planes, trains & automobiles (and ferries, subways, buses...well, you get the picture): Homeward bound

August 10, 2014

28 days, 16 states (I think) and the District of Columbia, about 4,500 miles by car, 3,500 by plane, and guesstimating another 500 more by bus, train, ferry, broomsticks, enchanted benches, etc., and we are home!

The day started with us going to church in Centerville, Utah, and I just have to share something about that. One of the youth speakers in the main meeting was a teenage girl with Downs Syndrome. A little older girl (I’m guessing her sister) went up with her – she had her talk written out and needed some help with some of the longer words. It was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen, and I think I may have even gotten something in my eye right about that time. I’m really glad we had that experience.

After church, we had a few minutes to visit a little more with Travis and Alicia, and they even packed us lunches and snacks for the road. We have been very blessed with many kind and generous friends and family that have made this trip possible. I have to admit that the fatigue of the trip must be getting to me because I forgot to get any pictures with Travis & Alicia or their family. I also forgot to get pictures with my Aunt Lisa last night, and while I have pictures of my kids with Marie and Adam’s kids, I need a picture of them too. I will throw in a few old pictures or steal some from Facebook pages just to round out the blog.

Then we said our goodbyes and hit the road. As we would hope for, nothing exciting on the drive home, and we pulled in a little after 8 pm local time. Aunt Dee met us there, and our two old dogs ran faster than I have ever seen them move when they saw Becky coming up the walkway. A huge thank you to our friends Will and Beth and their girls Zella and Parker who took care of our house and dogs while we were gone. Hooray, we made it! Final thoughts on the trip in the next (and last) post.