Christmas In Carolina - We Made It!

We rolled in on Christmas Eve at about 9:30. Home For Christmas - Proof that God's cares about the desires of our heart. Now it's Christmas Day and we are enjoying a wonderful family reunion. It feels good to be home.

I'll post pictures soon but meanwhile I give you a brief summary of our trip.

Day 1 - After an emotional time of saying goodbye to our friends, our home and Southern California we were on the road at about 11:00 am. It was quite for the first while as we gave the tear flow time to stop. Soon we had recovered. We made it to Flagstaff the first night. It was 11 degrees with snow on the ground. We were ready for a good night's rest.

Day 2 - We were up early. After breakfast we packed the car. We cranked the car to warm it up. Don't ask me how it happened but while we were having a few Kodak moments we managed to lock the keys in the car. The car was still running and all three dogs were inside. Not to fear. A quick call to AAA only to find that it would be up to an hour before they could come.

We want to thank the Flagstaff Fire Department. They really do rescue animals. After a phone call they were there in just a few moments. They chuckled, unlocked the doors, loved on the dogs, accepted our thanks and were off to their next emergency. We were on our way with no other incident throughout the day other than the fact that in my tiredness in the later evening I pulled over into the slow lane and almost collided with another car. The angels were with us protecting us. We made it to about an hour outside of Oklahoma City and stopped for the night. It's a good thing we stopped when we did. We were all getting a little stir crazy in the car.

Day 3 - We were on the road by about 9:30. It was an enjoyable and fairly uneventful day. The dogs continued to travel well and enjoy the journey. We made it to Memphis and stopped for the night in hopes that we might have an Elvis sighting. No Elvis but we did have a good night's rest at a decent hotel.

Day 4 - We awakened with anticipation. It was Christmas Eve and we knew that this was our final day of travel. We had a lot of road to cover but we were determined. Zach did a great deal of the driving this day. I was thankful for his skillfulness on the road over the journey. It gave Dad a great opportunity to rest along the way. Cammie drove some throughout the trip. Let me just say that Zach and I were occasionally reminded a bit of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride when she was behind the wheel. We did our best to let her rest and not feel the burden to share the driving load. Zach particularly enjoyed the mountain driving between Knoxville and Asheville. Not long after we left Asheville Dad took the wheel and drove us to our new home. It was truly a Christmas Eve to remember as we pulled up in front of Bonnie's home. (Cammie's sister) We were home and we were thankful.

Tomorrow we are off and running as we get ready to possess our home here in North Carolina. We close on the 27th. The painters come in on Wednesday and moving truck arrives on January 2nd. We'll keep everyone posted.