What a long day yesterday (Wednesday) was for my dad and I. We left Sioux City around 3:30pm and headed to Springfield. I drove this leg of the trip which is roughly 7 hours. No big deal at all. My dad took a couple short naps so I just jammed out to come tunes and enjoyed the last time I will make that trip from SC to Springfield - at least for a very long time. We arrived in Springfield around 10:30ish. At this point I am a little tired since we both had been up super early - me since about 8am, Dad since about 6am. Already that is a long day, but we were just getting started. We grabbed the rest of the stuff from my apartment and loaded up the truck with any of the "extras" that we needed. Rascal was not ready to go and fought me just to get in his carrier. He was not okay with this trip at all - at least not for about 1/4 of the drive.
We left Springfield around 11:15pm. Filled up on gas before we left and headed down the road with my car being pulled behind the 17' UHaul. This was to be a very long and tiring trip - I still am astonished that we did it. Driving through Missouri was not so bad - Dad and I talked about the different Missouri State campuses and the random little towns that were on the road. I took about a 45 minute nap through Missouri and Arkansas. Yes only 45 minutes because Rascal kept waking me up I could really rest properly. We stopped for gas and a bathroom breaks along the way. For as heavy a load we were towing I am surrprised that I we got as good of mileage. Rascal finally calmed down after the first couple hours and went under the seat to sleep/hide. There was no one on the road - its was amazing that no one else was traveling. I mean it was really really early in the morning, but it was still crazy.
My mom called and check on us multiple times including a time at 12:30am and 3am. When she called at 12:30 she just wanted to talk to dad because she said she couldn't sleep without doing so - this is what I want. I want to be so in love with my husband that I can't sleep without hearing his voice. I love my family and this is one reason I am so family oriented - there is just always so much love. My dad and I were so lucky and are thankful for the continued thoughts and prayers that got us through this trip, we could not have done it without everyone's support.
I took over driving for a bit right before Memphis and drove part of the way into Mississippi and then I started getting totally tired and had to pull off. I know that Dad didn't get as much sleep as he needed during that time, but I could not safely drive any longer. He gladly took the wheel for me with no complaints at all. If I remember correctly he said "I got some juice left." Meaning he had some energy to drive longer. It is a true testament to how tough and amazing of a man my dad is. I am so blessed to have him in my life. (I am sure I will type this very sentence multiple times before trip blog is finished)
Yes I drove through Memphis - I did not stop to see Mana as it was early in the morning and we were on a tight schedule. Sorry Mana. We stopped for gas at one point and my dad must have forgot to turn his blinking light off. He was in the gas station and a gentleman riding a motorcycle stopped and talked to him. My family refers to the light on your forehead blinking "Tell me your story" if you get a random person telling you a crazy tale about their lives when there is really no reason to have a detailed conversation. Sometimes conversations are good and small talk is needed, but dads light was blinking just because someone wanted to talk and he got the short straw. I laughed for a long while about this one though because things like that rarely happen to my dad.
More driving and moving to come...
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