October 18, 2009

We got up and went over to Lisa, Joey, Tate and George’s house to play and have breakfast. I mainly played because who can focus when there are two weiner dogs to chase and love? After this, which did feel more like vacation, we got back into the car. You know what we did? You got it, we drove and drove. I did not say “drove” three times this time because we only drive for five hours, not eight.

There was one incident on the highway that made us praise God. It was a situation that could have turned out horribly, but did not, even though it was not the best end-result. After lunch (at the same Wendy’s we realized, that we ate at last year), we headed back onto the highway. There was a Penske truck pulling a trailer with a car that was driving quite eradically, at 70+ miles per hour. This was not your “run of the mill” eradic driving. He merged into us and if it weren’t for Daddy’s quick thinking, we would have been run off the road or hit. This truck was in front of us for several miles, swerving from lane to lane, cutting off other cars. There were three 18 wheelers hauling full loads in the left lane that were causing a mini-traffic jam, so there was not much cars could do to get out of this truck’s way. Daddy slowed down to let this Penske truck get well ahead of us. Within a few minutes, the truck swerved off the left side of the highway into the median (which, luckily, was very wide and had a mini-forest between our direction and the other side of the highway). We did not see what caused him to swerve, but he did not hit any other cars and all of the other cars stayed in control. The driver had enough control of the truck to keep it upright and did not slam directly into the woods. The windshield was crushed but he seemed to be moving fine as we passed by. Several cars stopped to help him. Within a few miles, there was a truck stopped on the same side of the highway with a person standing behind it. What are the chances that the truck swerved off when it did, that Daddy and Papa were far enough back to avoid any accidents, that all of the other drivers maintained control? We hope that he is okay and it’s too bad that he had an accident, but thanks to God for keeping us and the other people on the highway safe.

It seemed like no time at all and then we were in Hilton Head! It was sunny, even though it was cool. At least it was warmer than it was the day before in Kentucky and Tennessee and even Anderson South Carolina! We checked in, took everything to the room, unpacked and were ready to swim in less than one hour! Daddy took me into the pool and we played with the ball and just floated around too. After that, we got dressed and went for a walk on the beach. I don’t think I am sold on the beach idea. I got sand in my shoes (I don’t like stuff in my shoes) and it was hard to walk because of the sand. It was a quick trip. We went home, ran around (literally) and shut as many doors as possible. I figured out how to turn on the dishwasher and am good at opening all of the cupboards.

After dinner (a yummy spaghetti that Grandma made) and my bath, I went to bed in a special bed. Instead of a pack-and-play like last night, my bed is a big bed with rails and pillows all around me. We’ll see how that goes!