18 hours and counting

I'm almost packed. I think. I could certainly take more, but I'm trying to pack light. I did throw in a pillow and small blanket for sleeping in the car (sleep? really? nah, I overpacked). Stella called me wondering what to take. Stella, I promise you- I've got my Mudbugs tshirt, a couple long sleeve tshirts, a hoodie and jeans for the trek from Vegas. I will clean up for Vegas, but the rest of the time it is all about comfort.

Mr. Louise had told me if we went the south route we'd head over to Memphis then go north from there. I finally took a moment yesterday to look at a map and I wondered if we wouldn't be better off to head north in Oklahoma. So I called a professional, my friend Terry who was a long haul driver in a previous life and he told me yes, by all means veer north east in OK. Okee-dokie. He was full of other info too.... like Nebraska and Iowa always get miserable freezing rain and that we might be interested in detouring to see the crater. Or Cadillac Ranch. Terry! We'll probably skip that last attraction, but hey thanks for the insight. Good to know it is just outside Amarillo. Wish you could see me rolling my eyes right now.

I should have called my man Terry sooner, though. I can think of so many great road trip songs but I don't have them and don't want to pay $1.29 per song on iTunes. He probably has them all, though. I bet I could have made a great trip cd. Speaking of which, that isn't going to burn itself. Time to quit yammerin' and get busy so I can try to herd all my ducks into a row AND make a cd.