On the 4th we headed back to North Carolina. Dad told us we would be leaving at first light so I got up at 5:30am but no one else was up. I got all my stuff down stairs. I went outside and watched the sunrise through the mist. It was really beautiful. Whiffy the cat had caught another mouse. It was a big one. I moved cars around so we could load the van for the trip back. By that time dad was up and he helped me move the cars. I went and woke up the boys, as Alle` was already up, but they just went back to sleep. They all missed the sunrise.
Sun rising through the mist over the marsh in back of the farm.
We didn't get on the road until almost 7 which was 8 North Carolina time. I drove the first part of the trip. It was foggy to start with but the fog quickly burned off. It was really very nice sunny and clear. I could see clouds in the distance but they didn't look that bad. I stopped driving at a rest area. We all piled out of the van. We really were packed in there. There wasn't that much room for us. I walked around while I waited for everyone to get back and then I let dad drive. I have found it is really important to walk around when we stop because depending on traffic it can be up to a 16 hour drive from Wisconsin to NC. We were hoping to get to Asheville by 9 or 10 so that would have been 13 or 14 hours leaving another 1 1/2 hours for my parents after they dropped off me and Alle`. While dad was driving we came into the really dark clouds. Mom told us all the watch for twisters because theses were the right kind of clouds for tornadoes. We didn't see any but there was lots of lightning and thunder. It started raining after we got out of the really dark clouds. It rained from 9:30 in the morning, in Illinois, until 6:30 or 7 in Kentucky. It really slowed us down. At lunch the thunder was shacking the Subway. After lunch we had to call Matthew because there were signs saying that 74 was closed in Ohio because of flooding. We thought 65 might also have been closed, so we wanted to make sure we could get through on one of the highways. 74 was closed, and we found out that 65 was open so we got off onto 65.
Flood field on the side of the road.
I sewed a book but ran out of thread right before the last signature.So I couldn't finish it until I got back to NC. After that I didn't really have anything I could do so I slept.
After we stopped for dinner I drove the last part of the trip to Asheville. I think it was about 3 and 1/2 hours but I'm not sure. We didn't get into Asheville until 10:30pm so it took us longer than we had hoped but it wasn't that bad. We met Alle`'s mom at the BP on Charlotte street. I asked if they could drive me home and I got no answer so I called Matthew to come and get me. I could have walked if I hadn't had all of my stuff. When I got to my apartment I basically collapsed in bed.
On Wednesday I set up an interview with Dinning Innovations and applied for some jobs on Craigslist. I went to my violin lesson and came back and took a nap. I was really tired from the drive so Wednesday was a recovery day for me.
Yesterday I had my interview with Dinning Innovations. I think it went well. I liked the people that I talked with and hope that I will get the job. I went to lunch with my dad, Erik, and Jonpaul who were in Asheville to shop for the boys before they go off to school. Jonpaul goes down to Math and Science next weekend. And Erik flies out to California the next week. After the lunch Matthew and I went and saw Whatever Works at the Fine Arts Theatre. I didn't really like the movie all that much. It wasn't a bad movie it just wasn't great. Matthew said I kept wrinkling my noise at stuff I didn't like. After the movie I came back to the apartment and not really doing much. I called mom and dad to let them know I had 20% off at Bed bath and beyond if they wanted it. They decided they wanted it and by the time I got there Dad and Jonpaul were off looking for something else and Mom and Erik were waiting for me. It looked like I should have given them my car or something a lot sooner so that they had not all had to go to the same places because they were really fried. They were staring off into the distance and not seeing anything. I split them up so that they could each do what they needed. Dad, Erik, and I ended up together after we realized that Dad and Jonpaul were not really looking at anything anymore. We got one last thing for Erik and then we went to the grocery store and got stuff for dinner. Erik got taken out to dinner with Alle`. We cooked a simple dinner at my apartment and had watermelon for dessert. It was a good dinner.
Today I got up and sewed the book I didn't finish in the car and another one of the books I had ready. Jonpaul and Erik were coming into Asheville because they were going to an amusement park the next morning. Jonpaul called me and I went and met him and Erik at the bowling ally. Erik was watching the kids Alle` babysits while she was at an appointment. Jonpaul didn't want to hang out with Erik so after we finished a game he came with me. Jonpaul and I lost by lots of points. We decided to go and see a movie. Originally we were going to see the new Ice Age movie but we ended up going and seeing G-Force in 3D. It was a fun movie. After the movie Jonpaul and I cooked dinner at my apartment and waited for Erik to tell us what he was doing. I ended up having to take Jonpaul to met Erik and Alle`.
Tonight I'm preparing for Matthew's cousin's wedding tomorrow. I'm going and it is going to be interesting meeting his family which I haven't met yet.
After we stopped for dinner I drove the last part of the trip to Asheville. I think it was about 3 and 1/2 hours but I'm not sure. We didn't get into Asheville until 10:30pm so it took us longer than we had hoped but it wasn't that bad. We met Alle`'s mom at the BP on Charlotte street. I asked if they could drive me home and I got no answer so I called Matthew to come and get me. I could have walked if I hadn't had all of my stuff. When I got to my apartment I basically collapsed in bed.
On Wednesday I set up an interview with Dinning Innovations and applied for some jobs on Craigslist. I went to my violin lesson and came back and took a nap. I was really tired from the drive so Wednesday was a recovery day for me.
Yesterday I had my interview with Dinning Innovations. I think it went well. I liked the people that I talked with and hope that I will get the job. I went to lunch with my dad, Erik, and Jonpaul who were in Asheville to shop for the boys before they go off to school. Jonpaul goes down to Math and Science next weekend. And Erik flies out to California the next week. After the lunch Matthew and I went and saw Whatever Works at the Fine Arts Theatre. I didn't really like the movie all that much. It wasn't a bad movie it just wasn't great. Matthew said I kept wrinkling my noise at stuff I didn't like. After the movie I came back to the apartment and not really doing much. I called mom and dad to let them know I had 20% off at Bed bath and beyond if they wanted it. They decided they wanted it and by the time I got there Dad and Jonpaul were off looking for something else and Mom and Erik were waiting for me. It looked like I should have given them my car or something a lot sooner so that they had not all had to go to the same places because they were really fried. They were staring off into the distance and not seeing anything. I split them up so that they could each do what they needed. Dad, Erik, and I ended up together after we realized that Dad and Jonpaul were not really looking at anything anymore. We got one last thing for Erik and then we went to the grocery store and got stuff for dinner. Erik got taken out to dinner with Alle`. We cooked a simple dinner at my apartment and had watermelon for dessert. It was a good dinner.
Today I got up and sewed the book I didn't finish in the car and another one of the books I had ready. Jonpaul and Erik were coming into Asheville because they were going to an amusement park the next morning. Jonpaul called me and I went and met him and Erik at the bowling ally. Erik was watching the kids Alle` babysits while she was at an appointment. Jonpaul didn't want to hang out with Erik so after we finished a game he came with me. Jonpaul and I lost by lots of points. We decided to go and see a movie. Originally we were going to see the new Ice Age movie but we ended up going and seeing G-Force in 3D. It was a fun movie. After the movie Jonpaul and I cooked dinner at my apartment and waited for Erik to tell us what he was doing. I ended up having to take Jonpaul to met Erik and Alle`.
Tonight I'm preparing for Matthew's cousin's wedding tomorrow. I'm going and it is going to be interesting meeting his family which I haven't met yet.
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