Tuesday, August 26, 2008
hold my hand and we're halfway there
I thought I'd go ahead and blog about vacation.
Well, we left after church on Sunday and drove to FW to see the grandparents for the night. Then, early Monday morning, we drove to Arkadelphia, AK to see mom's aunt, uncle, and cousin (and the basset pups). We ate lunch with them and visited for a while, then got back on the road. I should mention that before we left, the Blairs gave us a "present" that we could open ONLY when we got to the Tennessee state line. It turned out to be a mix CD of Tennessee country songs that was WONDERFUL! to listen to on the drive. ;) We finally made it to Nashville where we spend the night at a swankified hotel (you know it's nice when they have a player piano). Woke up the next morning and drove to Pigeon Forge where the Welties were waiting for us (at Sonic, of course)! Together, we drove to the chalet and waited. And waited, and waited. Finally, the Russells got there (cue tears, reunion pictures). Then more waiting. Again, finally, the Slaughters made their appearance (cue more tears, more reunion pictures, screaming kids). That was the wonderful start of our wonderful vacation. I'll spare you all the details (although I'm sure you want to hear them), but the highest points were as follows:
-Family
-Go-karting/bumper boating
-Spending ridiculous amounts of money on our highly envied Sister/Mom shopping day!!
-Parents
-Dollywood
-Dollywood's fudge
-Sisters
-Balderdash
-Nephews
-Sonic runs
-Happy Hour runs
-Brothers(+in-laws)
-Our 5-mile hike (complete with freezing cold water fall)
-Nieces
-Warren Family Talent Show
-Midnight putt-putt
-Familyfamilyfamilyfamilyfamilyfamilyfamilyfamily
And that's the short list.
This was the best vacation known to man. Don't think I'm joking. We've had countless people say they wished they could have been there. Probably because we really are the coolest/most exciting/funniest/scariest/most wonderful people we know.
Saying goodbye is never easy. Saying goodbye to family can kill. Once a million and ten tears were shed, and the kids' (and our own) cries were ringing in our ears, we all loaded up. And left. Left to our respective homes, hard to know when we'll all be together again, hating that we live so far apart. But we were there. We were there, and there's not many people who can say that their siblings are their best friends. But we can, and we do. And one day maybe we'll all live on the same cul-de-sac. Yes, that sounds good.
There's a place for us,
Somewhere a place for us.
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us Somewhere.
There's a time for us,
Some day a time for us,
Time together with time spare,
Time to learn, time to care,
Some day!
Somewhere.
We'll find a new way of living,
We'll find a way of forgiving
Somewhere . . .
There's a place for us,
A time and place for us.
Hold my hand and we're halfway there.
Hold my hand and I'll take you there
Somehow
Some day
Somewhere
Well, we left after church on Sunday and drove to FW to see the grandparents for the night. Then, early Monday morning, we drove to Arkadelphia, AK to see mom's aunt, uncle, and cousin (and the basset pups). We ate lunch with them and visited for a while, then got back on the road. I should mention that before we left, the Blairs gave us a "present" that we could open ONLY when we got to the Tennessee state line. It turned out to be a mix CD of Tennessee country songs that was WONDERFUL! to listen to on the drive. ;) We finally made it to Nashville where we spend the night at a swankified hotel (you know it's nice when they have a player piano). Woke up the next morning and drove to Pigeon Forge where the Welties were waiting for us (at Sonic, of course)! Together, we drove to the chalet and waited. And waited, and waited. Finally, the Russells got there (cue tears, reunion pictures). Then more waiting. Again, finally, the Slaughters made their appearance (cue more tears, more reunion pictures, screaming kids). That was the wonderful start of our wonderful vacation. I'll spare you all the details (although I'm sure you want to hear them), but the highest points were as follows:
-Family
-Go-karting/bumper boating
-Spending ridiculous amounts of money on our highly envied Sister/Mom shopping day!!
-Parents
-Dollywood
-Dollywood's fudge
-Sisters
-Balderdash
-Nephews
-Sonic runs
-Happy Hour runs
-Brothers(+in-laws)
-Our 5-mile hike (complete with freezing cold water fall)
-Nieces
-Warren Family Talent Show
-Midnight putt-putt
-Familyfamilyfamilyfamilyfamilyfamilyfamilyfamily
And that's the short list.
This was the best vacation known to man. Don't think I'm joking. We've had countless people say they wished they could have been there. Probably because we really are the coolest/most exciting/funniest/scariest/most wonderful people we know.
Saying goodbye is never easy. Saying goodbye to family can kill. Once a million and ten tears were shed, and the kids' (and our own) cries were ringing in our ears, we all loaded up. And left. Left to our respective homes, hard to know when we'll all be together again, hating that we live so far apart. But we were there. We were there, and there's not many people who can say that their siblings are their best friends. But we can, and we do. And one day maybe we'll all live on the same cul-de-sac. Yes, that sounds good.
There's a place for us,
Somewhere a place for us.
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us Somewhere.
There's a time for us,
Some day a time for us,
Time together with time spare,
Time to learn, time to care,
Some day!
Somewhere.
We'll find a new way of living,
We'll find a way of forgiving
Somewhere . . .
There's a place for us,
A time and place for us.
Hold my hand and we're halfway there.
Hold my hand and I'll take you there
Somehow
Some day
Somewhere
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1 Comments:
It sounded like an exciting vacation! I really enjoy going to see family!! Glad you had an amazing time seeing you sisters and there families! See you sunday!
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