Day 8 - (11:59 pm) "I'm not tired!"

As always, vacations seem to fly by. This one in particular was packed with amazing sights, impassible road blocks, and a ton of new experiences! Yet, as with all vacations, at least for Jon and I, we were ready to be back in our own home and especially our own bed.

We woke up, packed our bags and headed to Betsy and Dave's for our final good-byes and to return the pillows we borrowed. Leaving Valley Springs at 9:10 for the Sacramento Airport we realized we drove a total of 1200 miles. 1200 MILES!! It seemed crazy, but oh so worth it. You can never have the same experience again in a lifetime, something will always be slightly different to make that experience one in a gazillion. We asked each other what our favorite part was, and we both quickly decided on Yosemite. Surrounded by breathtaking views and elements of nature, God's creation was so refreshing and rejuvenating, that you can't help but want to go back and experience it all again.

Our first plane arrived and boarded. There were a dozen youth from a local church (most of which had never flown before, without proper plane etiquette) flying to Africa, I'm guessing on a missions trip. The girls directly behind me where playing slap jack or war on the tray table attached to MY seat. Fun, nothing like a constant drum beat to keep the Z's away.
Anyway, we arrived safely in Chicago, boarded the train, hopped on the bus, opened the front door, and were thankful to be home (around 10 pm). A couple hours later, we were still going and not an ounce tired. Finally, since we HAD to get up for work the next morning, forced ourselves to sleep.

1200 miles from Sacramento to Yosemite to San Fransisco and back= $More than we thought dollars
24 pack of water for our adventures = $Not as many as we really should have bought dollars
The blessing of being able to travel to California before Jon starts Seminary= Priceless!

And that... was day 8, and our vacation!