The sound of the alarm clock came very fast this morning in Nebraska. With our time zones changing it was tough for all of us to get rolling out of bed this morning with little hastle or groggy eyes. However, we all pushed through it together and got on the road by 9 AM.
We covered a ton of miles today and a majority of our morning was spent being in the vehicles. It was alright though. We really used our IPOD's to our advantage this morning. Dancing to the music not only helped us keep occupied, but also gave us some energy for the morning.
All of us pulled into a McDonald's in Alliance to grab some quick lunch things and take a rest break after our long morning of driving. We decided to take our food on the road to save us some time. I enjoyed a great meal of fruit and walnut salad and a great snack rap! Yeah, for fast food. ;)
We then drove, and drove, and drove, our goal to make it to Rapid City with extra time. Surprisingly we arrived a bit more early than what we planned with all of the detours we ended up taking from road construction. So we decided to shed some extra time off and we stopped at the Dinosaur Park in Rapid City, SD. There we were able see the gorgeous view of Rapid City. We snapped a couple of pictures and then it was time to hop back into the car to head to our awareness activity.
Our awareness activity was held at the Summer Nights Festival. Each week in the summer Rapid City holds a night of activities for the kids and their families in the cities. It's much like a street fair. There we set up a tent and shared our story of the week that we have been having. The families were so excited to talk with us. Our smoke-free pledges, prize wheel, side-walk chalk, and silly bands were a huge hit with everyone! Our camera's were rolling and snapping and we got some great footage of the night and interviews from parents and children!
After our awareness activity we went to visit Mount Rushmore. We were worried about the time and if we would get there to see it all lit up. We arrived with ten minutes to spare so we ran up all of the flights of stairs. Once we got to the top we witnessed a ceremony of lighting the monument and got to see our military men and women be honored on the stage right in front of the entire monument. Even though the visit was short it was a great reminder to always remember how blessed our country is. Thank you all men and service women!
On our way home we stopped at Little Cesar's to grab some pizzas. Some of us ate really quick and the festival so it was great to fell refreshed again before arriving in our hotel in Sturgis, SD!
Tomorrow is our last day that we will be on the road. After the trip we still have a ton of things left to do with our video! I'm so excited for you guys to see it and experience it!
P.S. Pics up soon!
God bless,
Paige
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