It was now Friday and we were all driving up to my sister DJ's college. 'We' being Michelle, Gia, Ginger, Dad, Vicky, Becky, Alexa, Rachel, Elizabeth, Lila, Nicky, Alex, Kaitlin and myself. We were all piled into our 12 passenger van. Kaitlin was on Aunt Becky's lap and Nicky and Alex were sharing a seat. Nicky, Alex and Kaitlin were all Becky and Jesse's children. I was sitting in the back with Gia, Ginger and Rachel.
When I say up I literally mean 'up'; up north to Vermont. We'd been driving all day and were now in New Hampshire. It was snowing, the heat was on and the windshield wipers were going. Dad had put on the snow tires. Lila's friend Ashley was following us, with her parents and Michelle's friends Chelsea, Danielle and Tom in their van. Dad had called the schools and informed them that we wouldn't be at school the next few days which they said was fine. Our recitals, performances, games and shows had been switched to the following Friday.
Alexa was one of Dad and Vicky's daughters. Not only did she work at an animal shelter, she also worked at PetSmart. She also took dance, acting and gymnastics and was in the school play and talent show.