Last night we returned from a 26-hour round-trip road-trip. This means that since Memorial Day weekend, I’ve been in the car with my kids for 45 hours.
We’ve been to Tennessee twice, Florida and Delaware, with stops to see a dear friend in North Carolina, walk the campus of my college alma matter, and a delightful detour to run with the wild ponies on Chincoteague and Assateague Islands — a trip that fulfilled my oldest daughter’s dream. In Delaware, the highlight was a visit with MemeGRL, who drove 2+ hours to visit us with her two kids. I miss you, O!
I’m exhausted. The baby started cutting a tooth two days before we left, and was essentially up half the night every night of the trip. And since she doesn’t sleep in the car, whoever sat next to her had to constantly entertain her in between bouts of excessive, exhaustive crying. Though the trip was well worth it, I will not do this much driving in the car again until the baby is over 2 and has the attention span to watch at least a few minutes of a DVD!
Hope you all had a lovely 4th! We celebrated last night with our neighbors and hastily purchased sparklers from a gas station in Nowheresville, South Carolina on the drive back home. Hours of unpacking await me…
