Seriously, I will miss the "Runner"! It was a gift from my dad and
stepmom when I turned 21/approached my senior
year at Georgetown. Many great memories!
The plan was to hit up East TN for a few days to see friends from church and grad school. Johnson City is where Luke and I first lived as a married couple, and we really do have such fond memories of that place. There is something to say about being that close to the mountains...it is gorgeous and refreshing! Certainly a testament to God's handiwork! It was such a nice visit! I failed to get pictures from the pot-luck that our friends from church put together, but it was a great chance to catch up with some very good friends!
First leg of the trip, all is well. Lots of room in the Su"Bertha" as Luke calls it!
We got to see my good friend, Rachel, from OT school.
She is now working for the OT dept at Milligan
so we were able to visit her and see many
of my old professors (friends)! It was great!
Elijah was a bit obsessed with Rachel's iPad! Fun stuff!
Apparently, the Big Red Barn is good for putting you to sleep!
From Johnson City, we drove to Hershey! We knew it would likely be our last opportunity to see many of our friends from Hershey Med Center in one place before they graduate and disperse across the country! 3 of us moved on last year, and 3 more will leave this summer so we were thankful to be able to see so many people in one place again! That being said, it's pretty cool that we'll have friends to visit all over the country in the next few years...and don't think we won't!! We were also able to visit the Coopers (however, I have absolutely NO photo evidence!) and let the kids get reacquainted while the adults (THANK YOU Candace!!!) went to dinner! We were also so very thankful to see our PA church family several times during our visit...it is always so encouraging to be with them!
Here's the Crew from Hershey! So thankful that Dorielle & Jeremiah
were able to host their annual Easter Brunch while we were in town!
Love and miss these people!
Silly Miles!
Lodged at the June B&B! Lauren and Ray were exceptional hosts,
and we were so thankful for some extra time with them! Elijah loves
his "Aunt Larna"! Looking forward to visiting them in Pittsburgh
when they move into their new home!
We left Hershey and went to Cincinnati to visit the Kellers! Matt, Kasey, Hope and baby#2 are also friends from PA who moved to Cinci for a 1 year fellowship. They will soon be moving to Oregon so we had to take advantage of their proximity and sneak in a visit! We also managed to leave their house early on Saturday, make it to Louisville for breakfast (thought I took a picture but apparently I didn't!) with our great friend and college roommate, Laura D, drove to our hometown for lunch with my stepdad, and we were home in Memphis for supper! What a day!
This was not uncommon on our trip! Hey, whatever it takes to make everyone happy!
Had a great day at the zoo with the Kellers! You can see Elijah's
latest boo-boo here...running full tilt and tripped into
the door frame at church in PA. Seriously thought he lost
teeth, but he didn't! Cried for a good bit only to be "healed"
by my emergency stash of popelate (chocolate).
It was a gorgeous Friday in Cinci! So glad Matt also had the day off
to visit with us. The zoo was lots of fun!
Poor Miles...his allergies were in high gear.
We were so glad to see so many of our friends and family along the way. It really was a great trip!! And, it's given us a bit of confidence to tackle more long-distance road trips in the future!! Watch out, folks, the Douthitt clan may come your way at a moment's notice!
Happy Monday to all,
Shannon
So much fun! Yay for a road trip!!! Cute, cute boys!!!
ReplyDeleteLily has always been an awful traveler...it has gotten a little better now that she can tell us exactly what she wants... and since we got a TV installed. :)