July Fourth = Drive Forth.

Happy July 4^th!

To sum it up, we spent the majority of today driving. After an[other] incredible breakfast whipped up by my mother, we loaded up everything except for Sydni’s gear and prepared to reluctantly head back to Illinois.

Sydni spending a full week with my parents at least every 4-6 weeks had become a habit, but with the distance between increasing by about 5 hours, we all agreed that two weeks would be a better arrangement, both for my parents as well as for us traveling back again to get her. It’s going to be very different sans baby for two whole weeks; I’m not sure I’ll know what to do with myself. Not to mention, I’m going to miss her much more than I’m going to let on. [There, I said it.] So she’s there, and we are now here, back in Illinois.



fireworks

We parked outside our place after the grueling commute back, and were greeted by all sorts of fireworks: large, brilliant displays off in the distant, and tiny, homemade shows that popped up in various spots around our neighborhood. I’m not sure what it was, but those little flashes of color seemed to dull the exhaustion of driving and even calm our nerves about leaving Sydni for two weeks.

Oh, and did I mention I go back to work tomorrow? J
Express Edwardsville, let’s do this….

edwardsville express

xo | cmd