The Beginning

One of my favorite things to do in life is travel. I'm not talking about the "jet-setting around the world to glamorous places" traveling (don't get me wrong...I'd love to be able to do that). No, I'm talking about the "hop in the car and hit the road" type of traveling to see what kind of places - weird, wacky, wonderful - places that are out there in this great, big, beautiful world. That's what this blog is dedicated to...and even if no one else reads this...at least I'll have fun documenting my travels (and travails).

The main reason I'm starting this blog now is that in just 2 days I will be leaving on an adventure I've always wanted to take - a cross-country road trip. Apparently life just isn't exciting enough in Arizona for my lil' sis, Katy, and instead she has accepted a job in D.C. She's moving 2,457.50 miles from me and the rest of her family! I can't really blame her...I'd move with her, if I could. But I guess I'm doing the next best thing...helping her drive back to D.C. It's going to be a 5-day road trip from Arizona to Virginia. 5 days...in a car...with just the 2 of us...

Why did I think this would be fun...?

Anyway...There are a few things I'm hoping to accomplish on this trip:

1) See some of the beautiful scenery that makes up this awesome country that we live in;

2) Visit some roadside "distractions" that lend so much character to America's highways and byways; and

3) Try to have as good a relationship with my lil' sis after 5 days of 8-9 hours (at least) per day in the car, as I have now.

I have high hopes for the first two.

So, if you're one of the few people reading this blog, I hope that starting Saturday, March 27, you'll check back everyday for a new post...at least until Thursday, April 1 - that's when we are expected to reach Katy's new home in Virginia. And hopefully our temperaments will still be intact.

Like I said...I've always wanted to drive cross-country and I'm excited to be able to take this trip. After I'm done with this road trip, I hope to keep up with this blog. I have a few weird and wacky adventures already in my past - and I hope to have many more to come!

~T.T.