Sh_t Happens, and so does cheyenne wells!

That was the theme in Cheyenne Wells when we told people what had happened to us....


After Thanksgiving break in Colorado, we packed up and headed back home through a blizzard that we didn't even know was there. Here is the drama that follows:
The snow came down in "white out" form and about 10 minutes after going off the road into the ditch, we crashed into someone. Apparently, he had been sliding all over the road and had come to a stop in our lane. Unfortunately, we had about 10 feet in front of us visibility and so we didn't see him until it was too late. The highway we were traveling on was closed, as was I-70, and we were stuck in a little town called Cheyenne Wells for 2 days. We were blessed to be some of the few people who got a hotel room for those two nights, at the local motel, the "Trail Inn Motel." All of the others who got there after us had to spend the night in the local church, high school, or a diner accross the street. Here are some pics from the experience:

The Jeep is not so pretty anymore, and she had to say "goodbye" to her bumper, which was destroyed and laid to rest in the ditch of I-40:

The lovely Trail Inn Motel:

Cheyenne Wells Main Street - pretty Christmas lights!:

Micah and Jeremy and the "Green Chile Grill" (also the gas station):

Mama and Tyler just hangin out in the hotel (what we were forced to do for 2 days!!!!):

Finally, we were glad to be back on the highway heading home and to not be stuck in the LONG line of cars going the other way:


More blogs to come on all the excitement since we've been home! Lots of love!