Home Again, Home Again...

After every car trip I sit down and think about the small lessons I have learned. It has become a tradition since my trip to New Orleans four years ago. I make a list of 10 thing I didn't know before. So in keeping with tradition.

Things I learned:

1. It doesn't matter how big or comfortable the vehicle is after 5 hours it isn't.
2. Being the navigator only works if the driver will follow the directions and not argue over every step.
3. Cities you are not used to never label streets or highways well enough. It is worse if you have good directions.
4. Eating a brownie out of the back of a large toy dump truck is more fun then it sounds. (So you will believe me: The Dirty Dump Truck
5. Pools in hotels are built for 6 year old children to swim in which is why they are only 5' deep at best.
6. That a company or the government will pay me not to start a Wind Farm.
7. That some childhood stories you should never admit to... You will never hear the end of it from your friends.
8. That being the same height as a 13 year old is a disadvantage at a summer program for middle school students.
9. That you never need ear plugs when you need them, and need them when you can't find them.
10. That coming home to a made bed is the best feeling ever.

My trip was mainly uneventful. The first day we spent 8-9 hours in the truck and stayed in St. Louis for a day. Then we got up and drove another 4 hours to Kansas City. This is were most of the trip happened. I decided that if I ever move I am going out there. It is amazing. The part of the city where we stayed was really well laid out, artsy, and was gorgeous. I also found that the cost of living seems to be cheaper out there. Two days later we got back in the truck and drove 9 hours to Nashville. We made a pit stop by my home town of Clarksville. It is amazing how small that place seems now. I know a lot of it is that I live in Atlanta. Everywhere seems kind of small now. But I was happy to see that the house my Mom built was still there. I got a few photos for her. Then in Nashville we were so tired from the trip we only slept. The next morning it was another four hours back to the safety of home. I missed my bed. Since this post if long I am only going to add a few of my favorite photos...



I will be putting more up on my flickr if you want to look in a few days.