February 17, 2006
Chicago - Clean Up You Bums
Today was the day to remove the backpacker look. We’ve been looking forward to this for a while. We both treated ourselves to a day at the spa. We both got haircuts, facials and ... continue reading
February 18, 2006
Chicago - Our Big Night Out
Tina, Dena and Becca spent had a girls day today shopping and going out to lunch while Erin and I sat around the house watching movies and catching up some more. Later in the night... continue reading
February 19, 2006
Chicago to Ames - Home Sweet Home
After the long night out we woke up later than anticipated, but we still got on the road a little after noon for the 5 ½ hour drive to Ames. Somehow I was elected to drive while T... continue reading
February 20, 2006
Ames - Welcome back to the harsh reality
The first couple of weeks back we went into hermit mode. There were a couple reasons why. First and foremost we were still planning on surprising Craig's mom for her birthday part... continue reading
March 4, 2006
Waterloo - Surprise Mom
While in Morocco we started planning a surprise 55th birthday party for my mom. The planning continued throughout our trip. I made calls back to the States from Spain and had the h... continue reading
March 5, 2006
Waterloo & Ames - Post trip blues
Remember the Backpacker Blues Craig sang when I had holes in every article of clothing I was wearing?? Well that just scratches the surface compared to how we are feeling now that... continue reading