St. Louis, Illinois
Nashville, Tennessee
Date: Sunday, September 21st
States Passed Through: Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
Location of lodging for the night: Our Final Destination, Burlington, North Carolina
Thoughts on the trip so far: I am so thankful for hot showers, soft hotel beds, battery chargers, free breakfast, and early starts!
We decided to go the whole way today...or try at least :) We went through St. Louis, and flew through the different states, making sure to stop in each state for Grace to get a postcard. I drove for a couple hours to give Jonathan a break. We went through Nashville, and Knoxville (I drove through Knoxville), then stopped for food outside of Knoxville, at the exit for Strawberry Plains...the boys got their first taste of southern "sweet tea". THEY LOVED IT. They haven't stopped drinking it, or asking for it when they aren't drinking it. They were born to be here I suppose :) The smoky mountains were beautiful...though it was almost pitch black when we were passing over them...we could see the outlines as the sun set, and darkness closed in. Beautiful. We stopped for a bathroom break about 1 hour from the Wells' house, and it was so warm outside, and my stomach had butterflies...so close to home. I could almost feel the Lord smile at the future for us here.
Dinner: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
Gotta love that sweet tea!!! :-D They have good taste. ;-)
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