Thank God I made it back to Maryland last night! No thanks to the weather, my poor planning, and the hordes of holiday travelers.
I left at 12:15 and was planning to get back by 8. I finally made it back a little before 10.
It was raining nearly the entire way.
300 miles of it was one big traffic jam. Stop and go. Mostly stop. At first I thought there was an accident, which would have been reasonable considering the weather. But it was just the sheer volume of vehicles. I felt like a traveller on a pilgrimage or an Israelite on my way to town for a census.
Because I hadn't printed directions, I was watching road signs rather than exit numbers. This is not a good strategy for me, apparently, because I passed my exit for both major interstate switches. Turning around the second time, I almost got lost in Falls Church, Virginia.
Then I got home and broke a glass jar of tomato sauce on the Stevens' laundry room floor.
Have you ever felt like it was reeeeeeally time for a day to end?
(Today has been much better.)
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Cured of Car Trips
Thank God I made it back to Maryland last night! No thanks to the weather, my poor planning, and the hordes of holiday travelers.
I left at 12:15 and was planning to get back by 8. I finally made it back a little before 10.
It was raining nearly the entire way.
300 miles of it was one big traffic jam. Stop and go. Mostly stop. At first I thought there was an accident, which would have been reasonable considering the weather. But it was just the sheer volume of vehicles. I felt like a traveller on a pilgrimage or an Israelite on my way to town for a census.
Because I hadn't printed directions, I was watching road signs rather than exit numbers. This is not a good strategy for me, apparently, because I passed my exit for both major interstate switches. Turning around the second time, I almost got lost in Falls Church, Virginia.
Then I got home and broke a glass jar of tomato sauce on the Stevens' laundry room floor.
Have you ever felt like it was reeeeeeally time for a day to end?
(Today has been much better.)
I left at 12:15 and was planning to get back by 8. I finally made it back a little before 10.
It was raining nearly the entire way.
300 miles of it was one big traffic jam. Stop and go. Mostly stop. At first I thought there was an accident, which would have been reasonable considering the weather. But it was just the sheer volume of vehicles. I felt like a traveller on a pilgrimage or an Israelite on my way to town for a census.
Because I hadn't printed directions, I was watching road signs rather than exit numbers. This is not a good strategy for me, apparently, because I passed my exit for both major interstate switches. Turning around the second time, I almost got lost in Falls Church, Virginia.
Then I got home and broke a glass jar of tomato sauce on the Stevens' laundry room floor.
Have you ever felt like it was reeeeeeally time for a day to end?
(Today has been much better.)
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Emily J said...
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Oh, dear, that is very unfortunate. Traffic on the Sunday after Thanksgiving is always absolutely mad. Glad you made it back, though. How was TODAY by comparison?
I miss ya, Katie! Any chance of seeing you before Christmas? -
December 1, 2008 at 7:36 PM
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Oh, dear, that is very unfortunate. Traffic on the Sunday after Thanksgiving is always absolutely mad. Glad you made it back, though. How was TODAY by comparison?
I miss ya, Katie! Any chance of seeing you before Christmas?
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