Home Sweet Home

My own bed... nothing tops coming home to a happy family and your own bed. Operation V was successful, no headaches, emergencies, close calls- really I don't think a road trip could go more smoothly. The testament to that is the fact that none of us ever felt like saying, "get me out of this car, NOW!" Picture meeting your friends for coffee and having that conversation last for five days, continually changing, lots of laughs, but with breathtaking scenery and you have an idea of what our trip was like.

Traveling in modern times is awesome too- how amazing and wonderful it is to live in a time where we can call home almost any time we want, where we can text pictures to friends around the country and especially on Wednesday: get local weather reports so we could adjust our route. We had every intention of taking 40 across the south to see states and sights none of us had ever seen. Ultimately, though, we were destined to go north. I was tempted to say to all my Texas friends, gee you really know how to make a girl feel welcome, shutting her out with a storm like that. But it is hard not to see it as divine intervention. We were meant to see Utah and Colorado. We were meant to be able to sing with conviction, "I've been everywhere, man, crossed the deserts bare, man, breathed the mountain air man, travel I've a had my share, man, I've been everywhere..."

There are more stories to tell, though, because typing on a phone has its limits. We will work on that soon, but for today we are enjoying time with our families. Stella is road trippin' to Detroit to see her daughter honored as a Michigan Hero at tonight's Pistons game. Thanks to our families who encouraged us to go, who supported this spontaneous adventure, and who greeted us with open arms when we returned.