Boys Town, Nebraska and Ankeny, Iowa

We woke up bursting with excitement. Today we were going to see Sarah G's good friend Sara G! Before that, we had a little other excitement in the form of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One. Did anyone really think we weren't going to see it just because we were on the road? If you did, you were wrong.

Um, it was amazing. And now we can hardly wait until part two comes out this summer! We made a brief stop after the movie at Cheeseburger in Paradise (HI LORI) before heading to Boys Town.

And what exactly is Boys Town? I'm glad you asked. Boys Town was founded over 90 years ago by Father Edward Flanagan who wanted to help boys with no home. He felt that every man could be a productive citizen if given the chance. He welcomed boys from all over Omaha regardless of race or religion. Today, Boys Town is one of the "largest publically funded nonprofit childcare agencies in the country, providing compassionate treatment for the behavioral, emotional and physical problems of children and families."

Statue as you enter Boys Town of a young boy carrying a younger boy on his back. Not weird at all.

But this isn't why we came to Boys Town. No, we visited Boys Town for the World's Largest Ball of Stamps.

And then we had this funny joke between us that we should get Omaha Steaks. Do you know what's right by Boys Town? Omaha steaks. Didn't get any but laughed pretty hard. Probably just us...

AND THEN we got to see Sara and Joe! We had a wonderful dinner and major YouTube session and got to spend some time with their incredibly adorable kitty, Dexie. Thank you two again so much!

Dexie.