Home Sweet Home

Don't we look great in Seattle?

Ya Yellowstone!

So when I woke up we were at Yellowstone National Park's gates. Erin was paying and the gate guy said that it was snowing but it should be fine when we got father into the park. There was no snow outside of the park so Erin said it shouldn't be too bad inside. We gave D.J. the camera and we were off! I really wanted to see all the cool things. The second we were in the park it was a blizzard. There was 8 feet of snow on either side of the road. And then there was a bison coming right at us! I don't want to play chicken with a bison! But he walked by and D.J. got his first (and last) shot off. Nice Buffalo but D.J.

See what happens when DJ runs the camera?

Pretty soon Erin stopped and said we were at our first "attraction." We hoped out of the car and saw this big pit of bubbling stuff. It looked gross. I went back in the car. I didn't want to get pushed in by any of the other sheep.

I rode in a car for how long to see this pool of bubbling...what is this?

Then Erin drove for a long time and found out the road was closed. Apparently the park was particularly closed. We followed our path back and then Erin stopped again. This waterfall was really cool but kind of gross looking. We must have came during the gross season.

Ooo...this is Gibson Falls the sign says. Let's go over it in an raft.

The weather was getting bad but we insisted that we see Old Faithful! So Erin said she would keep driving. And then finally we found it. But it was really wet and snowy. And we didn't know when Old Faithful would blow. So I stayed in the car and sent the other sheep to investigate.

We found it! But its late and snowing. :( But we found it!

Good thing too. DJ and Chris were really wet. Erin said it was too late and too bad out to drive out. So we got snowed in at Old Faithful. Erin had to fork over a small fortune so we could sleep at this hotel right next to the geyser. I got to relax in the nice warm bed while DJ and Chris dried off.

Ew...Erin's shoes smells...let's find higher ground.

Ok, this is better. But now my tummy is getting a little warm.

The next day was beautiful! The snow was covering everything and starting to melt. It was so pretty. Then we saw Faithful blow and on our way.

The Earth is sneezing! Take cover, take cover!!!!

We all were getting a little excited and bouncy in the car. We got to see Old Faithful and next we were going to the sulfur flats. Erin told us to behave but we just couldn't. So then Erin stopped the car AGAIN! She did that a lot to watch foxes and bisons and other things. She told us to get out and read the sign. So we did. And then she told us to behave because if we didn't we would go cliff diving. DJ said that it might be fun but then saw Erin's look. And it wasn't a "This will be fun" look. We were scared. Apparently, they have a lot of unruly sheep in Yellowstone. We behaved after that. But we were still really excited.

We promise to behave! Don't make us go there!

Finally we got to the last spot. We piled out of the car and then ran back in. It was really smelly. Erin said it would be ok. So we got back out. We got our pictures taken and then ran back in the car. Erin can't find the picture now. I think they spontaneously exploded from the smell. But it was really cool.

Ok, we were in this picture I swear. This is scary.

Ok and now we are off on our last leg of our trip to Seattle! I'm having so much fun. I never get to go anywhere and now I get to go everywhere. Blog back soon!

Mt. Rushmore

So after hanging out with Erin's family, we mommy-napped Erin's mommy and we stated our drive to Seattle. South Dakota is soo boring! And what is Wall Drug? It is the only thing they advertise in all of South Dakota. Blah! But finally we got through it and got to see Mt. Rushmore! See?

What's the big deal? I don't see any sheep carvings.

Ooo...I'm liking this place even more. You see this dogs! Not for you!

See, how much better this rock would be if it had our faces on it?

After hanging out at Mt. Rushmore and playing in the Black Hills (or getting lost as Mommy calls it) we had to drive across Wyoming. Erin said that she wasn't going to drive this route again. So we get to see Yellowstone too! We were so excited we had to wait until Erin would DJ back into the car. DJ was a little too excited, if you know what I mean.

Driving across Wyoming was a lot more exciting than South Dakota. But it took forever! We had to drive over all these mountains, in the fog. I thought Mommy was going to loose it. Erin didn't seem really happy either. I just closed my eyes and hid under the blanket. When I woke up we were at Yellowstone!

Hanging out with Erin's mommy

Once we got out of Iowa City, Erin took us to her parents' home on the other side of the state. We hung out there for a few days. While Erin was out visiting her family and friends I got to hang out with Erin's mom. She's pretty cool. She let me sit in Erin's dad new comfy chair while we watched tv. I even got a blanket. Erin never gives me a blanket. Normally all Erin gives me when we watch tv is an elbow to the face. I got to convince Erin that I need a recliner like this.

aaaa...I'm so comfy.

Then we went out and Erin and her mom showed me the new windmills that they put up everywhere around the town. I wanted to play Don Quixote so I asked Erin's mom to play Sancho Panza and help me get closer. But every time a car came by, Erin's mom ran into the ditch and hid. I think she was scared of cars or something. But Erin told her to stop being such a baby and to hold still so Erin could get a picture of me with the windmills.

"Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants?
I intend to do battle with them and slay them."

Good Bye Georgia; Hello...anywhere else!

Erin's friend Donnice came and helped us pack up all our stuff; even though she knows that Erin is an OCD pack rat. Chris kept hiding from Donnice. I guess they have history. Anyway we got everything packed up and we were off!

Erin promised us that we would go sightseeing along the way. But she flew out of Georgia in a blink of an eye. We did stop in Nashville, Tennessee but just for gas. Then we went through Kentucky. We wouldn't let Erin stop in that state. There were deer lining up on the highway for the entire state. They were scary. Erin wouldn't drive on the right side of the road.

Then we went up thought Illinois. And we stopped. Erin and Donnice went and got wasted in a Longhorn Steakhouse while we sheep partied in the car. It was about time too. That people stink was really getting to us.

The next day, we all high tailed it to Iowa. IOWA! I missed Iowa. We visited with our old friends in Iowa and ate some nice green grass.

mmmm...go old Iowa grown grass

Look out Seattle, here we come!

After great deliberation, Erin, Chris, DJ, and I have decided to move and take the job in Seattle. YA! We had a long discussion around a magic 8 ball. A few shakes later and we knew what we needed to do. Get our umbrellas out. Now we just have to pack and drive to Washington. Yes all 4 of us trapped in a car together driving across the country. Wish us luck!

Bring it on rain; we're ready for you!

Will Work for Chocolate

Yeah, forget grass. If I can only work for one thing I want it to be something yummy. So the second trip we took for a on-site interview was in Portland, Oregon. It was 2 days after we got back from Boston. Lots of flying time! Anyway Erin didn't have to give a presentation this time and interviewing was old hat by now. So we got the day off! First, we thought we should go relax. You know lots of stress trying to keep Erin on track. So we went to this grotto. It was really pretty.

I feel a little off.

We saw lots of pretty plants. Although I didn't know what they all were.

What kind of tree is that?

I wanted to go for a swim but Chris said no. Apparently, that would have negated all the work we did on Erin early that week. Whatever...

Do you think Erin would be mad if we took a dip?

After we got all destressed we went to be edgimicated. We went to OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. They were having the Dinosaurs: China's Ancient Giants exhibit. So we got to see big scary monsters. Like what Erin looks like before she puts her face on in the morning. Oo....scary.

Don't look now but I think something is behind us.

Roar! I'm a Tuojiangosaurus and I'm going to eat you.

So after it was all said and done we got to go lots of places. And Erin interviewed with lots of people. She got more offers than I can count on all my hooves. But then again I can't count... Now we just have to wait to see who she goes with. Will it be Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington, or another state? She always did like to keep us moving. I'll check my Magic Eight ball later and let you know.

Will Work for Grass!

Spring brought about a turn of events. Erin got laid off work so we have been busy helping her look for a new job and not blogging as much. Job hunting is so much harder than actual work. But she got a lot of interviews and even a few on-site visits. So while she was in side sweating the interview process we got to go out on the towns and play!!! Ya!!!

The first place we went was Boston, Mass. But before we could play we had to help Erin work on her interview presentation. We sat in the hotel room going over and over it. It reminded us of her Defense practices. Twitch...

Remember not to giggle when you say Proxy.

After all that hard work and a good night sleep we sent Erin to her interview and we went and played. We got to graze around Boston Commons. Then we went on the Freedom Trail. It was really cool. We got to see Mother Goose's grave and got our picture with a colonial.

Who is this guy? He has funny cloths and a wicked grip.