Where's Nic?: Kitty Hawk, NC

We need we needed to hit the road at a decent hour. We had a 11 hour drive ahead of us and the traffic is terrible on Sundays getting back to the mainland. Apparently you can wait for hours.

We hit it just right – no major backups.

I think Matty and Dave put something in my water that morning… because I slept the entire way home. I would wake up long enough to pass them snacks and drinks and then pass out again.

I don’t remember where we were, but we stopped for gas and the bathroom was horrifying! Here’s Matty with the “key”

Dave on his turn in the back seat

I woke up for good in southern Ohio. We decided we wanted DQ but somehow missed the exit. I remembered there being one just north of Athens. I used to do a lot of Ohio University games so I knew the area well. They didn’t believe me. I kept saying, I know it’s here somewhere, it just around a bend next to a Burger King.

It took a while, but sure enough, I was right!
And truly, that’s all that matters!

What a fabulous trip this was!
It’s very rare that the 9 of us are together in the same place at the same time. I believe the last time we accomplished this, was in July of 2006 – for Jonny & Amanda’s wedding in Park City, Utah.

With everyone’s schedules, it’s very hard to plan anything!
Let’s see… combined we are at the mercy of the following conflicts: 3 pro sports teams (NBA. NHL, AHL), 2 local TV stations, a national tv network and my wonderful schedule! (Thankfully, the AFL dissolved because we used to have to plan around 2 of those teams as well!)

Hoping we can do it again before 2012!

Here are some photos from the July 2006 Utah trip; we stayed at The Canyons Resort - it's fabulous!