Road Trip!

I have finally decided to take the hike to Wisconsin to meet my new nephew. I’ve decided to make it a seven day multiple stop trip to maximize my return on the CRAZY amount of gas it takes to drive 12-14hrs.

I will leave sometime

Monday morning after work (assuming I am awake enough) and drive the 5 hours to Bourbonnais IL, where I used to live until seven months ago. There I will  spend the night with my old officemate Lovice (she is in the back wearing a gold shirt in the picture below), I was told the conditions of my staying there are…we have to eat at our favorite restaurant The BrickStone (they have fresh bread and fries to DIE for), and I must organize her entire house. The latter NOT gonna happen, we may be able to organize like a closet…but nothing else.

Tuesday, I hope to sleep in (not a lot of hope there cause Lovice and her husband Craig have 2 little kids with A LOT of energy!) then I want to have lunch with my old co-workers. Tuesday night I am having dinner with my old roommate Jana (pictured below in the orange shirt) and spending the night with her. We lived together for five years and it will be nice to catch up, will probably feel like putting on a pair of pajamas.

Wednesday I plan to sleep-in get up when I want to pack up and leave for WISCONSIN. I think it is a 6-7 hour drive from Bourbonnais.

In Wisconsin is one of my…FAVORITE families. I can’t wait to…

Laugh and play scrabble with Jeri Ann (mama)

Love-on Kenzie (big sister)

Meet and cuddle with Cole (baby brother)

and… Joke with Jerry (daddy)

my heart hurts I miss these people SO much. I hope to come back from my road trip with my soul and heart healed.

There is going to be a lot of time in the car alone. I am looking forward to being able to have some uninterrupted, long periods of time to talk with God about some things. To listen, to cry, and to be loved. I have a really awesome new testament on CD (Inspired By...The Bible Experience...) and will probably listen to that a lot.

Saturday late afternoon I will leave Wisconsin back from IL. Where I will stay again with Lovice and go to church with her family leaving for Indiana after Sunday lunch…or is it dinner?

Lastly I hope to be able to stop in Terre Haute to see Molly for dinner, before the last two hour drive home.

Writing it all out makes me a bit overwhelmed, but I

know this is what I need.