Shuffling On Home

DATELINE: DEXTER, MI, 7:20 p.m. EDT

Miles Today: 490

Let's see if I can make this a quick update because I'm tired and need to get to sleep soon; it's gonna be another early morning tomorrow.

I did opt for more sleep before setting out this morning (instead of just staying up and hitting the road at 10:30 p.m.), though not as much as I would have liked. After I signed off my update last night, I couldn't get to sleep right away, so I hiked across the street from the truck stop to a Wal-Mart to pick up a couple things I needed. Then it was back to the truck. I finally did get to sleep sometime before 11:00 p.m., intending to get up and get going either when I woke up on my own, or at 3:30 by my alarm.

I woke up at around 2:15 a.m. CDT, and decided that I was indeed rested enough to make the day's drive. (Though a few more hours of sleep would have been nice, I did have incentive to get a move-on, since I was headed homeward.) So I was on the road a little after 2:30. I had to stop for fuel 70 miles later, and made a few other rest and meal stops along the way. I arrived here right around 1:30 EDT and topped off my fuel tanks to earn another shower credit (I'm at the TA that I consider my "home" truck stop).

I then called Mrs. Reluctant Trucker to warn her--er, let her know--that I had arrived, and she said she'd be out to see me after she made a necessary trip to the grocery store. I used the interim to shower and shave--the showers at the TA where I'd stayed last night were closed for renovation--so I'd be presentable in public when we went out for dinner. After getting cleaned up, I returned to my truck to await the Mrs.'s arrival. In my fatigued state, I even dozed a bit during the wait. Finally she arrived, and we went to the usual place I make her take me when I'm here for a brief stop--Q'doba Mexican Grill. I love the food at that place. We ate our meals there then took an entree home to our youngest daughter, who hadn't wanted to leave the house for dinner. But that's OK. Before we left to bring me back here to the truck, our eldest daughter got home from work, so I got to see her (briefly), too. Then it was back here to plan the drive for tomorrow morning (thank goodness for Mapquest) and compose this here update.

And now it's time to wrap up and head to bed. Thanks for dropping by this corner of the WWWeb. Drop me a comment or question (or both if you dare), and keep on a-truckin'.