Thanksgiving was a very busy and exciting holiday weekend for our family this year. We spent Wednesday&Thursday with Justins family in New Mexico. Luke finally got to meet his Uncle Bill Jr who has been in Irag&Afghanistan since he was born. We played a family game of Texas Hold Em' and ate mexican food on Wednesday night. Thursday morning we spent cooking and getting dressed for Thanksgiving! Luke missed his nap because he was wanting to help everyone out and there was so much going on we could not get him to lay down. So by the time we were ready to eat, he was quite the fussy toddler. The food was so good! Luke had a few bites and then he was ready to get down&run around Nan's house. we made an attempt at family pictures...which is a tradition for us. But Luke was not having pictures and cameras...he just wanted to be left alone. So we let him play at the park and the rest of us took our pictures! Then we took him to the house and put him in bed while we watched the Cowboys game and ate some more! It was a fun day with lots of laughs! Friday we drove to Midlothian to spend Thanksgiving with my family. My mom cooked all day so when we arrived we got to visit for a bit then eat some more yummy food! My grandparents&2 of my cousins came and celebrated with us also! It was a relaxing evening and we listened to lots of my grandpas stories! I love hearing his old war stories! Luke played with his cousin Audrey! She is such a sweet baby girl and very calm. Luke stayed occupied with her and his Aunt Tamara. It was relaxing to Justin and I to be hands free and be able to sit and relax and visit. Saturday we did some shopping and had Lukes picture taken with Santa! Justin and I were going to go and cheer on our Red Raiders...but Luke&I both came down with congestion&colds. So we opted to stay in our pajamas on the couch with a humidifier and watched the game with my parents. We ate and just relaxed. It was a nice evening!
Sunday we went to church and then we geared up for our drive back to Lubbock. We have driven this drive so many times it is easy to us. We have routine stops along the way lol. But this drive, was not a normal one to say the least. Around Cisco the highway closed to a one lane. OMG..it was crazy. There was a 20 mile backup because of all the traffic for the holidays. To say the least, we went 2 miles in a 1 hr and 45 mins. Luke was so sick and extremely fussy. He usually falls asleep the moment the car gets going but not this time. He was so congested he could not get comfortable or breathe. To top it all off he started throwing up. We were not moving and nowhere near a gas station. So Justin and I prayed that God would just provide us with the strength and patience to get through this car ride. It usually takes us a little over 5 hours to make that drive...this trip it was over 10 hours. It was the hardest drive I have ever experienced in my life. Justin drove the whole way because it was dark by the time we were through the backup and he hates riding passenger while I drive in the dark. We got home around midnight and just walked straight to bed and fell asleep.
Regardless of the hard times and struggles of holiday traveling, it was still a very wonderful Thanksgiving! It was so nice to spend relaxing times with our families eating and enjoying Luke being the center of attention!
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Wow, what a horrible travel story. When I hear stuff like this it makes me feel like I have made the right decision to not take the kids on any huge road trips. You are a trooper to make it through all that.
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