We're Baaack

We've just returned from our Christmas travels. I'll be posting pictures once I take a minute to upload them and more details. Below is a quick summary of the trip.


Mile 0--Left home; 6:08 am
Mile 185--Spotted a purple bra hanging in a tree (well, Dave did)
Mile 208--Funny billboard--It featured a buxom blond in a low cut blouse with lots of Mardi Gras beads. The caption: "Want more beads? Contact Dr. XXXX, Plastic Surgeon"
Mile 324--Large trash can in the middle of east bound I-20
Mile 325--Another trash can in the middle of the highway
Mile 387--Mississippi River; 1st stop of the trip
Mile 715--World's Longest Exit Ramp (according to Dave)
Mile 830--Arrived in Oakman to visit Miranda's family
Mile 836--Departed for Charlotte in the rain on Christmas Day
Mile 936--Mike and Letha are behind us on I-85 headed to Charlotte (we didn't plan this; we couldn't have planned this well.)
Mile 1070--Pitt stopped and changed cars and drivers (girls in one car; boys in the other)
Mile 1143--Arrived in Charlotte
Mile 1350--Arrived in Charleston
Miles 1387-1390--Beauregard pulls us around the streets of Charleston in a carriage
Mile 1390--Leave Charleston in a heavy fog; hit rain about an hour outside of Charleston; it rains until we reach Alabama
Mile 1707--Late lunch at the Vortex in Atlanta with Mike and Letha
Mile 1877--Gas stop in Alabama; we are also able to purchase boiled peanuts for a snack. (For the record they were not being boiled in a large cast iron pot out front of the store, but in a deli-style pot inside the store. Dave also buys burnt peanuts (the candied ones); I asked if he'd like to round out his purchase with some circus peanuts and peanut butter bars.
Mile 2001--Curse because we missed the roll-over to 2000 miles; even though we'd been watching
Mile 2002--Still cussin'
Mile 2194--Stop for night in Monroe. LA
Mile 2194--Attempt to leave, but the rear window won't go up after Dave tried to clear the dew from it
Mile 2197--Nothin' a little duct tape won't fix
Mile 2314--Welcome to Texas Visitor's stop; reinforce duct tape
Mile 2514.5--Home, Sweet Home (And Imelda and her crew is here cleaning!)