Road Trip Day 30

Day 30
I can't believe this trip has come to an end! We got up early this morning and left Tennessee around 7am. We were anxious to get home. The girls' dance studio was putting on Snow White and they were upset that we were going to miss it. Not only that, but Aaron returns to work on Monday so he really wanted to have a day at home in between going back to work. So we decided that today would be a good day to come home. We were home my 10:30! The kids slept the entire way. It was the EASIEST drive we made the whole trip.  Eli was right, we definitely built up our car endurance. Prior to this trip, our kids rarely were in the car longer than 5 hours. We would occasionally take an 8 hour trip to Ohio, but those weren't frequent. Today's trip was a breeze!

We got home and began the crazy task of unpacking our car. We got it done. Now my house is kind of crazy looking, but at least I have the next few days to regain order!

We originally said that we would go and hang out at the pool today. But that didn't happen. We were kind of worn out and there was definitely this sense of relief from all of us that we were home so there was just a lot of chilling out that happened. The girls played with their dolls for hours. Eli played in the yard and tried on his lacrosse gear that came. Aaron and I went through 30 days worth of mail, Aaron mowed the lawn, and I worked on putting things away. For a little while, we were all lounging on the couch, kids watching TV, and Aaron and I napping. It was glorious....but HOT!!!!!  When we arrived in Charlotte this morning (like 9:45ish) is was already 90 degrees! Most of the day was a feels like 109. Welcome back. Our air conditioner has run all day long to attempt to cool it off and it has gone down 1 degree!

I ran to the grocery store with Lily this afternoon for a few things this week that we will need. As we were driving to the store, Lily said, "I like being home and driving somewhere. I know where we are going and we don't have to look at a GPS!"

I was very sad to see this trip come to an end. It has been very amazing. But being home, was a big sigh of relief. It was made all the better when we got to see our friends, jump up and down with excitement, and squeeze their necks tonight at the dance performance. It was like all was made right in the world.

We still have a few things we want to write about in terms of the trip but it is exciting to say that the Roach Road Trip has come to an end. Thanks to everyone who has followed along with us on this journey!

~Juli