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Road trips are:
- Packing and double-checking, knowing you’re going to forget something anyway
- Airing up and topping off
- Deciding on snacks, coffee, and a playlist to get started
- Setting off with the early-morning sun in your eyes
- Turning it up and singing along
- Gas stations and fast-food restaurants
- Eating what you probably wouldn’t eat at home
- Driving on, long after the conversation wanes
- Stiff backs and a sigh of relief when you’re there
- Hugs, handshakes, and hellos
- Just a quick trip down the hall
- Love, laughter, and catching up
- Quietly mourning those who were here last trip, but aren’t here now
- Sleeping in a not-quite-like-at-home-strange bed
- Missing those who couldn’t make the trip
- Packing and double-checking, knowing you’re going to forget something anyway…then working your way back through the rest of the list again
- Home, sweet home
