Back Home Again in Indiana

After a whirlwind trip of 2,190 miles to Georgia and back, it's good to be home again, if only for a little while. The younger niece and her daughters were as happy to see us as we were to see them. Three days spent together, making a little bit of family history, went by much too quickly.

I did learn a couple of things along the way. . .

• A 15-year old boy can put down the chow. However, he doesn't eat food, he inhales it!
• I can survive without my laptop and internet access for a week, but the boy REALLY needs to have his gameboy.
• When traveling with a 15-year old and an 81-year old, ya better just plan on stopping at most rest areas along the Interstates.
• No one says they are hungry until after you've passed the exit with all the good restaurants.
• When you finally decide to stop for the night, the next motel is at least 40 miles down the road.
• The Interstates are great for going from point A to point B. But not much good for anything else. Tree lined highways aren't conducive to 'getting a feel' for the countryside as you fly by at 70 miles per hour (or more).
• It is nearly impossible to maintain a healthy diet regimen while traveling with others who aren't concerned with doing so. Temptation won after the second day.
• My niece, the boy's mother, has amazingly similar tastes in music as I have, except for the country music. No offense intended, but I can only take so much of it.
• Neither my niece nor I can carry a tune, but that didn't stop us from singing. You have to stay awake somehow while driving the Interstates.
• Even after being on the road for 8 hours, when you're only 3 hours from home it doesn't seem all that far. Trust me though, it is much farther than it seems. It makes for a long day though still not worth stopping and spending another night in a motel.
• I've been home 36 hours, slept 20, and am still tired. 650 miles in one day is just too much.
• Geneabloggers are a prolific group. It will take some time to catch up on those 900+ unread blog posts waiting in my feed reader...