RoadTripping

Today was a short but sweet day with only two stops. The first stop found Jess & I at the Kansas City Public Library to view a mural of library books painted on the parking garage. It’s a sight to see if you are in the area. Our last stop of the trip was to the Moon Marble Company in Boomer Springs, KS. At this hole-in-the-wall joint you can find a range of nostalgia and niche toys, but forget about those, let’s talk about the main attractions, marbles!!!! You can wait a 15 minute demonstration on how handmade marbles are made from start to finish. Jess & and I purchased handmade marbles made by our demonstrator, Ernie!! Nice to know we have a one-of-a-kind souvenir from our road trip! After we procured our marbles, the Road ... read more

While driving thru 8 states there have been several shapes and sizes of "clumped" grass. Jess and I have discovered that we both have an issue with the phrase "bales of hay". Today saw us rising bleary eyed and before the sun in Bismarck, ND. After my freshly made waffle, we set out to see Salem Sue, the worlds largest heifer statue. Not only did we get a photo opp with Sue, we also got a panoramic view of New Salem, ND with sunflower fields, windmills, and rolling hills. The 2nd stop of the today was the Enchanted Highway in Regent, ND. The highway stretched 32 miles with 6 different scrap metal statues ranging from geese (currently worlds largest scrap metal statue) to grasshoppers. The favorite has to be fishermans dream. Everyone, get your fist pump ... read more

Two words, long day!!! After a 9 hour drive from Nashville to Chicago yesterday, with a pit stop in Hammond, IN at the Horseshoe Casino, Jess & I were ready to eat our Ghirardelli ice-cream and call it a day. We rose with the street sweepers to hail a taxi to taste churros, a Mexican delicacy, at XOCO. Our next stop was a swift 1.5 mile walk to the Bob Newhart statue. What we found was hundreds of sailboats and a ferris wheel at Navy Pier!! After a 30 min search, no Newhart statue was in site! Jess asked a local if he could point us in the right direction, which he in turn replied with “there ain’t no Bob Newhart statue in Chicago. If you find one, let me know”. Sad, but not defeated, Jess ... read more