The countdown has begun as it most always does before we take a long road trip. This weekend, we are making the trek down to Farmington, MO to visit with my wife's grandparents and a lot of her family. It's been quite a while since I've been able to make the trip and I am very excited to be able to go and see all of them again. Of course, the stressful part is just beginning: deciding what to pack, how many pairs of socks will I need, is the car properly conditioned for the ride, will my backside be able to survive the road? All the fun things running through my head as we gear up. Like always, my intentions are good and sound. I want to leave as early as humanly possible, make stops very few and far between, and get to my destination before nightfall. As with most things; however, my intentions never really pan out. We will stop probably at each rest stop for bathroom breaks, the stars will be well overhead before we get to where we are going, and the snooze button for the 4AM alarm will be hit many more times than the manufacturer's suggested usage allows. I thought of a clever way to document this day and I wanted to do a suitcase photo that may suggest what we are feeling. Overflowing with clothes shots were out because of my decency of not wanting others to see our dirty laundry and I didn't want to shoot a stuffed animal trying to escape from the confines of the case so I wouldn't arouse the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Stuffed Animals (SPCSA). Just the simple case in the yard was good enough for me. It will be a great trip and nice to see all of the relatives I haven't seen in a while. Even if we turn this 8-hour trip into little over 11.
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