On the Road! Or... We Survived the First Day!

The many days of planning, organizing and packing (not to mention stressing!) are behind us. We are officially en route to DC! It was a somewhat insane morning, driving Will the half-hour to soccer camp, coming home to finish packing (and not actually finishing loading the car until just moments till we had to leave), then racing back to get Will (slightly late for the 1 p.m. end time). By the time everyone used the rest room, got situated in the car, and we drove through DQ to get Emma and me some lunch, we didn't hit the interstate till nearly 2 p.m.

With a quick rest stop, rush hour in Chattanooga, and a quick Mickey D's dinner (yes, we hit all the quality eating establishments today!), we didn't make it to Morristown, Tennessee until around 8 pm. Eastern time. There would be no point in trying to convince the kids that it was too cool or too late to swim, so after we checked in and put our things in the room, we hit the pool. Or, I should say, the kids hit the pool. I was very happy in a comfy chair reading by the pool.

We're at a new, fairly nice Holiday Inn right off I-81. We're only going as far as Winchester, Virginia tomorrow (about 5 hours) and there is nothing in particular that the kids want to do there, so we may stay here and swim in the morning if the weather is nice.

If the truth be told, this is the part of travelling that the kids enjoy most. Mom may be all excited about showing them the sights in DC and NYC, but they are just as happy to be at an ordinary motel pool. ;p

This is not to say that they're not excited to see our friends or spend time with their grandparents or cousins, or that they won't enjoy all of the cool things our nation's capital has to offer. But one of the great things about being a kid, I think, is the ability to enjoy the simple pleasures of life without always wishing it were time for that next "big" thing.