The Road Trip to Canadia.

Well I must mention that by this time we were a little sick of driving. Well it was a friday when we got our visas so we packed up and left as soon as we got them and we said our good byes and we left. It was sad to go because we had become good friends with all the techs and we had had a lot of fun with them playing sports everyday before we started work. Well we finally got out of there around 6 and we made it to about Pittsburgh or a little north at least. We called it a night and the next day we left and drove we saw that we were going to be going by Notre Dame so we stopped and toured the campus. It was a gorgeous campus. Also the next day the president was supposed to talk at Graduation so there were a lot of protestors. Well we went and walked through the Engineering building and the student center and the Library and we saw the Cathedral that was on campus and it was pretty. The Football stadium was huge. Well as we were walking on campus everyone was dressed in there cap and gowns it was kind of cool to see the students and the campus. Well after that we were off again. A few hours later we made it to Chicago and the traffic was horendous it took us about 2 hours to get through Chicago. The sears tour was way taller then all the other buildings well we finally got through and made it all the way to a town about 80 miles outside of Minniapolis. The next day we got up and got dressed in our Sunday attire and drove to St. Paul where we went to church with one of Justin's cousins who is selling APX security there. Then after church we were off again. Driving through fargo was cool but after that there was pretty much nothing until we got to the border of Canada and th US. It took us an hour and a half to get through the border. I guess they thought we were kind of suspicious so they searched our cars and everything. Oh yeah the police lady that searched my car was hot. Then we drove for another hour and called it a night. The next day we drove through what canadians call the corridor and I msut mention that it was worst then Nebraska and Wyoming. Well we finally made it here to Red Deer where we have been working almost non stop. And here we have a singles branch. Oh yeah we have not found that many cute girls here. And I am officially a Canadian now I am a Citizen and I am getting and accent Eh.

The Trip to Philly and New York.

Ok so when we got to Allentown we found that there was not a whole lot of work so we were asked if we wanted to go to Canada where there was a lot of work. So we said SURE. So we filled out the paperwork to get visas and stuff. Then we found out that we were going to be in Pennsylvania for a just a few more days. Well when the weekend came and sunday rolled around we went to church. Luckily for us it was a spanish branch so we both got to use our spanish that was cool. Then we went back to the apartment ate changed and headed out to go visit Philly and New York. Well we finally got to Philidelphia and went and looked at the Liberty bell and Independence Hall. It was cool to see some of the historic sites and we walked around and looked at a lot of sites. Then we jumped back into the car and we were off to New York. We got on the New Jersey turnpike and we made it to New York about 9 pm. We drove through the tunnel to get to Manhattan. Yep thats right we drove into New York. Luckily witht he GPS we made it to times square and parked about half a block from times square and we walked around and looked at everything and we went down to Central Park and then we went down to the temple. It was pretty cool to see what New York was like. Oh did I mention that it smelled like a big city. Well since I was there I decided to have a hotdog and some pizza since it was New York. Oh yeah the Hot dog was amazing I don't know what they put on it but it was good. The pizza was alright. Well I also bought a cool hat as a memento. Then we went back to the car and drove over to wall street and we got pictures with the bull and I got on top of it and got pics. Then we went to ground zero. And it really is a big big hole. Then we went and looked out at the statue of liberty. It was pretty but not as big as a I thought it was. After that we drove over the Brooklynn bridge and then we headed home. Or at least we tried to. We got stuck at the tunnels where they had it closed down to one lane and they had 6 lanes of trafic going into it. OH yeah did I mention that New York drivers are nutz and the Taxis are the worst. Well we finally got out of there and headed home we got back to our apartment around 3 am. And that was our adventure to New York.

The Road to Pennsylvania

Ok So my buddy Mckay decided he did not have a lot to do so he wanted to come with me on my long drive out to Pennsylvania to work. So I picked him up sunday at about 2 in the afternoon then we headed over to Justin's house and then the three of us in 2 cars headed out to Coalville to visit Grandma and Grandpa before we left. We visited them for a few minutes then we drove to the state line of Utah and Wyoming and got a picture. Then it was on to Cheyene and that is where we stopped for the night. The next day our goal was to make it to Indianapolis, Indiana which was about 1100 miles away. Well we made it to Omaha, Nebraska and ate lunch. Mckay rotated between my car and Justin's to talk to us and keep us company. Well we stopped and got the picture infront of the welcome to Nebraska sign. I must mention that there really is nothing to see in Nebraska or Wyoming and Iowa is not much better. Well we made to Illinois about the time that it got dark and we still had about 200 miles to get to Indianapolis. Mckay was with Justin driving in front leading the way at about 75 miles and hour. We were about 100 miles outside of Indianapolis when Justin hit a deer with the front left side of his car. They were fine but the deer was dead and skidded about 100 feet. Luckily it was one of the smaller deer from the east so it did not do a whole lot of damage to the car. So we found the nearest motel and called it a night. The next morning we went to a mechanic and he said it was fine to drive to Pennsylvania but that once we were there we needed to get some stuff fixed. Then we finally made to Indianapolis where Shenae Duncan one of my friends from high school fed us lunch and we visited. Then we drove off to Pittsburg where we met up with one of my mission buddies Eric Russin and we chatted for a few minutes and then we left Mckay with him to go to the airport and drive home. I must also mention that there are some way cool towns all through Indiana and Pennsylvania right there near the border of the 2 states. Then Justin and I left for Allentown our final destination. It was dark and raining for the last 200 miles of the drive. The headlights on Justins cars didn't work due to the deer so I drove in front and we finally made it to Allentown alive.

The end of the school year

So let me fill you in on what I have been doing for the past 2 months. Lets see well the end of the school year ended up being pretty good, I thought I was going to get some bad grades but I ended up getting a 3.8. So that was nice. I also had my mission reunion it is hard to believe that I have been home for over a year now. It was cool to see all my mission buddies and see what they were up to. Well after school ended I went to the temple to see one of my best buddies get married. Jayson Pemberton, well at his sealing it was me and my other buddy Paul who were the only non family there. Well in the middle of the sealing Jayson's dad Rich looked back at me and Paul as to hint that our time was coming. Well pictures outside the Salt Lake temple was kind of wet. Well it was pouring and we did not have an umbrella. Well I need to also mention that Jayson's new wife Natalie had some pretty hot Maids of honor. So we had someone to talk too. Then after pictures we headed down to American Fork for the luncheon. Then I went and visited family and then I went back to the reception.
The next day I went to church and went home and packed up my stuff picked up my buddy Mckay and left for Pennsylvania.