How Do I Prepare?

I put it out there so I can't back out. I pride myself on being a smart woman and understand I need to prepare financially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Don't panic, I'm not looking for Jesus, remember Sam already found him.

I cleaned my savings out to spend Christmas with the twins in Vegas for their 21st birthday.  So here I go starting from scratch.  Today, I saved $4.28 by making my own breakfast instead of my usual eating out in a greasy spoon. Check out the picture of the spread!  I put it on a small plate to make it look BIGGER. My eyes may be fooled but my stomach is a bit miffed!

Next, I was on a quest for the perfect USA wall map.  Where would YOU go to find a map? I found nothing but atlas' at Borders, Wall*Mart, Target, and our only teacher store.  Then it dawned on my,  DeLormes!  I found the most incredible, thick, huge padded one.  I started putting pins in at places of interest  from comedy clubs, people I know and can crash on their couch, museums, weird things, oddities. 

This is where you all come in.  Let me know of any neat places I should check out along the way.  This will help me to plan my route!    I'm on my way...