Update: The rest of the road trip

Like I said in the last post, we headed to Colorado so Kara could get the rest of her stuff from our uncle's house and get ready to officially move her home to Georgia.

........ I just realized this is probably only interesting to me. So here's the short version and some pictures:

• We went to Columbia, Missouri for Sharon's wedding! After all the time in the car and being busy (and since there wasn't a ton to do there), we relaxed in our hotel room. The fire alarm went off at 4 AM, but we didn't evacuate? Not really sure what happened...
• We spent a few days in St. Louis with one of Kara's good friends that she met back in elementary school! She was a gracious host and lovely tour guide. Kara and I had our first (virgin) margaritas. We went to a giant playground, the arch (duh!), and the zoo! The zoo is free there people!
• At long last, we made it home!!!! And celebrated with a Braves game in a suite.
• My roommate Morgen flew out to Georgia and spent a week with my family there. We went to the Botanical Gardens, the Aquarium, Skyview Atlanta, Athens, and Auburn! 
• Kara stayed in Georgia, and Morgen and I hit the road with my new car (my official first car! that I bought with my own money). Best part: the seat warmers.
• We stayed at a bit of a sketchy hotel in Independence, Missouri, the first night. The next day, we went to the visitors' center, Liberty Jail, and saw the Community of Christ temple before heading to Loveland, Colorado.
• We stayed the night with my uncle and aunt (Thanks uncle and aunt!) that Kara used to live with and told them all about our adventures.
• In the morning, we made it back to Provo! An hour before we got home, we got a rock chip in the windshield :( BUT, we finished our audio book right as we pulled up to our house.

Seals are my new favorite

Chihuly at the botanical gardens in Atlanta

We definitely recommend the botanical gardens in Athens too! 

Update: Portland

This was a fun month!

Part 3a: Portland 2016

Kara and I left right after the school year ended on a long road trip!

From Provo, to Camas/Portland, to Loveland, to Columbia (right in between Kansas City and St. Louis), to St. Louis, to Georgia, to Independence, back to Loveland, and back to Provo. 

CAMAS/PORTLAND

Kara's good friend was getting married so we spent a few days there, and it was beautiful!

Our hotel was on the main street in downtown Camas. Very cute area and hotel, even if we did have to share the bathrooms with the other people on our floor.

We had dinner at a brewery! Their burgers were delicious though.

We went to the zoo!

And the Forestry Museum

went river rafting ;)

And the OMSI (Science Museum)

And the temple

So beautiful! My kind of place.

We drove by this waterfall on our way out

That night we stayed at a smelly, but cute, Airbnb close to Twin Falls, Idaho, for the night. Sunday morning, we found a church building online along the way to Loveland, Colorado. It just so happens we picked the building right next to the Twin Falls temple! #blessed We also drove by THE twin falls before we headed out of town.
 

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Next stop, Loveland, Colorado!