Greetings From...

Tennessee!!! The 2009 Rusley Family (and Cody!) Vacation is underway!!! The loaded to the gills van pulled out of KC this morning at 0800 hrs. After a stop to fill up we were on the road. (Can you hear Willie Nelson singing? On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again...).

After a potty stop just past Columbia (and also a slight DVD repair, I think some gunk from some donut stick hands was interfering with the sensor) we were back on the road.

It was a really nice 10-hour ride. The girls were exceptionally well behaved. I packed them some PB&J sandwiches, some ham and turkey and cheese ones for us, as well as LOTS of drinks and snacks. It was so enjoyable! Jason did all the driving today.

We are bedded down for the night at a Comfort Inn and Suites in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Oh the mountains of Tennessee are GORGEOUS!!!! We were all speecheless from it all! Cody summed it up perfectly, "Whoa, the best things in life are free". It was so beautiful!

So after some pizza and salads were delivered and eaten in our room, the girls and Cody and Jason hit the pool to burn off some energy from being in the car for so long. Everyone is now sleeping and I'm off to shower.

Breakfast in the morning and then we're headed back on the road for the 2nd leg of our journey. Hopefully it goes as smoothly as the 1st leg. Next stop Orlando!

A big thanks to Becky and her crew for taking care of Cuervo for us! I hope he's behaving like a good doggie.

On a sad note today, Pete Aretakis lost his battle with cancer today. Big prayers for his family, in the traditional sense, as well as his brothers/sisters in blue. Life can be so unfair sometimes!