We are back from Raleigh, safe and sound

After a very long 8 hour drive we made it back to good old NJ. Had it not been for the 1.5 hrs of traffic it would have been a very very nice drive! Click here to view some more photos of our time with Bob, his family, and Rob. We had a very nice time in Raleigh, it was a little hot at 95 degrees but swimming at the Hoyles' pool help a lot. We have not seen Bob's family since his wedding 10 yrs ago, so it was really great to see them again.

As far as a warm up trip (pre-cross country) what we learn was driving wasn't a problem but how exactly we packed and what we drag into the hotels on a daily basis is something we have to work out. I am not excited about bringing in everything from the car, but unless I want to risk the car getting broken into that is what we are going to do. We will leave the dirty clothes in the car until we find a laundry mat.