Over the River and Through the Woods . . .

And across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, into Georgia . . . 13.5 hours and 830 miles and many chapters of Angels and Demons. Dave and I left just before 6am this morning for our yearly sojourn to north Georgia. With the trunk loaded with gifts and a suitcase and a small cooler of Diet Coke in the backseat, we made our way across the country listening to Dan Brown's Angels and Demons to pass the miles. We had a sunny, uneventful drive. We stopped in Vicksburg for lunch and at the first rest stop in Alabama to stretch our legs. Nothing felt as good as getting out of the car at my parents' house, knowing we wouldn't have to get in the car for at least 12 hours.