The Great State of Iowa

Well I am back I hope. It has been forever since I have written anything but life has just been sort of routine for a while nothing real exciting happening but Raquel and I had a great weekend the past Labor Day. We loaded up the car and head west to the great land of Corn, I mean Iowa. The drive was supposed to be like 7 1/2 - 8 hours but we made good time and made it 6 1/2. We should have made it in 6 but we got lost in Peoria because of some construction detour on I-74. But we arrived safe and with no traffic violations which is good. We got to Chad and Shaina's house at like 10:00 PM and we sat and talked until like 1 or 2 in the morning. It was great seeing them again. The baby, Cael, was still awake when we got there which by the was is adorable. We had a great visit though. We got to see Chad's church out which seems to be doing great and the youth room is awesome. Though there isn't a lot to do in Danville, IA we had a great time just shooting the breeze and relaxing with some good friends. On Sunday after church Raquel and I left I Chad and Shaina's to got to St. Louis. It was about 3 hours from there. We just hung and saw the city that night. We went up in the Arch and by the way if ya get a chance to do that pass on it and just look at it from outside because it is much prettier from the outside than the inside. I will be posting some pictures shortly of the trip. We had a great time. Thanks Chad and Shaina for letting us stay with you. We hope to see you again soon.