Driving and driving and driving

Its about 6 am on day 2 of the trip and we're about to leave for our second 13-hour drive. Holly and I successfully dropped Eric, Holly's brother who was in Atlanta for her graduation, just outside of Dallas. We spent the night at Hillary and Jeremy's apartment in North Dallas and are about to get on the road again. Getting to visit with HIll and Jer last night was great fun - those kids are pretty awesome. I think its so amazing to see Hillary considering we met on the other side of the world and I'm particularly thankful to get to see them before they head out of the country again.
So as far as trip statistics go, we've gotten gas three times so far, have driven nearly 900 miles, and have gotten lost trying to find REI once. How ironic that we were going to REI to buy maps for the GPS unit. We've had one road hazard - a piece of cardboard that made Holly duck as it flew over our car. As for our listening mission - we completed Genesis and Exodus and are currently in the middle of the chapters concerning discharge and defilement in Leviticus. I've spent $2.60 so far on food and am excited about keeping that cost down. We only have a few photos so far, but keep an eye on the photo site mentioned in the second post on this blog.
As for the calendar - I'll try to update the online version as much as possible. We're only planning a day or two in advance at this point since our only other definite plans are Chicago much later in the trip. Today we're driving to Petrified Forrest National Park to camp and hopefully get a really good amount of sleep. Then its up to peek at the frozen trees (we're getting there too late to see it today) and on to the Grand Canyon where we'll spend the day. We'll camp somewhere near the Canyon after watching sunset and hopefully catch sunrise as well before heading to Las Vegas on Saturday. We plan to make a stop or two at Lake Meade and the Hoover Dam before arriving in Las Vegas to celebrate Holly's birthday at the stroke of midnight.
I'm excited. And tired. But coffee and cereal will do the trick. I'll update again when we get internet again =]
Love you guys!