Vegas to Ohio

The drive out here was pretty amazing. It all started on a Wednesday
morning from Las Vegas where I was living with Matty. So, I started
packing that morning and got done around noon. I called Ben (my best friend, and now roommate) and we both
decided it'd be better if I left as soon as possible so I could get
there earlier. Well, I started thinking about it, and decided to leave
that night around seven. I loaded all my stuff, kissed Matt goodbye,
and started driving just after seven p.m. I took I-15 north and got to St. George, UT about two
hours after that and pulled off the highway on my Uncle Phil's exit to say hi and so he could make sure I was ok cause I was already tired. We talked for about 10 minutes, and then I hit the road again.
I went another couple hours north, and turned right onto I-70 towards Denver which, by the way, I was planning to sleep. Well, long story short here, I got to Denver about 9 the next morning Denver time which was 13 hours after I left Vegas! Right as I came over to Rockies, I called my friend Aaron who I was going to be staying with to ask him directions, but he didn't answer then, or the next 9 times I called lol. Anyways, I looked up his address on my phone and the map quested it on my phone, and showed up at his house. I knock, and some random guy answers the door :). I say, is Aaron home, to which he replies...."who are you?" I say, I'm a friend of his, and he's expecting me. He tells me to wait while he goes back and asks, and he comes back and says....I'm sorry but he says he doesn't know what you're talking about. I say.......that's ridiculous and I force my way into the house. I go back to his room, and start jumping on his bed and he wakes up, sees me, and says......"what do you want?" Ha ha, he was kidding of course. The random guy was relieved to discover he did actually know me, and we proceeded to catch up. It wasn't until about noon I actually managed to get some sleep. I then woke up at 3, which of course was three hours later, and drove Aaron to work. I then hit the road just after that for my next stop which was going to be Wichita, KS.
It was supposed to be an 8 hour drive to Wichita, and then, after some rest there, a 13 hour drive to Dayton. I was about 2 hours out of Denver and it was about 6 p.m. at this point when I decided to not stop in Kansas at all and drive the entire way through to Dayton! I was fine driving until about 2 a.m. when I started to get REALLY tired. I tried calling a couple people to keep me occupied but no one answered. I didn't have my ipod, and no cd player in the car so I was stuck with radio the whole way! Anyways, I ended up just rolling down the window, and counted the miles I had to go until St. Louis. I knew if I could make it there, I'd make it the rest of the 6 hours no problem. I got to about two hours outside of St. Louis, and I just had to pull over. I went to a motel to see if they had hourly rates, or just cheap in general, but to no avail. I stretched my legs, took a deep breath, and got back in the car.
By now, it was about 5 a.m. Friday morning and after stretching my legs, I knew I'd make it to St. Louis no problem. Ended up rolling in there about 7:30 and called my friend Shanita from my old job in Phoenix who lived there to see if we could meet up. Unfortunately, she couldn't, so I just kept on driving, and crossed into Illinois. I took a wrong turn as soon as I got into the state, and went about 30 miles north on I-55 when I should have kept east on I-70. Anyways, I realized my mistake, turned around, and before long was back on the right track. It didn't take long to pass through Illinois and Indiana and before I knew it...I was in Ohio! Finally, after 20 hours of straight driving from Denver, I made it to Bellbrook , OH! Home finally! I'll add some pictures later as I can.