Day Five

Hello from HOT St. George, Utah! Currently it is 43 degrees Celsius outside which made for a very warm last couple of hours in our drive today! We left early this morning (6:30am) to try to beat some of the heat. The morning was nice and cool but got very warm very quickly this afternoon - you can definitely tell that the desert is not far away!

Unfortunately I (Tara) got a migraine this morning at 8am so I was not the happiest of passengers today. It was really too bad given that the Utah scenery is unlike anything I have ever seen before, so I wish I would have been able to enjoy it more. There is not much around in terms of civilization, but the views are spectacular. We went a full 150 miles through the mountains without a single building in sight!

The highlight of our day was probably stopping at Dairy Queen for lunch and discovering that not only has butterscotch dip NOT been discontinued here, there is also an option for CHERRY dip cones too!! Mark had that kind and it was awesome!

There was also a pretty intense controlled fire that we passed today, purposely set to decrease the risk of wildfires.

We were so happy to finally arrive at our hotel this afternoon and to go for a swim in the indoor/outdoor pool to cool off. Now we're going to have dinner at Cracker Barrel (I've been waiting for a Cracker Barrel dinner all trip long!) and we'll be up bright and early tomorrow morning again. The high tomorrow in Nevada is supposed to be around 40 degrees so we're hoping to be in California by mid morning or early afternoon.

Mark and I were talking today about how fast this trip has gone by, and though we're happy to be almost to our new home, it is bittersweet. We definitely have some great memories and have been so blessed to see all we have seen!

We realized today we have been lacking in the playlist department so here's an update!

Tuesday and Wednesday:

Phil Wickham - Singalong

Thrice - Beggars

Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends

Dave Matthews Band - Listener Supported

Rascal Flatts - Feels Like Today

Keith Urban - Golden Road

Paramore - The Final Riot

John Mayer - Where the Light Is

And today...

Derek Webb

Jon Foreman

U2 - Best of 1980-1990

Chapel Band 2010!

*There has been a lack of music the past few days as we have been mesmerized by the scenery around us and that has been entertainment enough!