the road to a friend's house is never long...
-but the road home can be intolerable.
You know you are travel-weary when:
-you snack on anything, just because your mouth is bored.
-you read signs aloud.
-you want to call a rest-stop "home." Hot water, vending machines, and disposable toothbrushes are in abundance. What else does anyone need?
-you shout for joy when you see a sign for "Bridge to U.S.A." It's not the bridge you want, it's still far from home, but at least you can be reasonably sure that you aren't trapped in an alternative universe.
-you recycle the previous day's (week's, month's) jokes and puns. The whole family does this until #1 Son does his sign-language rendition of #1 Daughter beating a conversation to death.
-you continue to read maps in the dark. you read People magazine even though you don't like People magazine. you read candy wrappers. you read seat-belt advice on the visor. you memorize it against your will.
-every Christian song that comes over the air waves is trite, repetitive, and invasive to your sanity. (Oh wait. I feel that way on short trips...)
-while unloading the truck at midnight, you relish the homey smell of horse manure wafting from the barns. What a welcome home!
You know you are travel-weary when:
-you snack on anything, just because your mouth is bored.
-you read signs aloud.
-you want to call a rest-stop "home." Hot water, vending machines, and disposable toothbrushes are in abundance. What else does anyone need?
-you shout for joy when you see a sign for "Bridge to U.S.A." It's not the bridge you want, it's still far from home, but at least you can be reasonably sure that you aren't trapped in an alternative universe.
-you recycle the previous day's (week's, month's) jokes and puns. The whole family does this until #1 Son does his sign-language rendition of #1 Daughter beating a conversation to death.
-you continue to read maps in the dark. you read People magazine even though you don't like People magazine. you read candy wrappers. you read seat-belt advice on the visor. you memorize it against your will.
-every Christian song that comes over the air waves is trite, repetitive, and invasive to your sanity. (Oh wait. I feel that way on short trips...)
-while unloading the truck at midnight, you relish the homey smell of horse manure wafting from the barns. What a welcome home!
posted by thisrequiresthought at 8:40 AM
5 Comments:
Glad you made it home safely.
Did you try napping on the way home? I find that this helps to make the trip shorter.
Yeah, I tried napping to make the trip shorter...it didn't work too well.
But of reading whatever your eyes meet, rejoicing at the USA signs, snacking b/c there is nothing else to do...these I also know well...
Hmmm..so...missing you and the fam. I want to come over Christmas break...sooo expensive. Grrr... Oh when will I see you again? When will I gaze at your rolling eyes??
have i mentioned, dear nan, how much i love my kelly-bug? my kelly who naps WHILE driving and scares her roommates to death? yes. that kelly-bug. can she come home for Christmas too? please?
even the most dear people may have to be relegated to sleeping bags.
but bring 'em on, I say.
okay. so as of yesterday the count is up:
tony
jackie
laura (???)
eric (otherwise known as shelby)
kelly
and of course:
me
i figure we can house the boys at andy fox's. yes? probably it'll be friday, saturday, sunday, and new years eve. won't it be fun!
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