As my last day of work approached, we became more and more excited and full of anticipation. Even Ava, our 3 year old daughter, was counting down the events until we were on our adventure. Ben would drive to Austin, Ava would stay at my parent's house, I would pick her up and we would visit the Ben's parents in the Ozarks, visit my sister in Kansas City, visit our friends/ Ava's godparents in Lawrence, KS, then meet Ben in Austin.
Ben and a friend drove a 26’ moving truck and camper towards Austin. However, mother nature showed herself in full winter furry and covered 38 states with snow, ice and blizzard conditions. The storm started in southwestern US covering Oklahoma City in ice and snow. This is the same storm that covered Chicago in 20” of snow and left people to abandon their vehicles on the Magnificent Mile of Lakeshore Drive. Ben and his friend made it to Lawrence, KS to stay with Ben’s best friend from childhood, a.k.a. Ava’s godparents. They had to stay and extra night to wait out the storm.
Ben, alas, arrived safely in Austin a couple of days later than planned. After my last day of work as I drove with Des Moines in my rear view mirror, I looked forward and saw a bald eagle fly about 20’ above my car. Yes, I took it as a sign as the freedom ahead. After I picked up Ava from my parents we drove south to the Ozarks. On an already narrow highway, we passed through walls of snow, as tall as my car, formed by snow plows cutting through 7’ drifts. I saw a horse barely making his way through snow up to his chest. Ava fell asleep in the car telling me tales of watching monster movies and eating ice cream with my parents. From what I understood, she had ice cream every day. Thank you, Grandma Rita.
Ava and I snaked our way from Iowa--with pit stops at my in-laws in the Ozarks, my sister's in Kansas City, and Ben & my friends in Lawrence, KS--at last arriving in Georgetown, TX (a northern suburb of Austin).
Ben and a friend drove a 26’ moving truck and camper towards Austin. However, mother nature showed herself in full winter furry and covered 38 states with snow, ice and blizzard conditions. The storm started in southwestern US covering Oklahoma City in ice and snow. This is the same storm that covered Chicago in 20” of snow and left people to abandon their vehicles on the Magnificent Mile of Lakeshore Drive. Ben and his friend made it to Lawrence, KS to stay with Ben’s best friend from childhood, a.k.a. Ava’s godparents. They had to stay and extra night to wait out the storm.
Ben, alas, arrived safely in Austin a couple of days later than planned. After my last day of work as I drove with Des Moines in my rear view mirror, I looked forward and saw a bald eagle fly about 20’ above my car. Yes, I took it as a sign as the freedom ahead. After I picked up Ava from my parents we drove south to the Ozarks. On an already narrow highway, we passed through walls of snow, as tall as my car, formed by snow plows cutting through 7’ drifts. I saw a horse barely making his way through snow up to his chest. Ava fell asleep in the car telling me tales of watching monster movies and eating ice cream with my parents. From what I understood, she had ice cream every day. Thank you, Grandma Rita.
Ava and I snaked our way from Iowa--with pit stops at my in-laws in the Ozarks, my sister's in Kansas City, and Ben & my friends in Lawrence, KS--at last arriving in Georgetown, TX (a northern suburb of Austin).
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