We're getting ready to host Thanksgiving with a party of 12 expected for the food, fellowship and football. Then on Friday I'll be finishing up a few interviews for the Northern Express. I needed to get the interviews taken care of and I'll write those articles either Saturday if I feel like it or after we get to LV. Saturday will be a day to pack and prep for the long trek.

We're never driven from TC to LV directly, but expect it to take three days or so. Our first day, which will be Sunday if all goes well and the weather looks clear, will find us driving from TC through Illinois. We cross the Mississippi River at St. Louis and drive for another 3 hours or so into Missouri, stopping somewhere around Rolla or Lebanon.

The second day should take us through Oklahoma and Texas into New Mexico, somewhere near Albequeque. Then our third day should get us near, if not to, LV. Once we hit town, we'll spend our first night at a LaQuinta Inn that is right next door to our apt complex. After a good night's sleep, we'll be getting our keys and checking out the apt. We need to go furniture shopping right away, since we're not renting furniture this year. We decided to buy furniture and will need to get a futon and bedroom items ASAP. It'll be pricey, but an adventure!