Stuck!

So Jeremy and I immensly enjoyed out time in Iowa. We were sad to leave on Monday but not as sad as we would be about 3 hours into our trip. So we left about 12 that day and around 3:00 the van dies I am like great we will be stuck for at least an hour. Well to my surprise the van cranked after 30 minutes of waiting by the side of the van. I was like okay this is good, we should be able to get back on the road and get going down the road. Well to my frustration it died again thirty minutes down the road. I was like "Great" well I get it cranked about thirty minutes later and about 20 minutes down the road it dies again. I was beyond frustration and I called my dad and was like what do we do. So we ended stopping in the little town we were at (Hannibal, MO) and checked into a hotel and get the car towed to a local car garage. The first thing they found (they thought) was the spark plugs and I was like no that makes no sense. Well long story short they hadnt told the mechanic exactly what was going on with the car and when I explained it to him he was like yeah that definitely is not the problem so back to the drawing board. The second thing they found (they thought) was the catalytic convertor which made more sense but I just had a feeling that that was the problem. So I talked to the manager and I was like I want to make absolute sure that is the problem before we spend this much money and we get thirty minutes down the road and it dies again. So they do some more testing and low and behold they found out it is not the catalytic convertor but was actually the water pump. So now we are set to get home on Friday instead of tuesday night.

Iowa Trip

I am much rested since my post early early this morning. So I brought Jeremy to Iowa to meet my grandparents and to attend my family reunions. Although I am a little nervous since this is my first family reunion I will ever be attending. Hopefully this will be a yearly occurence for Jeremy and I. Well our first outing for the first family reunion is still coming up this weekend; we (my granny and I) have been showing Jeremy how to have some real Iowa fun. Last Friday we drove down to Eddyville to pick my cousin up from school and also to stop by a family cemetary (yes I know weird but a normal occurence for granny and I). We have many more to show him. We also went to the local weekly auction. Jeremy had a blast and wants to go to the one they are having Monday and the one they are having Tuesday. I got a lot of good things for a very little price. And yes angela a couple of them are dishes. LOL. Anyways today was the day... I introduced Jeremy to Gone With the Wind... and the verdict is in the middle of the movie he rolled away and didnt finish. My granny and I also watched Daniel O'Donnell today and he was a good this time as he was when I saw him for the first time a few years ago. Tonight we will be watching old family slides which is also a fun past time, even though I have seen them several times I love hearing the stories behind them again and again. We also took off Tuesday to Kalona Ia a little amish town about an hour away from here and went to the cheese house where they make all there cheese and cheese curds. We tried to go to Stringtown market while there but it was closed that day. We drove into the town of Kalona and at at the little family restaraunt and Jeremy and I wondered through the general store there and found many little goodies. Well I am going to post some pictures of our trip so far here below and try to make sure they get labled right.

Jeremy and I in Grannys Kitchen





kalona cheese house

Life

Been over a month since I updated and I had promised Jeremy I would keep this updated at least a few times a week. Oh Well! I just wont mention it to him until to tomorrow. We have spent the last few days in Fremont Iowa with my granny and papa charlie. It is so nice to have a break from all our hustle and bustle of the busieness that was going on back home. It is so laid back here at my granny's you really lose touch with the outside world. The only reason I am even able to update this right now is because we pay for a remote wireless internet thingy that allows us to get online anywhere we are. I love it because my family roots are here, Jeremy loves it because it so peaceful here. Well I officially moved all of my belongings into the house Jeremy and I will be living in once we get married, although really all I did was dunp all of my stuff onto the back porch because I had to be out of the apartment by sept. 1rst and the inlaws house was not quite finished and we were also leaving the 31rst of Aug to head north for family reunions and a much needed break from the craziness back home. So now when I get home I am going to have to hurry and unpack and rearrange everything so our house is set up finish last minute shopping for the wedding and honeymoon and than get married and leave for our honeymoon all within a matter of 2 weeks. Jeremy and I received an early wedding present from my Aunt and Uncle. We got a black purebred lab little girl and we named her molly. We really hate being away from her so much right now and cant wait for november to roll around so we will be home and able to stay for a little while. I cant believe we only have 30 days until we get married. That is so unreal to me. Well I am happy to say that my inlaws did get their house finished and are glad to be over there and settling right in. I am going to cut this short as it is almost 1 in the morning and our big plan tomorrow include watching Gone With the Wind (all time favorite movie) and looking thru old family slides. I will be uploading pics soon and more stories from our time here in God's country of Iowa.