I had spoken with Fr. Roland on Sunday evening about stopping in to have the trailer blessed. We had agreed on 11 o'clock. Needless to say, that was not going to happen. He had a few appointments beginning at 11:30 and wouldn't be back at the church until around 1:30. We still had a few things to do in town before leaving, so that actually worked out well for us.
Fr. Roland did a beautiful job. I'm pretty sure that he was just 'winging it'. I don't think there are any 'standard' blessings for travel trailers, but he managed to bring a tear to my eye.
Yes, Gracie is being an absolute poop in the photo. She and Samuel were having a very difficult time getting along and she had just been yelled at. Fr. Roland did finally get a smile out of her (just not for the picture).
I think we left town at about 3 o'clock and it is generally a 5 hour drive for us. We had already had lunch, so that was one less stop that we would have to make. Danny drove the entire way. I'm afraid that everyone is terrified to let me drive. :) I am really glad that I didn't give it a try. There were a ton of tractor trailers on the road and they were ruthless. Danny was riding in the middle lane and one of them sped past us on the left and whipped in front of him. I could see them lined up behind us on our right and while the one had made his point, there was no getting over. Two more passed us on the right and then the third proceeded to yell at us and tell us to get over. We did and made a potty break at the next rest area.
Back on the road again and it was starting to get dark. Traffic seemed to slow a little and we finally made it to the park. It was probably 7:30 before we were completely set-up, but it all went really smooth. It didn't hurt that we have the handicapped spot which is completely paved and level...a real blessing.
Today was a quiet day. The main reason we came back to Suwannee was to see the lights and that did not happen until 6PM. Danny washed the trailer and the truck, both of which were in desperate need of it. I did laundry (a never ending chore) and Hannah worked on some Christmas crafts. (She has become a pinterest queen.) The other kids played and hiked. It was just a good, lazy day.
After dinner we headed off to the Spirit of the Suwannee. The first portion of the lights is for 'driving through' and then the 2nd portion you walk through; which leads you to the shops where they have set up more fun, family stuff to do. All in all, it was a great evening. The kids got ice cream and Danny bought me some candied pecans.
Tomorrow morning we will head out again and I am hoping for an earlier start. :)
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