After 24.5 hours of travel, with 22 of those hours spent riding on a bus, I arrived in Tennessee this afternoon for a week-long visit with my sister’s family. Uncle Dennis has already spent time as a dog, a horse, read a coupleĀ stories, and been calledĀ a “baby butt” (my two nieces favorite new giggle-inducing put-down). I am exhausted from traveling—I will get a good night’s sleep tonight—but am having a blast and am SO glad to be here.