The road home

I will arise at 4:45 am tomorrow and work a 6 hour shift before hopping in my not-yet packed car and starting the cross country trek to St. Louis. I talked to my older brother today, and he and my sister-in-law and niece were at the airport on their way down from Michigan for a trip they'd planned a little while back. Hopefully I will arrive before they leave so we can all be together. I am tired. But I am ready to be home, ready to get there.