Survived Thanksgiving

Well I survived Thanksgiving and the trip back to the midwest. Last year we came back to Virginia on the sunday after Thanksgiving. The Pennsylvania turnpike was a mess. Service Plaza's were all full and we sat in stopped and slow traffic on the turnpike for a few hours Sunday evening. Then approaching the DC area in Maryland and into Virginia on I-95 was pretty backed up.

So this year we decided to come home overnight Sunday, into Monday morning. The drive was great. Service plazas were fine and the PA turnpike was not backed up. The traffic in Maryland and then on I-95 in Virginia was what you would expect at 3am in the DC area, which was nothing bad at all. This is definitely the way to travel around here.

I noticed that many Virginia residents had already decorated for Christmas, with lights and blow molds outside their homes. It's the Christmas season at last. Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus.