Day 8

I feel like Gilligan!  This trip just won't quit!  We don't get up as early this morning as usual simply because we are tired people.  We hit the road about 9:30 and we are still headed south.  I started clicking off the towns in my head just trying to hang on to get home.  I saw the Tennessee state line and was elated.  We stop at our favorite Cracker Barrel just north of Knoxville and I was elated to have salad with huge slices of tomato.  Veggies are good!  We get just south of Knoxville and traffic is stopped on I 75.  Why you would tear out a bridge and then take over a year to rebuild it, I do not know.  Stupidity reigns!  It is well over 100 degrees outside and we are stuck there in the elements.  We finally crawl down to an exit and decied to get off and chance it.   The GPS redeems itself.  We do not hit the interstate again until just outside of home.  We make our way through back roads all the way through the remainder of Tennessee and Georgia.  We get to the Cherokee county line and I am so happy.  Next comes Waleska.  Then Canton.  At this point, we hit 575 south and next comes Holly Springs.  At this point in time, a woman from Cobb County decided she would cut over on us and try to run us over.  Nice!  We make it off the interstate at our exit and make our way home.  Home!  What a wonderful word.  We had two dogs who were so glad to see us and two kids that I was so glad to see.  This trip has been a good learning experience for all of us.  I have found that I am stronger that what I think I am and that I can handle a lot more than I thought possible.  The kids are capable of being the adults that they now are when they are asked to step up to the plate and I think they actually enjoyed it.  Most importantly, we aren't promised unlimited time here and we should step out of our comfort zones whenever possible and explore.  It is only by trying something new that we expand our horizons and have a larger base from which to speak. 

Did I enjoy this trip with all its ups and downs?  You bet!  Would I do it again?  Yes, but let me rest first!  I am so blessed to have had the opportunities that I have enjoyed and to have such a wonderful husband to share these moments with!  Whether on the road or here at home, life is good if you are with those that you love.  Until my next adventure.....