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Its a brand new day
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The sun is up and more traffic is joining us. We are about 40 mules South of Macon, GA.
Stopped on the Florida Turnpike
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Ah, I now remember the joy of turnpike travel during the holidays. We are just south of the Orlando toll.
Sawgrass Mills Midnight Madness
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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.
Continue Reading »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.
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