From Grits to Chopsticks

Shortly after spending Christmas with Susan’s brother in South Carolina, we drove to Utah where our oldest son recently moved.  The long trip took us through some states for the very first time.  Being the cheapskates that we are, we ate many sandwiches along the way.  The weather was warm enough to eat outdoors at the rest area in Chattanooga,but usually the cold forced us to stay in the car:We always enjoy the beauty of the mountains in Tennessee, especially the waterfalls that pour out of the rocks alongside the highway:We spent our first night in Metropolis, IL.  It’s a small town with a Superman museum (which was closed during our visit):As we drove through Missouri, we stopped at the Winston Churchill Museum in Fulton.  Saint Mary’s Church (above the museum) was relocated from Aldermanbury, UK in 1992.  It was in this church on September 29, 1653, that my ancestors Allen Robinette and Margaret Symm were married:After staying overnight in Lincoln, we drove across the southern half of Nebraska.  This is what we saw: Straight roads and hundreds of miles of farmland, as far as the eye can see.  After crossing the border into Wyoming, we stayed overnight in Laramie:Farther into Wyoming, the speed limit increases and the terrain gets a bit more interesting: This is the first state we’ve visited with a warning about rattlesnakes in the rest areas:It also got colder, and we were thankful that the weather stayed clear and I-80 stayed open:We finally reached Utah, with its mountains, ranches, snow,and family!