Getting Closer!!

We're almost finished with our "Mooch Tour 2006". Since we moved out of our apartment in Houston on June 29, we've been travelling around the country, visiting friends and family. And we've only paid for lodging two nights. Maybe we're more excited about that than we should be, but it's fun anyway. Here's a brief rundown:

June 29 - fly from Houston to Anchorage, Alaska and stay with Al and Kay Olson (Matt's cousins)
June 30 - glass-top train to Denali Lodge
July 1 - bus to McKinley Lodge
July 2 - glass-top train back to Anchorage and stay wth Al and Kay again.
July 3 - enjoy Anchorage and stay with Al and Kay
July 4 - family reunion on Nancy Lake in Willow, Alaska and stay with Bob and Mary McCain (Matt's cousins)
July 5 - go flying with Bob in his float plane and drive back to Anchorage and stay with Al and Kay.
July 6 - take a day cruise from Whittier, Alaska to see glaciers. Drive back to Anchorage and stay with Al and Kay
July 7 - enjoy Anchorage and fly back to Houston (overnight flight)
July 8 - land in Houston, drive to Patsy and Ray Shaw's house, sleep a few hours and head towards Michigan.
July 9 - arrive in Albion, Michigan after driving 19 hours straight (all night) and spend a day with Matt's Grandma and Grandpa Arquette and Aunt Carol and Uncle Dave. Spend night with Arquettes.
July 10 - drive to Battle Creek, Michigan and spend day and night with Matt's Grandma and Grandpa Bell (including dinner with Aunt Sug)
July 11 - drive to Temperance, Michigan, spend time with Matt's mom and dad, then drive to Cleveland, Ohio and spend night with Matt's sister Catherine and brother-in-law Joe Kubera (plus our niece, Sophia - who is almost 2!)
July 12 - drive to Sandusky, Ohio, take a boat to Put-In-Bay, an island in Lake Erie, then spend the night at Joe's boss's condo.
July 13 - Spend day at Cedar Point amusement park with Catherine and spend night with Joe and Catherine.
July 14 - Spend day with Catherine and Sophia and leave at 11pm for North Carolina.
July 15 - Drive all night and arrive in Durham, North Carolina at Todd and Heidi Durham's house and sleep a few hours. Then comes THE LUAU!!! Spend the night at Trudi Allen's (the Durham's neighbor).
July 16 - Drive to Salisbury, North Carolina and spend the day with Heidi's Dad and Step-mom, including a party in our honor in Salisbury. Spend the night with Dad and Judy.
July 17 - Spend the day with Heidi's dad and go out to dinner with Dad, Judy, and Heidi's sister, Autumn Michael, her husband, Jeff, and our nephew, Boone (just turned 1!). Spend the night with Dad and Judy.
July 18 - Drive to Cary, North Carolina and spend the day with Heidi's Aunt, Mary Ann. Spend the night with Mary Ann.
July 19 - Spend the day with Mary Ann, meet Heidi's friend, Amy, for lunch, and go out to dinner with Heidi's cousin, Brent, and his family. Spend the night with Mary Ann.
July 20 - Spend the morning with Mary Ann and Heidi's friend Marcy. Leave for Texas. Stop in Atlanta and see Matt's friend Jared. Drive all night.
July 21 - Arrive back in Texas. Visit Matt's friend Billy in Beaumont. Going Away Party with Agape In Action team in Houston. Spend the night with Kathleen Street.
July 22 - Fly to Guatemala. Meet Dr. Street. Spend the day with Savior's Sons. Spend the night in Antigua.
July 23 - Drive to Santa Cruz and get to work!

Of course, not all of this has happened at "press time" but that's what we anticipate. Anyway, our next post will be FROM Guatemala. Pray for us!