We arrived in one piece, thank God! First, we got a late start out of town this morning. WE were having such a lazy, relaxing Christmas Day that we didn't start packing until late on Christmas Day. It ended up getting very late and we decided to head to bed and finish packing in the morning. Well, I should know better than this now, that we can't move as quickly with a 3 year-old so we didn't end up getting on the road until 12:30pm (maybe next year we will travel two days after Christmas to avoid having to pack up on Christmas Day). Next, what should be only a 7-8 hour drive took us about 9 1/2 hours! With the exception of one additional, unplanned potty stop, none of the delays were due to our "special cargo". There was terrible traffic in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada (yes, we cut through Canada to get to Indiana). Also, as we got further into Michigan we ran into some serious fog that made visibility quite difficult. We ended up pulling in at about 10pm(EST)....and this is without a nap from Madeline. (She next to never sleeps in the car). After making a quick stop at David's parents' to say hello and let them know we've arrived, we checked into our hotel. By the time we got settled, in PJ's etc it was quite late for Madeline. Regardless, she did her best to fight off the sleep. I just hope that she'll sleep in late tomorrow. Even by doing so, the hour time difference will help to keep us on a "normal" schedule. Yawn.....as I am sure you can imagine I am ready for bed!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Looooonnnnnngggg Trip! - Indiana Day One
We arrived in one piece, thank God! First, we got a late start out of town this morning. WE were having such a lazy, relaxing Christmas Day that we didn't start packing until late on Christmas Day. It ended up getting very late and we decided to head to bed and finish packing in the morning. Well, I should know better than this now, that we can't move as quickly with a 3 year-old so we didn't end up getting on the road until 12:30pm (maybe next year we will travel two days after Christmas to avoid having to pack up on Christmas Day). Next, what should be only a 7-8 hour drive took us about 9 1/2 hours! With the exception of one additional, unplanned potty stop, none of the delays were due to our "special cargo". There was terrible traffic in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada (yes, we cut through Canada to get to Indiana). Also, as we got further into Michigan we ran into some serious fog that made visibility quite difficult. We ended up pulling in at about 10pm(EST)....and this is without a nap from Madeline. (She next to never sleeps in the car). After making a quick stop at David's parents' to say hello and let them know we've arrived, we checked into our hotel. By the time we got settled, in PJ's etc it was quite late for Madeline. Regardless, she did her best to fight off the sleep. I just hope that she'll sleep in late tomorrow. Even by doing so, the hour time difference will help to keep us on a "normal" schedule. Yawn.....as I am sure you can imagine I am ready for bed!
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don't fret....it all evens out.
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