Mindless Juices

So, after a not particularly eventful weekend of visiting the family in Florida, we're heading back. There's not much to tell. Recently, my sister got engaged, so we got to see the ring up close. I saw most of the family that frequents FL and even some friends. For spending so much time together, especially for not having spent much time together in the weeks preceeding the trip, Sabrina and I managed to not kill each other. We had our moments of frustration with each other, but overall, spending something like 17+2+4+4+10=37 hours in the car together without any major crimes being committed is a special thing. I suspect that Sylvester is a major player (no pun intended). I highly recommend the investment into an iPod if you're planning a long road trip with your spouse. Also, you'll need an adapter to play your own Sylvester through your car's sound system. I also recommend renting a car. There's something nice about driving behind a dump truck and getting pelted with sand and not caring. You don't think about the about the mileage your putting on the car. You don't care about what kind of gas you put in the car (only one gas station at that exit when you're on empty and you've never heard of "Stix gas," who cares!?). Somehow, we managed with only two power connectors in the Chevy Impala we got. Typically, one was dedicated to Sylvester. So, the other was left to charge our device of choice. We made a concious effort to chare everything fully before leaving to allow for good battery life. This is also very important for a long road trip, especially if you're a geek like us. Oh, wait, there was the stop over in Atlanta, GA to visit our friends Jeremy and Kara. This was probably the best part of the trip. We got to see their house and have dinner. While family is nice to see and we saw Aunt Debbie's new house, they're still family, you know? It's somewhere between "wanting to" and "obligation" when you go to see them. So, it was nice to see friends. They cost us a lot of road time and next time, we'll plan better if we make this road trip in the future. Meanwhile, Thanksgiving was nice. Food was great. Leftovers were great. Sleeping in three different beds over 4 nights was rough and I'm glad I don't have to work tomorrow. I miss my bed. I believe I will feel quite refreshed on Tuesday when I get back. I hope you all had a happy holiday and I am hoping to post a Christmas list soon just in case anyone thought, "Hm, I have all this extra money, what should I do with it?"