Staybridge Suites Lincoln I-80, Ne

... another portion of America seen from the windows of my car. Fortunately the time passed quickly as we continued listening to our Michael Connelly book on tape (book on ipod? recorded book? i dunno. none have the same ring). We're regular detectives by this point the way we've been throwing out all sorts of conjectures about the murders. Harry Bosch is keeping us on our toes...erm...on the edges of our ...

Today started like many a man's dreams have. Yep, at the John Deere Commons. Drool guys, drool. Here there is a nice mini museum covering the line of John Deere farm equipment. And right next door is the John Deere Store. The store has more John Deere items for sale than any Cracker Barrel store I have ever been in. You name it, they have it. Including a very nice set of hand linens ...

Alright, i'm still at home and getting ready to go to the airport. My nerves are shot and i'm kinda sad that i'm leaving everyone for 2 weeks!! But it's going to be amazing and i just know everyone will be reading this and commenting to keep me happy and entertained... RIGHT????!!!!!<br><br>Also, i will miss my cats. ;)<br>

Well, it's been a long time planning and it's almost here. I've got only 46 hours left before i leave for France. I do hope you'll join me on my 2 week excursion to Europe. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you may even be appalled, but in any case you'll have nearly as much fun as me (ok, let's be honest, not even close, but you'll be alright). Talk to you soon!!<br><br>TTFN <br>

... adds up. <br><br>I have to say goodbye to our plants. I know they are just plants but we've had some of them for five years! <br><br>Probably the most daunting task, is that I have to find an experienced home for our two bunnies. We'll pay for their essential care for the year, but I can't help but think of them dying. For some reason, it seems more likely with someone else. Maggie has a poopie butt, and they'll have to check her teeth. <br ...

After a short drive from Omaha we made it to Lincoln, Nebraska. The small town home to the University of Nebraska. We parked on campus and walked around looking for places to take photos. We had some fun playing on some of the statues and goofing off. We saw alot of ...

... outdoors at an indian restaurant called "The Oven." Everything was prepared to our liking and it was fun to people watch as the locals passed by. Afterwards, we popped in and out of a few stores on the main street and then snapped some photos in the historic haymarket district. <br>All and all,a wonderfully relaxing day in the mid-west. Stay tuned to hear the latest on our next 450 mile jaunt to.....

The trip from Rawlins, Wyoming, to Lincoln, Nebraska, was a long one -- over 600 miles. It was a straight shot along I-80 with way too much road construction. (Again!) As expected, much of terrain was rather flat and boring. Lots of sagebrush for the first few hours, then lots of grassland, then lots of corn fields. <br><br>It was fantastic ...

So we had another singer have to go home to deal with a death in the family. This time it was Woody, who I sing most of my songs with. His understudy, Brandon, did a great job filling in for him on such short notice. We even had our fiddle player, Jens, do Woody's dance solo where he did a toe touch in the air! Woody was only gone two days, and Brandon did great, but I am glad that he is back.

... gear kept us dry. We also had 25+ cross winds most of the way. As you would suspect we were the only motorcycles on the road until Des Moines and even then fellow riders were scarce. It was great to wake up to sunny and dry weather this morning. We are going to tour Lincoln a bit this morning and leave for western Nebraska early afternoon. Penny