day 2, part 2

about 20 minutes after we got the trailer wiring fixed, i noticed that the back passenger-side window was down about a centimeter. i asked mike to put it up, but it turns out that it was propped up with a piece of wood inside the door, and doesn't actually work (just like serenity!). we tried pushing it up, which did nothing. straight away mike said "well, at least it didn't..." THUMP. window down. all the way. it was like -20. 

luckily, the person who propped up the window didn't do a top-quality job of putting the door panel back on, so mike was able to pop it off and fix the window in the time it took me to go to the bathroom at a gas station. whew. crisis averted!

we stopped in mt vernon, illinois for dinner. the only place that looked harmony-friendly was agave mexican restaurant which the sign said was closing in 10 minutes. we'd have been happy with takeout, however they happily sat us down at a table with free chips and salsa, and fed us a spectacular (and huge) meal for a whopping $18. i'd highly recommend it if you ever find yourself in mt vernon (though why would you?).

we're debating camping out tonight - it's already 1 am, but it has warmed up quite a bit since we hit missouri, and is now hovering around the freezing mark. how brave are we? we're super excited to use the camper for the first time, and we did bring a duvet...
in other exciting news, we saw a cross that was literally 200 feet tall, as well as more adult superstores and strip clubs than we can count. we also just passed a town called cooter (mads!!). what a country.