You know, I realized something after my drive across the country on Monday: I need to stop saying “I’m not a normal person” and just call a spade ‘a spade.’* Or, in this case, call insanity ‘insanity.’
*Does this expression come from people cheating in poker? Or were two gardeners hanging around one day arguing over their tools?
Ordinary: Driving across one or two state lines each day, stopping at night to be well rested for each days travels.
Crazy: Seven states* in less than 24 hours.
*The first being Texas. But there’s no photo for that.^
[Insert some sort of "palmetto and moon" symbol for South Carolina.
Ordinary: Writing a thank-you note or bringing a bottle of wine (or other hostess gift) to your “Little Sis” who woke up at 2:00AM to let you into her house, give you a glass of water, and show you to the most comfortable bed in which you’ve ever slept.
Ordinary: Starting your trip with a hearty, but not uncomfortably filling, breakfast of oatmeal and Pumpkin-Spiced Pecan Butter.
Ordinary: Enjoying some fruit on the road.
[Including a most delicious Sweetango apple, purchased with my Whole Foods voucher.]
Crazy: Packing an entire fruit basket…
…and produce bag of bananas.**All of which at one point took an extreme brake-induced nose-dive into the front of the car, resulting in a slightly bruised apple and some squished bananas that I ate for breakfast anyway.
Ordinary: Worrying a little bit about the potential of theft at rest stops due to having your entire life packed into your car.
Crazy: Having one of your best friends from college* tell you she’s not worried about anyone breaking into your car, since the sight of “whole grain wheat cereal” doesn’t look like anything a thief would want.*See above.^
^If she’s forgiven me for that photo.
Crazy: Driving with those snacks lurking behind your left shoulder the entire time.
Ordinary: Trying to stay healthy while traveling.
Crazy: Staying healthy by eating hummus in the car.
Ordinary: Not wanting to throw away rather expensive (and incredibly yummy) relish just because you were moving.
Crazy: Eating it straight from the jar with a fork!**Don’t worry, this was a reenactment. Or maybe you should worry…about the fact that I felt the need to reenact it at all.
Ordinary: Buying a few packs of gum for the trip.
Crazy: Chewing almost all of it.
Ordinary: Having a lot to unpack when you arrive at your destination.
Crazy: Also having to wash dishes.
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you are a driving machine!!!! I need to travel with you, you have good driving food
Jen@FoodFamilyFitness
Welcome to the East Coast! So glad you had a successful, safe – not at all hungry – adventure! Happy Thanksgiving.
haha love that you have so many dishes to wash when you get someplace. glad you made it safely in one piece!
M husband and I join you on the insanity train. When we moved to Georgia from Alaska we went from AK to Montana in one swoop. A roughly 48 hour drive. And indeed my car had become tetris (thank God border patrol didn't make us pull everything out! I would have cried!) and we had the most interesting array of food for the drive… whew.
I can't believe all of that travel food! Wait… yes, I can. If there's ever a nuclear disaster, I'm coming to stay with you.
P.S. I made a jack up version of your spaghetti-os last night. I'm in love.
THANK YOU FOR THE PACKAGE!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to dig in – the mini jam jars are just precious. Almost too precious to open. (I said "almost.") And I've totally been that girl to eat hummus while driving…and there's always a lunchbox next to me if the drive is over 2 hours. True.story.
And I know I'm not normal either.
I would accept payment in the form of White Cheddar Corn Puffs.
Glad you made it safely!
if you're not normal, than neither am i. my passenger is my lunch box & i like it that way.
i've buckled in my box of food on road trips to prevent nose dives into the abyss!
I wrapped the mason jar I keep my spirulina in in foil to keep out light… and aliens.
Oh Miss Sarah, you just made my morning with this post.
Glad you are safe and sound. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
What..you mean normal people don't go through gum by like a pack a day, and don't eat hummus/entire trees of fruit on car trips?
I join you in derangement then
Happy Thanksgiving!
What?! Who doesn't want whole grain cereal? If I didn't want someone to break into my car, I'd hide my valuables under a bag of doritos. No one needs those.
YAY For traveling and coming to the great state of Virginia!
LOL, when we moved to San Diego I totally had a bag of creepster Kettle chips hanging out behind me. I'm glad you arrived safe and sound!
So glad to see you made it safely!
To me it looks like "crazy" might just be another word for FUN!… And a little "fun" is probably the only way you kept your sanity during such a long & tiring drive!
You would get along well with my husband. He usually takes cross country trips like that!