Fired Up and Ready To Go!

It was a busy Saturday night. Last minute packing, etc. The car was gassed and packed and we started our trip to Washington DC at 5:15 AM. As always, I was driving and Renee was in the passenger's seat. This time she had a blanket, which was a minor concern to me. If I recall correctly, by 5:45 AM, Renee was sound asleep! Great! I can drive without any instructions!





My initial plans were to stop in Greensboro for breakfast. But, since Renee was still asleep, I decided to drive on! Just as President Obama took the train to Washington, I decided to take a different route. Instead of traveling I-95, I decided to take Highway 29 to Washington. So, in Greensboro, I took

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long i stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equals lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

There was a certain air of calmness on this Sunday morning. There was not much traffic and the day was slowly unfolding. There was a quietness in the homes that we passed as they began to start their day.

We stopped for breakfast in Lynchburg, Virginia at the Cracker Barrel. The food is good and Renee likes the fireplace! While having breakfast, my phone rang and it was my sister, Vera. Vera was in New York City and was calling to report that it was snowing there. She was to travel to Washington later Sunday. Unlike Charlotte and Lancaster, snow does not shut down the city. Vera made it to Washington safely.