Well, we made it to Grand Haven yesterday! On Tuesday night we finished our packing, some cleaning, went to the library for our books on CD, and did some shopping for snacks and food for our drive. We did our best to get to bed early, and woke up at 5:30 on Wednesday. After quick showers and loading up the car, we were on the road! We were shooting to leave the house at 6:00 (I think it was about 6:10 when we left the driveway -- not too bad) and make it to Omaha, Nebraska that night. We drove right on through, just stopping to get gas, use the potty, and switch places every 3 or 4 hours. We made it to Omaha around 7 or 8pm so we decided to keep going and eventually stopped in Des Moines, Iowa for the night. We found a Motel 6, which was cheap and reasonably clean, but they don't give you shampoo and conditioner for your shower. I asked at the front desk and they said you could buy it in the vending machine if you wanted. I didn't, and when we went to look at the vending machine in the morning to see how much they were charging for it they didn't have any in it anyway!
We hit the road at about 7 Thursday morning and ate breakfast and lunch in the car, and around 4:00 we pulled into Grand Haven! The drive wasn't that bad, actually. On Wednesday we listened to the entire unabridged version of the Hobbit on CD, which is about 11 hours, and I think we drove for about 14 or 15 hours. Thursday we listed to part of Angels and Demons after trying a couple different books and not liking them or not being able to understand the reader very well. The only semi-eventful thing that happened on the road was me almost hitting a deer in Iowa. Luckily, Spencer yelled at me when he saw them (there were two standing together) and I swerved in time and stayed on the road. Honestly, him yelling all of a sudden scared me more than the deer did.
Once we got into Grand Haven we visited with everyone and had some really yummy dinner. All we'd eaten on our drive was like pringles, apples, ham sandwiches, muffins, and gardettos. We didn't have to buy anything on the road, which was good, but I was ready for a real meal. After dinner we went to Brigham's 6th grade band concert and went to the marina to get the boat so we can clean it up and get it in the water this weekend! It was a really fun evening, and we are so happy to be here finally!
Yay! Good job driving. I love books on CD. Enjoy them now; they're not as enjoyable when you keep having to turn them up to drown out the kids.
ReplyDeleteWhen do I get to see a picture of your dress now that you've got it all done? :)
ReplyDeleteI'll put one up when we are in Ironwood. I didn't take one on Sunday and I forgot my card reader for my camera. Pictures will come when I get Dad's.
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