A long ride home

We've been vacationing at Rosemary Beach, Florida for Noah's 1st vacation. On the way there, we drove straight through, all night long. Now I'm in the car with Noah & Michael as we start our journey home. We're going to split up the drive because we're so sleep deprived. We haven't had Wi-Fi so I haven't been able to access civilization, and I'm looking forward to getting home again. Why does it often take us going AWAY from home to recognize JUST HOW GREAT home is?