Love, Ty & Kaddie: And We're Off

Today is Saturday, and we are in Onalaska, Wisconsin.

Thursday evening we had to say good-bye to our puppy for three weeks. (Thanks Mom & Dad for watching him.) We are going to miss our pooch very much!

Mommy and Daddy will miss you Theodore Leo Lionel Hollinger!

It is Saturday morning, and we are in Onalaska, Wisconsin. We drove approximately 17 hours and 900 miles yesterday (although we were stuck in traffic for three hours.) We will still have about 16 hours to Yellowstone. Yesterday was a peaceful uneventful day for the post part. Actually if you take out Chicago, it couldn't have been a better day. The sun was shining as soon as we got out of PA and the temperature was right in the mid-50s. But then we hit Chicago. We had about a quarter of a tank of gas as we entered the city, but how long could it possibility take to drive through a little city like Chicago? Well lets just say that 1.5 hours later our gas light came on. We were stuck in bumper to bumper, no-shoulder, traffic. Let's just say we were praying fervently. We finally were able to get to a gas station, but we definitely payed for not getting gas prior to entering the city. Are you ready for it.... $4.47 a gallon. Ouch. The Lord provided though and were weren't left stranded in the middle of the city. We also learned a very important lesson. Always have a full tank when entering a large city.

We took this picture after 2 hours of traffic. We thought we were almost out! Little did we know, we still had about another hour.

Overall, it was a great first day! Tyler put together an awesome video of our first day, however due to technical difficulties, we aren't able to share it with you :( We will keep working on it. Meanwhile, enjoy the following photos.