2,074 Miles

Note from months later - as I reviewed this post, and the pictures within it, I couldn't just discard it, or leave it in the drafts. Yet I could not finish the post either. Much has changed since then.


12:45 am: Car is packed, and we're pulling out of the driveway. I'm so tired that I am having a slightly hard time feeling excited for this road trip. Thirteen hours! That is an insanely long drive! But we'll make it.

The drive to Georgia was super long. I almost can't believe how long it took... it is all kind of a blur, with "Prince Caspian" and "The Magician's Nephew" keeping Donny and I awake. Donny did most of the driving, but I had a fair share, as well. Maybe a little too much, perchance. We were going to a friend's wedding in Georgia, then driving up by way of Knoxville, TN and Vienna, WV.

9:30 am: I can't believe what just happened. It's kind of the stuff of nightmares. I was the first car in a four car pile-up, on Interstate 85. The car ahead of me threw on his brakes, and so I threw on mine, and skidded in my lane, significantly slowing in order to keep from hitting the car ahead of me. I didn't hit the car ahead of me - he sped up. Then there was an unmistakable and indescribable sound as I felt a crushing shock hit us from behind. I was so shaken. 

Two hours later, we were back on our way, with five and a half hours ahead of us, still. Driving wasn't really the same after that, but except for all the times Donny used the brakes and tailgated, the accident didn't cause me any stress. By the time we reached the wedding, we had perhaps ten minutes to spare before the wedding began!