Mike, Dad Herriage, Royce

We spent Memorial Day visiting Mike's Mom, Dad and brother in North Carolina. We left after work on Friday evening and drove through the night to arrive there at about 7:15 a.m. on Saturday morning. Mike's Mom didn't know we were coming, but his Dad had set the alarm for 7:00 and told Mom Herriage that he wanted a big breakfast. So, she was in the kitchen getting out the food for breakfast. Mike's Dad met us at the door and escorted us to the kitchen where Mike walked in and said hello. I think his Mom was seriously shocked. Even Royce was able to keep the secret that we were coming, so that worked out well. Mom Herriage had a birthday on Sunday, so it was nice to be there to spend her birthday with her. We were going to drive home on Monday (Memorial Day), but Mike started thinking about the traffic and we decided to leave late on Sunday night and drive through the night again. So, we took off around 9:00 p.m. and got in to our house about 11 hours later and slept for several hours.

We always enjoy spending time with Mike's parents and brother. We are thankful to have the opportunity to go up there and thankful that the Lord gave us the strength and safety to travel through the night twice without any problems.