Kansas

A bit out of sequence, but...

We left Evergreen on Monday and headed out towards Kansas. We stopped at a KOA in a town called Wakeeney, Kansas. Don’t be jealous. It was hot and windy and hot, with a side of hot. Tim grilled some yummy burgers but we had to eat in our Kozy Kabin because of the aforementioned hotness and windiness. We left Tuesday morning and headed towards Lawrence, Kansas, home of our old friend Park Lockwood. I went to grad school with Park. He is one mellow dude and one of the nicest people we know. We met up with Park at Washburn University where he teaches to check out the campus. He was teaching that evening so we headed into Lawrence to entertain ourselves for the afternoon. We stopped for caffeinated refreshments and started to wander around town. Hot. Very hot. We found ourselves wandering into every shop just to cool down. At one point we wandered into a day spa and just to make chit-chat asked how much the massages cost. And as it turned out, they had spots open at 5:00 for a couples massage. Sign us up! We were both really stiff from a lot of sitting and driving. The place was nice and we both loved our massage therapists. Chad, if you’re out there, I think I love you. After dinner we headed back to Park’s house and were able to meet his finance Kim and her son Ethan. Congrats Park and Kim on your engagement! Oh, and we drove by your new house—VERY nice!! Good luck with your move.