Road Warrior Momma: Mini Road Trip Day 1

Mini Road Trip Day 1 –May 27th, 2016

Home – Chattanooga, TN

105 miles – 2 hours fifteen minutes

Courtyard Chattanooga – Hamilton Place

Day one of our tip was rather uneventful. All of the excitement happened before we hit the road. Miss Audrey had her fifth grade graduation and “final” walk through her school. I was, of course, a bit emotional. I think my eagerness to get on the road and my anxiety about getting everything done for the trip, prevented me from totally falling apart. Lucky Audrey. It’s a weird dichotomy, these big milestones. I’m so proud of and excited for her, and honestly ready to move past the elementary school stage (although I still have three more years left with Cammy). Yet there’s an empty feeling, an ache in my belly, a sense of loss that her childhood is over. Oh, the melodrama! But seriously - it hurts. Now we get to experience the tween years and the teenager years and then she will be gone – and I cannot even fathom it.

Enough about that, because I’ve made myself cry.

By the time we hit the road (at 2:45 p.m.) it was already too late for a holiday weekend. The traffic on Highway 20, enroute to the interstate, was bad. The road was cluttered with RVs and campers and just to keep it interesting – a logging truck! Once we got to I 75, it was smooth sailing.

Rich had driven on ahead of us (in a rental car), so he could attend a car show with an old friend from high school, Dennis. The little detour was not part of our original itinerary, but since Rich was going to join us for the long weekend, I made an exception☺. Plus, I hadn’t seen Dennis since our wedding. We picked up Rich from Hertz and then we visited with Dennis and his family.

It was rather late by the time we checked into our hotel. We grabbed a late dinner and then went to bed. Tomorrow is our long drive to Washington DC.

Postscript (from Bethesda): - I have forgotten the charger for my laptop. So I’ve been unable to write or update my blogs:(. I ordered one from Amazon and it will be delivered to my Aunt Ginny’s. I’m a little behind, but have been making notes. Borrowed one of the kids Chromebooks, so y’all don’t think I bailed!