Exhausted, but I wouldn't have traded any of it

We made a trip to visit Andrew's mother this weekend, and the kids came with us.  We left here just after 5:30 Friday and began our drive west because we needed to pick up Catherine.  We then finally went east so we could grab Thomas, and finally arrived at our destination at nearly Midnight.  Today we were on the road by Noon and made the trip in reverse, arriving home about 6:00.  It was a lot of time in the car, but I wouldn't have traded anything about it.  Yesterday was especially fun.  Andrew and his mom went to church, and the original plan was dinner.  But between church and the hurricane remnant rains, we decided to just bring dinner in instead...and that was the best decision ever.  We sat around the table and we shared awesome food and laughed so hard.  We bought Andrew's mom an assistant device for her birthday, and as Thomas put it together, we laughed some more.  The car rides were fun, and I really sat there and soaked up every moment as I enjoyed getting to know my children as adults.  Andrew and I have another really long week this week, although for me school is closed on Friday.  Regardless, I knew we would have a blast and I'm so, so glad we made this trip.  I may be exhausted physically, but my emotions were truly buoyed by this trip.