stressful, but we know Who is in control and know that whatever happens is an
opportunity to practice our patience and to keep our trust --- whatever happens is for a
reason that is in our best interest!
What were these moments?
When we thought we were making good time, we were part of a humungous traffic jam at the
toll booth before the Delaware Memorial Bridge. It was literally neck-to-neck, bumper-to-bumper, bottleneck traffic for 10 miles. We sat in that cluster at the toll booth for 2 HOURS!
This is after we broke free ... don't know why I didn't take pictures during those two hours. I guess I was in shock, thinking it would move "any minute!"
That wasn't the only bridge incident. Leaving Maryland took us over another bridge, and there was construction ON the bridge with a flagger who made us STOP when we were at the summit of the bridge! For a person who doesn't really enjoy crossing bridges, that was a bit unnerving! ;)
Look how high we were! Where's the land????? 😟
The view was lovely, though!
And ... on the last leg of the journey when all were eager to arrive back to our new home, another incident caused delay. Again we thought we were making great time but ended up losing an
hour in Denny's waiting for our food, sipping glasses of water away as we patiently waited for our order to arrive. Shortly after Mechanic Man walked outside to check on things, the kids and I heard loud yelling and fighting -- with dishes clashing -- in the kitchen! At that point, I figured our meals were on the floor or covered with stuff we DIDN'T order anyway, so the kids and I quickly rushed out the door before things escalated. Mechanic Man noticed that the Sheriff showed up before we even made it back to our truck. Even after an hour of sipping all that water, we were STILL hungry! ;) So, we trekked on and finally did have lunch elsewhere before finishing the trip to our home state. The last day always is unusually memorable in some way. (Two years ago it was at a truck stop!) LOL
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