But, let me tell you what I did not love. We left Memphis at 1:45 pm on Sunday afternoon. We knew that we might pass through some snow. But, we had no idea what was waiting ahead for us. We were about 2 hours into a normal 3 hour trip to Nashville when cars started to move at a snail's pace. We were certain that things would move along shortly. The snow was really starting to build up. We were initially stopped at 4:35 pm. We never moved more than a few feet until 11:44 pm. It was crazy!!!
But, as awful as it was, it really wasn't all that bad. Sure, we all had to tinkle in cups. We all had to exist on marshmallows and capri-suns. But, we didn't run into a ditch, run out of gas, or have our battery die. We had fully charged cell phones, tons of apps to enjoy, and cozy sleeping bags for the boys. And most importantly, we had our sense of humor.
We were able to giggle in the face of uncertainty. We saw how much worse it could be by the cars that were wrecked all around us. We decided to continue to plug along until we just couldn't any more. We took it slow. We didn't panic. We made it home at 2:00 in the morning. We realized that it wasn't the best situation, but it also wasn't the worst.
Isn't that what life is all about? Sometimes you are in the best situations, sometimes you are in the worst, and most of the time you are somewhere in the middle of the two. I know I have to take life one day at a time and try to live in the present as much as possible to make the most of each day.
It was a crazy Sunday. But, we all made it home safely and that is truly all that matters!
home
sweet
home!!
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