Abby and I are home after driving 21 hours from Florida in Mom’s car. When we were packed and preparing to leave, the car was so full that Abby said, “you couldn’t get a dime in that back seat.” We made the trip in three days, and with Abby along it was actually pretty fun. In addition to see a part of the country we’d never seen, we had Mom’s CD collection on board, and I fell in love with Mozart and Beethoven all over again.

 We also stopped at The Natural Bridge of Alabama, which was quiet and a bit out of the way, and was a nice break. Plus, I figured I probably wasn’t coming back anytime soon, so it was worth a look.