The Journey of a Thousand Miles

Actually its 931 miles- but who's counting?

I was able to go down to my home town from Sunday the 4th till Friday the 9th.
I took Sam's cat Presley home to her. He hated the ride but no one threw up, so Im counting that as a success. 

Traveling with 2 dogs and a cat is not always fun.

Luckily we got to sleep most of the way.

It took all of Saturday to get half way. We finally reached our hotel after 10pm

It was also a casino (which I was not aware of at the time when we booked it) but it was actually very quiet and classy. Plus we won $12 

I was nervous about being switched to a "Pet Friendly" room, because usually they are not as nice as the rest of the Hotel. You can stay in a 5 star hotel and pet rooms are 3 star quality. But this one was Very nice. 12' ceilings and hardwood floors. 

It was one of the nicest hotels we have stayed in. And the shower was amazing! 

I am so excited for this Trip, its been almost a year since I've seen my family. 

Today when I got out of the vehicle I got stampeded by family members who were excited and surprised to see me.

While we were not able to go around Christmas break, my siblings took sick days from school and we all hung out. I was able to spend my Grandpa's birthday with him, and my Birthday with my own family, which was nice.

It was a short trip, but no length of visit feels long enough while we live so far away. I was sad that Michael was not able to see his family while we were down there. Hopefully I can arrange something soon so he can visit them.

We did lots of fun things while I was there, too many to post here. But I made a vlog video on our YouTube Channel which you can watch below: