Two weeks and counting....

Today is June 9.  We have two weeks to go before our scheduled departure.  We have lists all over the house of what to pack, things to do, purchases to make, numbers to write down, and bills to pay.  Although one might (ok definitely would) walk into this house and wonder if it had been ransacked, we feel like we are in pretty good shape for this six week venture we are about to embark on.  As a matter of fact, by writing this first entry I am actually crossing something off my list- Create blog!  Here's hoping I can figure out how to post and download photos on a regular basis.

We have been piling "trip things" in the corner of the front room.  There really is no order to it but at least it is starting to be in one place.  I went to Target the other day and bought the place out.  We are good to go for batteries, first aid items, sunscreen, bug spray, paper goods, toiletries, memory cards, matches, flashlights, laundry detergent, cooking items, camelbacks, water bottles, and the list goes on. Yesterday Len and our friend Rick mounted the Thule car pod onto the Blazer.  We actually look like we are gearing up for an adventure now!  The pod fits perfectly and looks relatively spacious (this being said BEFORE we have packed a thing).  We are happy that we can still open our sunroof and lift the back cargo door with no problems. We also picked up the tent and an inverter from the same friends who are lending us the carpod.  Thank you Bragg family!

So....the countdown for our six week camping trip across the USA to many of the National Parks and important sites has begun!