I knew Bryan was covering the Utah and San Diego game in San Diego on Saturday, Nov. 20
th. I knew he'd be driving along with 5 friends from school and the
Chrony in 2 cars. I knew Bryan would be one of the drivers. The trip out, went as planned and took approximately 10 hours (I knew that).
Utah beat San Diego on Saturday night (
YAY!) and the plan was to drive the 10 hours back on Sunday. I woke up Sunday and heard the weather report, didn't care what was happening here in CT, but the National Weather Service reported problems for travelers in the West. Heavy snow falling in the southern cascades and Sierra Nevada, white out conditions
thru the Rockies, especially Interstate-15. I knew he was traveling that way, sent a little text message "travel safe - will you hit snow?
xoxo", he writes back, "hope not, might, we'll see". Called him a bit later and he said he was in St. George, UT and I never heard from him again until today. I knew he had to pick up a friend at the airport in
SLC at approximately 8:30 p.m. last night. He would get into
SLC, head into work for a couple hours and then rush off to pick up Wendy. I knew he was busy. What I didn't know was the ride home took 16 hours. I-15 was closed due to numerous accidents, Bryan and his friends chose an alternate route. They were separated from the 2
nd car which ended up turning back. Bryan never made it back to
SLC until after midnight (made arrangements for a friend to pick up Wendy) and today he filled me in on all the other details that I did not know ... the accident they narrowly escaped and the impact it had even on Bryan! I was at work when most of this was happening, all wrapped up in my work stuff. Getting to bed at 1:30 this a.m. I imagined Bryan and Wendy grabbing something to eat after her flight and hoping that Bryan remembered to put clean sheets on her bed. I had NO idea! Bryan said today that he wanted to get through it and tell me about it when it was over and not make me go through it with him. I can't imagine how I would have dealt with knowing what was going on. I'm sure, like Bryan, I would have coped, but so much is totally out of my control.
I know he is safe now and
I know I prayed yesterday that God would keep him and his friends safe and free from harm during
their travels.
I KNOW my prayers were answered!
A photo Bryan shared with me today (after it was all over)!
... can you imagine ALL the other stuff I don't know ??? :)
xoxo
Kevin and Bryan are home from San Diego, 
Kevin and Bryan are home from San Diego, 
BEST Christmas cards from my Boys!
digging for Christmas treasures buried by Aunti Shell
Kev is a Red Sox fan
awwwwwwwwwww
no shortage of yummy food at Aunt Kathy's
the only creature that was stirring ...
Amaryllis from blu!
a long winter's nap
Good will to men and women!
from beneath Shell and Bruce's tree
the pre-holiday feast in NH
Good will to men and women!
from beneath Shell and Bruce's tree
the pre-holiday feast in NH
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