Quick Trip

I had planned to visit DJ, Shannon and the girls in June in between semesters at Concordia, but with Concordia out of the picture and travel looking less and less doable, I decided that while I am still waiting to begin treatment, I better take a quick trip down and hug those girls!

What a whirlwind getting all my responsibilities covered at work, church, school. I managed to reserve a rental car, and hoped to be on the road by 10 am - realizing that was optimistic.

We were in the process of getting the car (Kiel had one last final exam to take first) when the clinic called to tell me I had to have additional bloodwork done, so we get swung by there before packing the car. We also stopped at the Christian bookstore to get an audio book to listen to during the long drive and to Wegmans for snackage.

At last we were on the way zipping south on 390 into Pennsylvania, threading our way along the river into Virginia. The audio book was right up the boy's alley but far from mine. I discovered that I am not a Ted Dekker fan by any means. I should have realized from the title The Boneman's Daughters. Yuck. I get to pick for the return trip.

We made good time, skirting the DC area via a new Route 17 and arrived before the midnight hour. The girls were still up, waiting for us even though they shied away from getting too close to these strangers.

Well, after hugs all around, we hit the sheets, worn out and happy to have gotten there in one piece. Tomorrow we will dig in.