Friday, May 24, 2013 - Drive Home

Time to get a move on! We got up good and early, because we were quite concerned about meeting traffic coming up that narrow road (especially since it's Friday), and were on the road by just after 8:00. Fortunately, we met no traffic, and the road didn't seem quite so terrifying on the way back down the mountain, probably because we knew what we were in for, and because we were much more rested and therefore ready for any problems that might arise. It's hard to think straight when you're tired. Anyway, having gotten out so early, and since we would be gaining an hour by going into Central Time, we decided we had time to stop for a sit down breakfast, which we did at a Waffle place in the first town we came to (which happened to be conveniently located next to a liquor store, so Hubby ran in and replenished his brandy supply), before heading straight home, with just one quick stop at the Walmart in S. Pittsburg, TN, just an hour from home. Arrived by noon, thank goodness, and were pleasantly surprised that the place looked in pretty good shape. We had hired a guy to come in and mow the lawn periodically, and I had asked him to make sure the driveway was clear enough for the RV to get through, so we had no problems. Got the house opened up, threw all the dust covers in the washer, dragged the laundry and other essentials into the house, and relaxed as much as we could for the rest of the day. We had decided to give ourselves the 3-day weekend to fully recover (or as much as possibly could) before really going at it next week, when we're wall to wall with Dr.'s appointments and chores. There are still some redecorating things I want to do on the new RV, and there's lots of old stuff to transfer out, so we've got our work cut our for us while we're home. Fortunately, we didn't hear any shooting, so it was nice and quiet all evening. Discovered a leftover bottle of vodka, so cocktail hour started a little early today : -).