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ROAD TRIP 2013

So since last year's cross country road trip wasn't enough, we decided to take ANOTHER ONE this year! Only this time, my dad decided to rent a car, which ended up being a LITTLE smaller than we would have hoped! We managed to be comfortable enough though and woke up bright and early two Saturdays ago to start off on our adventure! We spent the day driving from Virginia to Kansas, watching lots of movies and episodes of How I Met Your Mother of course! We got to Kansas around 10, and Jonathan took Amy and I on a brief tour of Kansas, with an essential stop at Sonic for drinks of course! The next morning we went to church with the Shipps! We had a great time getting ready while Jonathan blasted his favorite song, "Mary Did You Know?" on repeat! I mean it's never to early to start the Christmas season! He is too funny. Everyone in the Shipp's ward was so nice and friendly, we loved it! We spent the rest of the day just hanging out and enjoying a delicious dinner that Sue made for us! The next morning, we hit the road extra early and finally made it! We couldn't have been happier to see that "WELCOME TO UTAH" sign! Typical of our family, our first stop in Utah was at Cafe Rio! In our defense, we didn't see any other places around and we were really hungry! Then we headed to my mom's cousin Missy and her husband Frank's house! They are the nicest people and we love staying with them! On Tuesday, we explored Temple Square, and as per tradition drove past Grandma Great's old house! On Wednesday we got Amy all moved into her dorm! Her roommate is so cute and she just fit right in at BYU right away! After we got her all settled, my parents and I drove up to Sundance resort and explored a bit! It is absolutely GORGEOUS up there!I couldn't move into my apartment until Thursday, so I drove back down to Murray with my parents! We stopped at Dodo's Restaurant, my Grandma Shipp's favorite, on the way back and it was delicious! On Thursday I got all moved in to my apartment and ran a bunch of last minute errands with my parents! They were awesome and bought groceries for me and it was great. On Friday, my parents took my lovely roommate Alyssa and I to lunch and then we picked Amy up for a little adventure to the DI to find Alyssa and I a cheap TV! We were very successful, it was only $20! After the fam hung out at my apartment for a bit, we said our see ya laters! It was such a great trip!




                                                         Sundance is too gorgeous!
                                                  Janessa, Amy, me, and Brigham Young!
                                                          We love Temple Square!
                                                      MoTab here we come!



                                        I hope BYU can handle TWO of the Freeman sisters!

                                                  I love my wonderful roommate Alyssa!!

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