |
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| Kieran loves singing Jumper |
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| Sing it Davis!! |
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| Margaritaville, but it's all Brook's fault |
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| Ellie's 10/10 performance |
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| Starting the day out on the bus to make our way to Utah! |
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| Making friendship bracelets! I think everyone is going home with this new-learned skill :) |
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| We bet y'all aren't this talented |
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| It's just Harrison |
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| Potato head |
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| Addie won't stop believing |
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| Ainsley gets cut off before she can finish |
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| 0.5 selfies forever and ever! |
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| Iced out |
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| Salt Life |
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| Tucker needed a whole block of salt |
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| Taking some for the road. The food is kinda bland. |
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| "Yum" - Sierra |
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| Salt for milesssssss... |
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| Our home away from home |
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| Running because Dallas told us to make it a quick lick. |
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| Yummy salt tasting |
Our afternoon consisted of karaoke with the Biebs, Jimmy Buffet and more. Ellie was the winner with a classic Bieber song and a high score of 10/10. Dallas, Sierra, Carson, Davis, Kieran, Addy and Ainsley also had beautiful performances. People were interviewed about their personal lives and TWB experience so far in front of the bus. There was a spelling bee between Kieran and Jack Jack. Naturally, Kieran won as “fashionable” got Jack Jack out. Our 8 hour drive was rewarded with a nice lick on the salt flats. After about 5 minutes we got right back on the bus and headed to our indoor (yay!) campsite.
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| Christmas in June |
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| "Can we open them yet?" |
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| All of our mail |
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| Ring around the rosey... |
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| Pocket full of Posies! |
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| We all fall down. |
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| Doing the hokey pokey |
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| How much longer are you going to make us wait? |
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| We can't wait for mail any longer |
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| Finally! |
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| It is time to open our goodies |
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| Because we've all missed our pets! |
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| Mia is struggling with her box |
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| Gabe's early birthday card |
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| Snacks galore!!! |
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| Mia finally got her box open |
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| The cards were a fan favorite!! |
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| Never going to sleep |
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| Yay! Clothes that don't stink! |
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| Claira with her fam so they can travel the country too! |
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| Henry and his fan mail |
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| All smiles for mail day! |
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| Even Elliot is having a good time |
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| All smiles from Ainsley |
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| Here comes the sugar rush!!! |
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| Gifts for the whole fam |
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| Love you mom & dad |
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| Laurel is sooo excited! |
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| They liked Top Gun a bit too much |
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| A gift from Elliot's cat |
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| Friday night lights indoors! |
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| Sunset daydreams |
We got to our campsite and quickly took showers because we could not wait much longer to open our mail! After ring-around the rosy and the hokey pokey, we finally got our mail passed out to us. We were anxiously waiting on the last package to be passed out so we could start opening all our gifts and cards. It truly felt like Christmas in June!!! Everything meant so much to us, especially the hand written cards. Thanks to everyone who thought of us during the trip, we love y’all lots!
Goodnight! Aaaachoooo
