thanksgiving trip

david and i are in Indiana this week. we were supposed to drive out yesterday, leave at 7 am and drive the 10 hrs. we've been planning on it for a while...well, things didn't exactly turn out the way we hoped. you see, i worked at the cafe monday, and dave worked at the country club. well, since weather is a very important factor at the golf club, they have a radar that shows weather and storm systems. on my way home from work and last minute shopping, around 4 pm, dave calls me and tells me there is a huge storm heading straight for us. he described it as a wall extending from Louisiana horizontally up to us. we were going to get hit with most likely snow sometime tues. morning. our solution? pack and leave that night. let me tell you...it's not the most pleasant thing to get up at 5:30 am, work 8 hrs., come home and do ALL of the packing, eat a quick dinner, do the dishes (since we'll be gone for 6 days) and then pack the car and be on the road at 9:30 pm with 10 hrs. of driving ahead of you!! but we felt there wasn't much option, according to the weather. we stopped at the cafe on the way out and stocked up on coffee (free coffee is always the best! just thought i'd gloat about that) and away we were! david is an amazing man. he drove the whole way! and we made it in 9 hrs! unfortunately, all of the panera bread's were closed so we couldn't refuel our coffee mugs, but somehow, the LORD kept us awake and energized the whole trip! i slept for about 1 1/2 hrs. around 4 am and we pulled in just before 7. we slept alot yesterday! today is much better...it's snowing here! the first snow we've seen! there's about 1-2 in. on the ground, enough to make it look beautifully white! david is out getting a hair cut from his sister, deb. she has a job at a local salon after working her way through beauty school. anna, his other sister, is here with sandy (dave's mom) baking lots of pies and cookies for tomorrow's feast! i suppose i should go help out...it's so wonderful to be here with family! i hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! enjoy your families and eat lots of turkey!