Cody & Whitney’s Wedding: Getting Home
We had to leave for home early the morning after the wedding to get kids back to Georgia for school. We drove the whole 31 hours and only stopped for food and potty breaks. It’s 31 hours if you don’t stop. I drove from 3am to 9am, while Frank slept…and he drove the rest. It wasn’t that bad, at the time…but it took me several days to get back to a “normal” state…not that I was normal before.
Did you have any idea these road-side signs were so BIG?? We didn't. That's PJ (12).
We made a short pit stop in Frisco, Colorado. It was a really pretty town.
We had a small, portable DVD player in the very back seat. The middle seat had this TV and the Playstation to keep them busy. It helped on the way there, but on the way back no one was really interested in playing. The younger kids did watch a lot of videos though.
This is the HUGE (3 miles?) tunnel at the top of the mountain in Colorado before you start descending into Denver. On the other side of the tunnel we got caught up in all of the traffic going back to Denver after spending the weekend in the mountains. We drove 20-30 MPH for about two hours until we got to Denver...it is just like the traffic heading back to LA after a weekend in Vegas...never take that trip on a Sunday night. It kind of set us back a bit.
Liz and I got really bored and started doing the "Wave" with our feet out the window...check out the video below.
Liz, PJ and Megan making the best of the trip.
The famous St. Louis (Missouri) arch.
Frank grew up as an Army Child...so he moved around a lot. He spent most of his high school years in Clarksville, Tennessee, near Fort Campbell. He hadn't been back there in 30 years, but he was able to take a drive around town when we drove by on this trip and find his old home and high school...that's always a fun thing to do.
I had never been to Nashville, Tennessee...but I can't say that anymore. Of course, I only caught a glimpse from the freeway...one day we will have to go back and see the sites.
I can’t believe you had to drive 31 miles …I was dying after just 23!!! Gary drove the whole way so I listened to books on CD’s. It’s awesome that you drove through Clarksville, TN. Our oldest son lives there! He is in the army and is based at Fort Campbell, KY.
Nice feet, ladies. It was so good to see you guys. Love ya, Bev, JIm and $P3N(3R.