Did you miss us? We are back on the road, only 1 day later than I promised. It ended up requiring the National Guard and 16 crowbars to pry the Campaney family apart.
The first to arrive, we were the first to leave. The occasion of the trip was Sara's parents 50th wedding anniversary / family reunion party. As the family trickles back out, peace and quiet will return to Watertown. But not before new legends have been written, new sagas will be sung. The image of my 74-year old father-in-law chugging half a bottle of red wine will forever remain with me.
We happened to meet our old friends Randy and Steph on the trip. They were a Colorado stopover for us last year. This year they happened to be visiting home the same time we were, just long enough for a whistle-stop visit.
And no mention of the visit can be complete without mention of Saint Fiona, brother Andrew's wife. She arranged all the events with Sara via long-distance phone calls, while watching a household of kids that ranged from a lower limit of 5 to an upper limit approaching the population of North Dakota. We left Miles with her one night, hoping she wouldn't notice. I'm not sure she even did.
Now we are on the road, just a short 200 miles from start. We're going to visit some old forts and battlefields while we are still here. Drove through the Adirondacks today, a beautiful drive. I can only imagine how much better it is in the fall. That was the one nice thing I can say about being in the Army at Fort Drum, the fall maneuvers were very pretty.
We found a little campground nestled next to Schroon river (Dad, Jim, and I camped at Schroon Lake back in '84) buried in the pine trees. A storm is supposed to be coming, should be interesting tonight. We left her parents 4 hours ago, Sara has finally stopped sniffling. Boy, did I marry an emotional family!
