The Short(er) Leg

So this was my trip yesterday.

And it was the shortest one I've had to date.

It was quite lovely too.

The drivers weren't stupid.

(I think that's just a problem AR and OK had.)

And the surroundings were absolutely gorgeous!!

I was just amazed at the beauty.

If you ever want to take a nice car drive through the country,

drive through TN and GA.

 This was still in TN when I had just begun my nice drive.

 TN

 TN

I wish I could fully describe the beauty.

The pictures just don't capture it well enough.

 Giant trees lined the road.

Everywhere I looked there were more and more trees.

It made my heart happy.

 I was way up high on the edge of a mountain.

And I could see all around me.

It was amazing.

 And then there was a giant lake.

I don't actually remember what it was called.

haha.

I tried to take a picture of the sign, but I was too late and missed it.

 Okay, so my windshield was rather clean before I entered TN.

In TN, I made it just in time to see and hear all the cicadas.

Those nasty little things thought it was awesome to come smashing into my windshield.

Fantastic.

Now I can see their guts everywhere.

 Some more of the lovely cicadas.

 These signs were EVERYWHERE!

It was insane!!

I kept seeing them every five miles.

And then when I finally decided to take a picture of one,

THEY WEREN'T ANY! Gah!

It was so frustrating.

I had to wait like 20 minutes before I found this one.

 See Rock City was another sign that was popular.

I guess one day I'll have to do that.

 I finally made it to GA!

I missed the welcome sign, just like I did with TN, AR, and OK.

I'm not very good with those.

haha.

But I try.

 It was so stinking hot yesterday in the car!!

The other days that I had driven, I would hardly have the AC on.

But the AC was running the entire time!

By the time I reached my aunt's house, it was around 95 degrees!

Imagine that in a black bug...

not fun.

Well, that's the end of yesterday's drive.

I made it to Loganville safely.

And only one day til I'm headed off to my final destination!

I can't wait to get to Bluffton and start orientation!

It's gonna be awesome!

Prayer Requests:

-travel.

-Blake: he's the one who had the brain tumor. They performed surgery last Friday, and everything went really well, just like the doctor's were hoping. They are going to start chemo as soon as possible, they were hoping as soon as this week sometime, but I'm not sure how that's coming along. He's still in good spirits, and is staying focused on God.

-orientation for the summer: we're all new to each other, and there's a lot to learn. So prayers that we all get along and are able to come together as one body of Christ and be unified in our mission to glorify Him this summer.

I think that is all for now.

Until next time....

So my travels yesterday were not my favorite.

At all.

I made it to Nashville, TN, safely.

But it wasn't because the other drivers on the road were being kind as they were driving.

I had a few close calls.

But I'm here, and I don't have to get back on the road til Monday.

So hopefully the next couple of days will be relaxing.

 The next few photos are still in Oklahoma.

I never realized how big OK was, unitl I was driving across it by myself.

It was pretty ridiculous.

 OK

 OK

 OK

 OK

The one thing about Oklahoma that is different from the roads of NM and TX is that they have grass and trees surrounding the road.

So that makes for a somewhat pleasant trip.

 OK

In the reflection you can see my snacks/drinks chair.

 OK

 OK

 OK

I thought Fort Smith was farther away from the Arkansas/Oklahoma border than just 8 miles.

It made me sad to find out that I would have to keep driving 50ish miles to make it to a different state.

 OK

 I don't remember what this was...

But I remember it being really cool.

 I was bored the entire way out there.

Thank goodness I have music!!!

 OK???

This could actually be Arkansas....

I don't remember.

 In this picture, you can see the fun swirly crack in my windshield!

haha.

 This is Arkansas.
I know that for sure!

 There's a giant cross in the opening of the trees at the back of the picture!

 Giant bulldozer on the back of a semi.

I'm pretty sure the wheels on that thing were as big as my little bug!

 TREES!

There are lots and lots of trees on this end of the country!

It's amazing!

 Still in Arkansas.

I still had another hour to go.

I thought I was never going to make it to TN!

 The black car in front of me had a TN license plate.

It was the first one I had seen that day!

Honestly, I got really excited.

I thought that I was close to the border.

But I was wrong.

About 50 minutes later I got to TN.

 The giant bridge!

And the pyramid!

They're both in Memphis!

I knew I was close!

 Welcome to TN!

Yay!

Now only three more hours in the car!

 Ha, I tried to catch a picture of the pyramid.

But I failed in this pic, so I had to try again.

 The blurry building right in front is St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

I forgot that it was in Memphis.

 TN scenery.

It's pretty right?

 So for a while, there were hills that I got to drive over.

It was quite fun. And I could see for a while ahead of me.

 A giant river....

I don't remember which one that is though.

Only 13 miles away from Nashville!

That was the LONGEST drive ever.

I don't want to have to drive that far by myself again...

It was insane.

Like I said, the music was what helped me the entire way out there.

I was dancing up a storm for a while.

And I don't know how many people looked at me funny as they drove by.

I'm pretty sure they thought I was crazy.

Haha, little do they know that I am.