Half day of school for youngest, Teen son gets an early out for vacation, no exam required today, wife works a full day today, I get to load up the SUV for the trip to my moms.
Gosh I really look forward to traffic hell on I-95. It shouldn't be too bad south bound, but coming back sunday will be murder, typically Florida tagged luxury cars loaded with old folks and goodies, making the trek up north.
Snowbirds reverse migration for the holidays. Mix in truckers trying to make one last load before deadheading home, and people like me trying to keep both sides of the family happy, and sundays drive is shaping up to be a real battle.
My mom could just fly up here, but no, we have to load up and grace her doorway, Too many presents are waiting and UPS is too expensive. Plus she wants to cook and, you get the picture......
Now I get to load up with a teen and a pre-tween, boy-girl, sibling rivalry and a tired wife. Drive for 5 hours and not get to smoke. MP3's, new batteries, DVD player and new movies are being packed. Thank goodness Ford designed a 3rd seat for the Expedition, separation of the children is most essential for survival.
Now we only have to make room for bags of clothing, coolers for snacks, various presents, and the wife and driver( me). Luggage racks are pieces of crap ! I had one of those kangaroo car topper thingys but we loaned it to a friend once, and it never came back. Good thing tho, it always scratched the roof anyway, and was inconvienent as hell if you needed something out of it mid-trip.
I'll survive, hopefully we'll be at our destination before the drunks get out on the road, we should arrive around 10pm, and research says the drunks don't hit the streets in mass before 11pm.
Merry Christmas to the Highway Patrol ! I promise to stay under 80mph. OK?