Thanksgiving 2008
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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.
Continue Reading »Summary: Ann Arbor to Fort Lauderdale
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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). I learned quickly, that while traveling with someone else (aka Yeni) brings great joy, it also requires more frequent “rest breaks.”
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Almost there
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Crossing the Everglades now and should reach mom and dad’s in an hour. I’ll wake Yeni soon and show her the glades.
Yeni sleeps
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Yeni fell asleep a little bit ago. Should be in Ft Laud before 4PM.
Rest areas
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I have learned that when traveling with Yeni I need to take more breaks than when traveling myself. Of all the places we’ve had to stop, this one had the best view.
Continue Reading »Back in the saddle again
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Woke up this morning around 8am, and we visited the Gainesville DD. Two coffees later and we are headed to south florida.
Yeni has never been to the everglades, so we are taking the long way. Oh, in case Mami is reading we are bringing a little something.
Continue Reading »Change of plans
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The plan was (originally) to quickly stop by the house in Gainesville, check on it’s condition, and continue on to South Florida. The new plan is to arrive in Hogtowne around 2 AM and crash for a few hours.
Continue Reading »At Atlanta
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I napped from north Georgia through Atlanta while Yeni drove with Juanes as her co-pilot. I’m very ready to keep the iphone as a data/media player and get a new device for phone calls.
Continue Reading »Yeni is at the wheel
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We arrived in Chattanooga, TN around 5 PM to join Patrick, Jessi, and Fat Baby for dinner. Yeni and I shared the “pasta lovers” plate which was loaded with great meat and mushrooms. After enjoying a cannoli for dessert, Yeni took over driving and we’re now in Georgia. With luck we will be in South Florida within 15 hours.
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