family reunion, day 1

friday, june 16

4:35 pm
morgan and julie depart for kansas city, with mercy in tow.

4:37 pm
morgan begins her first snack: banana chips.

5:02 pm
morgan has her second snack: a fuji apple.

6:36 pm
morgan and julie have dinner in the car: curry tofu and salami sandwiches, respectively.

8:17 pm
morgan takes over the driving.

8:32 pm
traffic comes to a standstill, along about st. louis. the typical progression of any roadtrip julie and i take is that julie drives the first leg, which goes quickly and easily. the moment i assume the driver's seat, however, one of three things happens -- horrendous traffic, monsoon style weather, or road construction that lasts for hundreds of miles. this trip was no exception.

11:12 pm
though it may not seem like a late hour, i am so sleepy by this point that my eyes are starting to melt. i pass off the driver's seat.

1:30 pm
we arrive at the comfort suites in kansas city. we are met at the door by my cousin, who is a heavy smoker and an insomniac. he suffers from a number of acute mental health issues, which are too lengthy to mention here. he promptly confuses julie for me.

1:33 pm
we smuggle mercy into the room. god forbid we have to pay $5 extra to have a pet in the room with us. obviously sleuth-style is the only way to go.

1:34 pm
coma.