The Trees of the Field

We are a lot dirtier than we thought we would get.
There are less Starbucks than we thought there would be.
There are more Walmarts :( than we thought.
We have been hotter (Las Vegas) and colder (Yellowstone) than we thought we would be.

But we are laughing and praying just as much as we thought we would- which is so good.
We had quite an adventure in Salt Lake:
As Jamie was hearing over the phone that our friend's boyfriend died, a security gaurd came over to us to kick us out of our sleeping haven we had found. So we cried, and drove around the city, with no where to go. So we end up in IHOP. At 2 in the morning, who knew that the entire city was awake. This was the place to be, apparently. It was actually kind of weird. So we drove practically the whole night until we found a rest stop to sleep in.

We spent the next day in Yellowstone. Can I just say that it is phenomenal. It is so beautiful. It is so Gd-inhabited. It is just breathtaking. However, leaving the park during dark hours, with lightening every 40 seconds or so, was trying.


We made it to South Dakota- yay!

I have a ton of bug bites :( We've been taking a million pictures of the landscapes around us. I have felt so safe, emotionally and physically. Jamie is an amazing listener and we both have our wits about us- most of the time at least.

Our music has consisted of Tegan and Sara, Phil Wickham, The Shins, Jamie's playlists (I have compromised a lot, jk- well not really, but it is all good) an unhealthy amount of Sufjan Stevens and Partners in Rhyme.

I look forward to arriving to our friends and family in Illinois. But I suppose the journey is just as important! On this road- I am engulfed in love for the deer and sheep which we pass often. I am enveloped in mountains and trees. I can breathe easy. Amen, right!?

And so it is.

-Malka