Day 17 : Driving, Driving and More Driving

{ Friday, 31 July 2009 }

Driving these long distances really disorients me. I'm trying to remember what we did today. I remember driving out of Hinsdale at around 2300 and wishing the Starbucks we passed was still open. I remember driving through many toll booths and wondering why New York, Indiana and Illinois need them when their roads are so bad anyway. I remember trying to act all machissito { that's my feminine version of machismo, but way better } and attempting to drive all night long but my droopy eyelids prevented me so I pulled off into a rest stop to sleep. I remember waking up at 0530 and brushing my teeth before getting into the driver's seat. I remember thinking how beautiful Wisconsin looked in the near dawn of the morning. And when we passed into Minnesota and saw the state's vistas coupled with the mighty Mississippi winding its way north, leaving its banks a verdant green I remember feeling overwhelmed at God's beauty. I guess I remember more than I thought.

MORNING TIME IN WISCONSIN

BREAKFAST AL FRESCO = DELICIOUSNESS

WHY ARE YOU SO FAR AWAY MAILE?

ATELEI'S PERMANENT POSE

YET ANOTHER PLAYGROUND

WHATCHA DOIN' PRETTY GIRL?

OH DEAR

STILL IN THEIR PJS

THEY FOUND A NEW TOY

DON'T FALL, GIAN!

THEIR FIRST TIME ON A TIRE SWING

WELCOMING THE SABBATH WITH WORSHIP

MAILE WANTS TO SING HE'S ABLE

BRANDON ENJOYING OUR VIEW OF THE MISSOURI RIVER

THE FILIPINO VERSION OF HEMINGWAY

DAD, SMILING AT ONE OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN

We welcomed our third Sabbath on the road at a park by the Missouri River. Mom and I cooked a much-needed Filipino meal, we bathed the keikis and had family worship with the setting sun behind us. After driving all day it was a welcome respite to stop, breathe, and remember the reason why we are here. Happy Sabbath!