I was a bit trepidatious, as the last time we made the trip, Chewy was having a massive TNA attack and Michael was having anxiety/IBS issues...and Willow threw up all over me the night before Thanksgiving (we concluded she was not sick, she just ate ALOT of Oreos). So, yeah, it hadn't been as good a trip as we would have hoped.
This trip, this bizarre year-of-still-dealing-with-pandemic-and-rampant-people-stupidity actually worked out very much the opposite!
The worst thing of the trip was the Traffic and the time it took to go there and back. OTHERWISE, it was great!
We got to spend quality time with family, my children were well behaved AND engaged...a VERY big deal for someone on the Autism spectrum, and especially since social isolation has made its impact too on them.
We played board games, ate good food, had good conversations. We listened to Weird Al, an audio book of the HitchHikers Guide to the galaxy.
With all the mess of this past few years, it was very much needed and very much life affirming.
I wish my dad lived closer, but at least this time I felt like he was able to actually get to know my children and get some insight to our little family. It was definitely quality time!
Okay, pictures...
Willow sleeping while we are driving 12+ hours...(that is her bread pillow)
Her eye mask says "meh" (that pretty much sums up 13 yr. old Willow)
First stop shake at Vernon's Diner
IHOP tree
Grandpa and Margo--Grandpa as a Pumpkin Waffle at Brigs
First Breakfast in NC
Seafood Scramblies and GRITS (YUM)
Dinner at the Olive garden--Willow was treated like a princess.
When in the hotel, Willow had two modes....
Second mode...
Playing one of our favorite board games. Michael explained it very well.
And even some pool time.
Thanksgiving Dinner! Thank you Margo!
Thanksgiving Dinner setting.
On the road back...
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