Staying Connected: Night Drivers

Isaac and I spent the weekend on the road. Almost literally. We left Michigan around 8:30pm on Friday night and arrived in Iowa at 5:30 in the morning. We went to bed and then I got up three hours later to do hair for Kendra and Beau's wedding and finished around 1:00pm. I dropped three of the bridesmaids off at the church, then went home to do Ike, Mom, and Dad's hair before the wedding at 5:00p.

Immediately after the ceremony, Isaac, Ike, Court, Jess, and myself had to scoot on to the reception hall quickly. Ike was in charge of setting up the projector and computer for the slideshow and I'd volunteered Isaac and myself to plate and refill the desserts. The reception was a lot of fun! I love being able to chat with people and socialize with family that I haven't seen in a while. I even ventured out to the dance floor for a little bit. I had a few heart palpitations or something while doing "The Twist," so my husband recommended I sit for a little bit but other than that my health seemed to be holding up!

By the time we hit 10:00 that night, I was just wasted tired so Ike, Court, Isaac, and I left the reception and ended up falling asleep in front of the fireplace at the farm. Actually, Ike, Court, and I fell asleep in front of the fire and my husband went upstairs and studied for a little bit.

The next morning, we went to church, had lunch at the farm, and then hung out for a couple hours. Around 3:00, Isaac and I jumped on the road again because we wanted to stop and have time to visit with Lynn and Howard on the way back to Michigan.

At some point while talking to the Hinton's, my job status came up and Isaac shared that I have been talking with Helen Paves, the manager of the salon that I think I want to work at. It reminded me that I'd been meaning to ask Howard if he had a particular professional camera that he would recommend us investing in at some later date so I can digitally document my work with pictures of high enough quality to display on a website in the future.

You should have seen how excited he was. His enthusiasm was probably equivalent to if someone had asked my dad about tractors or field work. He ran downstairs and grabbed a camera and several lenses to let us borrow and then walked me through the basics of operating it. In the end, I was sent home with two lenses to play with and a 250-page instruction booklet. Needless to say, I have plenty of reading material.

After chatting with Howard and Lynn for a bit, we hopped back on the road and began the rest of the trip back home. We talked for about four hours of the trip and then I fell asleep shortly after we switched drivers. At 4:30 in the morning we finally arrived home.

Twenty hours of road time in a 48-hour period is just a little too much, I think. But it was SO fun!

Here's a few pics from the wedding on Saturday!