Making It To Minneapolis.

We packed all of our stuff last night and loaded the car this morning. Sophie said she'd take the first leg of the trip. Minneapolis, here we come! We were so excited starting out. Our trip quickly went from a 14 hr road trip to a much longer, nail-biting journey. About 3 hrs in, I took over driving. We promptly hit a huge ice storm.









The picture was taken during hour one, when taking a picture was still an option. Our antenna and wipers ended up looking like giant rock candy sticks. After that, the only thing we could do was hold our breath. I'm pretty sure my bottom lip is totally non-existent from nervously gnawing on it and my knuckles are going to stay white for a while. Once the ice started, there was no pulling off or changing lanes for that matter. Testing your brakes resulted in a pulling skid. We proceeded with everyone else at a cool 35 mph. Not exactly making what I would call good time on the road, but the upside is...we will arrive alive. The weather is only supposed to get worse. Apparently, we are beating the biggest dump of snow, which will happen tomorrow afternoon. Just passed a hearse in a ditch...We hope every body is okay. The Governor of Illinois just declared a Disaster. Good thing we are almost out of Illinois. Sophie has pooped in her sleep and left us with new found incentive to get a car air-freshener. Speaking of Soph, she has actually enjoyed this trip. She laughed and played with her toys and watched a bit of Charlie Brown Christmas, then fell asleep for the night at her normal 7:30 bedtime. I love how everyone who is on tour checks in on each other, especially those of us driving. There are a lot of us driving the tour and we always check in with each other, but especially today, with the dangerous conditions. We are grateful for a group of really great people. Eric and I decided to push thru and drive the entire way tonight. The further north we got, the better the roads got. We needed to beat the storm because the worst of it is apparently yet to come. We were the last of our friends to get there, but arrived safely in Minneapolis at 4am. Thank God for keeping us all safe.
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