Survey Trip

Road Trips!  The things to see, the foods to try, the pictures to take, the experiences to experience: everything becomes exciting, especially when you are traveling somewhere new.  About a year ago now, various events in my dad's job piled up until he was officially offered a shift in position. This would, however, require a move towards the western area of the country.  We have spent many months praying over the situation and how God would have us proceed.  Nothing has been decided, but in the late spring my dad's company thought it would be good for our family to take a survey trip through Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.  So we packed up and headed west!(the day after I returned from Tennessee!)  We took a lot of pictures and did a lot of sightseeing in some beautiful and exciting areas!

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

This bookstore had FOUR stories!!!

Saturday

Sunday

My Parker Doughnut

 

Fruit Loop Doughnut.  I did not know such a thing existed! We were watching the T.V. series Leverage during dinner the other night, as usual, and I was thoroughly enjoying Parker.  Red lipstick, nerdy glasses, vintagey outfit. And then there she was, eating a doughnut - covered in Fruit Loops!  She looked as though she was so positively absolutely enjoying it I pretty much had to have one.  Best thing this year. Best. Thing.

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Unfortunately there is no where to buy these lovely concoctions anywhere remotely close to me.  The episode was set in Portland, Oregon, where I researched and found a place called Voodoo Doughnuts that did, indeed, sell fruit loop doughnuts!  But alas, I live not in Oregon!  As such, I decided I must create my own.

Fruit Loops. Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Vanilla icing.

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Yes, this was a happy moment for me.  I was most keen on creating my own Parker Doughnut. And trust me when I tell you, Fruit Loop doughnuts are so marvelously amazing.