another semester apart

Typical factory site close to roads on KY bridges

(L-R): eLLie + cHeL-cHeL being adorably patient

On MLK weekend, M + I started on our road trip from MaryLand back to sT. LouiS, a rough 800 miles in the car with a packed trunk and dogs in the backseat.  We were fortunate enough to have a beautiful, winter Sunday:  completely clear roads and a bright sun in the sky.  It did help that CheL-CheL and eLLie are awesome travel companions:  they went to the bathroom when we would make a pit-stop and slept for most of the way.  We began our trip kind of late (more like a 5-hour late start) so we decided to take the 'southern route' that would shave off an hour off the trip (because of fewer construction sites on comparison to the 'northern route').  This particular route would bring us through WesT Va., KenTuckY, a small tip of Ohio, some of Indiana and through iLLiNois.  We've taken this route before because there seem to be fewer semi-trucks and traffic.  There seems to be more factories on this 'southern' route and I didn't realize as much until this latest trip.

One of our pit-stop buys at a WV bookstore: discounted holiday chocolate: $1.75!

After a handful of stops for gas, food and potty-breaks, we finally made it to our sT. LouiS home around midnight.  There was some snow on the ground, but not much.  Apparently the STL had been hit with a snowstorm the past week and the street plow trucks had to come through our small neighborhood street.  Regardless of the cold and snow outside, M + I were just happy to make it safe and sound to our warm bed.  After a 14-hour drive, nothing is gets better than one more night to snuggle next to my hubby before we embarked on another semester of school apart.