I have to really exercise self-discipline to get through this trip. The closer I get to OKC and Tulsa, even though I want to be in MO badly, I’m so tempted to turn around and go home. In fact, in the morning, as I’m packing up the last few things to leave, I’m so tempted to cancel and not go. I’ve already let my bridge fear get the best of me, I am not going to give in to scary, big city traffic. It will be so much easier once we get a place here and most of the time, Vince will come with me.
I didn’t see any accidents, or horribly crazy driving (like last time when a car got up on the concrete median twice!) but I had almost made it through Tulsa and all of a sudden, everything stopped. As far as I could see traffic was stopped. We sat dead still for about 20 minutes, then traffic started moving again and I never saw anything wrong.
Going through Nevada was kinda funny. It wasn’t dark but the sun was starting to set. Cars had their lights on. I was stopped at a red light and could see a long ways down the main street. I thought . . how many times I had sat at that light in the four years we lived here, how happy we were to leave here and move on to the next chapter of our lives in Texas . . and I never thought I’d be so happy to return but having Addie here changes everything.
Thinking about it – we never know what tomorrow holds, nor do we know what feelings are going to change and what we think we’ll never want again, we may end up wanting with all our might. Life is strange or . . maybe I’m just strange. 🙂
dezertsuz says
Glad to know you are safely there for sure. It isn’t you. It’s life happening. We can be sure things will change! LOL
DonnainKS says
I learned long ago that change is the only definite in life!
DonnainKS says
Glad you have safely arrived. Enjoy your time there! If it weren’t for our own wedding this month I would drive over and spend a few hours with you. Easy drive from here.
Judy Laquidara says
I’ll be back so we could at least plan to meet y’all halfway sometime. Once we buy a place here, Vince and Rita will come too, at least some of the time.
Nelle Coursey says
You are not strange. It would be strange if you didn’t want to be near your Son, his wife and your precious granddaughter!
carolyn says
I got to spend time with my granddaughter over the weekend and understand why you would travel through places you would rather not to spend time with her! These grands are so precious, aren’t they? Hell or high water can’t keep us away!