Going home

It was a lovely morning in Franklin.

When we woke up and looked out the window, we saw Centennial High School.  It looks very nice.  The kids noticed they have a separate building for fine arts! 

We had a nice breakfast at the hotel, then headed up to Opry Mills Mall in Nashville. We arrived quite a bit before the mall opened, so we sat in the car for a while, then went in to walk around a bit, got some Starbucks, and then split up.  We had come here 2 years ago with Larry and Ruth, and the girls were on a mission to get some new Converse for school. 

Caeden and I hit the LEGO store.

 

Happy shoppers.  They are all set for going back to school now!

We hit Kentucky just after noon.

And caught sight of the big cross in Effingham, Illinois by 4:45.

Oak Ridge Boys got us to 6:15.

Gettin' a little slap-happy going into Gibson City to pick up pizza around 6:45.

Even through our dirty windshield, we were happy to see those windmills outside of Saybrook, because they meant we were close to home.

Home sweet home.

What sweet memories and blessings. Thankful heart here tonight.