"Breaker, Breaker, 1-9"
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 3:20PM We headed to Florida for our annual visit but this year there was a twist. After arriving in time for dinner out with Mike's mom, her husband Bob, Wendy, Bobby, and the cousins we unloaded our stuff at my in-laws' house (yes, all of it, because I am not organized enough to pack one bag with what we needed for our one night stay there) only to load up again by 8:30 a.m. in order to drive to North Carolina. We caravaned with walkie-talkies for the ten-hour trip.
I confess there was at least one "10-4, good buddy" and "Roger. Over and out." Give a girl a walkie-talkie and she just can't help herself.
I also confess that I was tired on this trip (I was driving one vehicle with the girls, Bobby and Wendy had the boys in another, and Mike and his brother were coming along behind us) (as well as Diana and Bob). Even though we lose an hour when we visit the East Coast my kids get confused and wake up even earlier than they normally do, which in the end is two hours earlier. I had my alarm set for 7:30 so that I could get dressed, throw our toothbrushes back in our suitcase, and pack the car up quickly before Wendy and Bobby arrived for the kid swap. But Christian woke up at 6:40, having fallen to sleep the night before with visions of Fruity Pebbles dancing in his head. Do you know what time that is in Dallas?! 5:40! In the morning!
We rolled down the road, with me wishing I could actually use toothpicks to keep my eyes open. With that many kids there are ample opportunities for potty breaks (a.k.a. drink-stops)...I kept my internal reservoir full of caffeinated beverages. We made it to North Carolina in good time considering the stops. We arrived early enough that the kids had time to run around the place a bit and reaquaint themselves with the house. Our kids hadn't been there in six years (of course, this was Eliana's first time as she wasn't born six years ago. She also wasn't born four years ago, okay? OKAY?!).
While we were in North Carolina the weather was amazing. It was so beautiful, and the kids loved being outside in the lake. My crazy husband introduced them to The Polar Bear Club, but ironically the water was usually warmer than the air. We spent most of the afternoons down on, by, or just in the water.
For the sake of time I am going to post this as an intro to our entire vacation. I have some other photos that will be fun for me to share, and hopefully my memory will serve me well as I try to document this trip. That is asking a lot of my brain, but they say the older you get the better it is to make your mind work hard. Until soon!
Reader Comments (4)
Yay! You're back! Looking forward to the recap.
You always have the most fun vacations. I look forward to more pictures!
I am impressed! I can't drive more than 2, maybe 3 hours, at a time! ;)
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