I am driving again. It is snowing and it is very cold. Everything is good…. Yeni found my hat.

Welcome to Cincinnati, Ohio where the welcome is traffic, traffic, traffic.

Hello from London– London, Kentucky. We have hit some pretty huge snowflakes since Knoxville. Although it makes the mountains even more beautiful, it has slowed us down a bit. The GPS puts us in Ann Arbor after 10pm. Oh yeah, Yeni’s driving.

When you leave Gainesville at 4:30 you hit Atlanta in time for rush hour.

The sun is up and more traffic is joining us. We are about 40 mules South of Macon, GA.

Just hit Georgia.

Ah, I now remember the joy of turnpike travel during the holidays. We are just south of the Orlando toll.

Took the family to Sawgrass Mills mall for a midnight Black Friday. While the girls went to Coach my cousin Stevie and I tried Brandsmart. It was a fail.

To me, Thanksgiving represents not just a “vacation” day, but rather a day to reflect on the past year — no matter how bad — and be thankful for what life has given to us. Every year I look forward to celebrating two days with my family and friends; selfishly, the first day (my birthday) is all about me. And, as you can guess, the second day I look forward to comes on the fourth Thursday in November....

[][1]Fred enjoying Dunkin' Donuts Yeni and I started early — very early — Saturday morning. After loading the truck and topping off the tank, we hit I-94 somewhere around 4 am. It was BEYOND cold with the truck showing outside temperatures ranging from 10 – 15 degrees. Normally, I make as few stops as humanly possible; combing fuel stops with rest breaks (and yes, “rest breaks” means exactly what it sounds like)....