Minnesota

We left Georgia, traveled through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin and into Minnesota.
Our first day went pretty quickly considering we drove 750 miles. It is amazing how far and how fast you can go when you are driving on good roads and not dodging pot holes every thirty feet.
We stayed in "Normal" Illinois near Bloomington.
We figured "Normal" was the place we should stay since a farmer was burning brush in the field and it felt like Haiti when everyone on our street burns their trash.
It is so amazing to look out over the hundred of miles of beautiful green fields. Dan and I commented on how Haiti has "patches" of green farming fields on the side of the mountains and in the States it is hundreds of miles, state after state. It is such a clear picture of the difference between the two countries.
It was nice to drive with out being on a time clock. We could stop and enjoy our time.
Dan and I look at driving very differently.
I like to stop, have a coffee, sit in the grass at the rest stop, let Parker run and enjoy target practice with his new Nerf gun.
I am sure at times it killed Dan to sit and watch all the cars we already passed go zooming past us again as we sat at the rest stop. I know he was keeping a mental list of the make and model of every car that passed us so he could cross it off the list of cars we needed to pass again in order to make up time lost while wasting time sitting in the grass.
But, he handled it pretty well.
He and Parker took turns using each other as the target for the Nerf gun.
We have been to see the house Dan grew up in and had a piece of pie at Baker's Square.
The Mall of America was insane with four floors of eating, rides and shopping.
We will have to go back to ride the rides and return the dresses I bought for the wedding. I bought three because I can't shop under pressure, I finally picked one and will return the other two.
I am not a good mall shopping person.
My favorite store on the planet is still Target. Life is good with Target!
I think we are finally set for the big wedding day!