I awoke Saturday morning after a restless night between sleep and conciousness. I’m not sure if it was because of the spicy thai green curry Betty and I shared the night before or if it was the excitement of returning to Meridian and reconnecting with friends made last year or if it was something more. In any case, after a couple of cups of coffee, a bowl of cereal, a quick check of the email, news, and weather, and a glance out the window at the new fallen snow, I was bright-eyed, busy-tailed, and ready to go!
I loaded the car with the essentials: Coffee, pancake mix, homemade syrup, griddle, laptop, duffel bag, tool bucket, and pinochle cards! The trip to the church was fun at 4:45AM – the roads had not yet been plowed, the snow kept falling, and there was not much (if any) traffic! So I wasn’t afraid of getting hit by other crazy drivers! I think I drove sanely until we got to the church. But when I got into the parking lot, I just had to let loose a bit and do a doughnut in the new snow! J Boy am I glad I don’t have to drive in this stuff to get to Meridian! Thank you Ron and Terry!
I loaded my stuff in the trailer, settled in to my seat at the back of the bus (the pinochle section!), and prepared to settle in for the long ride to Meridian. Did I mention that I was glad that we had the bus to travel in and that Ron and Terry were driving?! I was also glad that the "stopping every two" hours was being reiterated – maybe I’ll not be as uncomfortable as last year! (The milk and coffee needs to come out before four hours!) I’m looking forward to the conversations with fellow travelers – there’s something about this kind of experience that builds church/Christ’s community in almost imperceptible ways!
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