"Take me home, country roads
to the place where I belong.
West Virginia, mountain momma,
take me home, country roads." - "Country Roads" by John Denver (lyrics)

Well, I'm back in West Virginia, visiting my family for Thanksgiving. A few warnings to those of you who may ever venture travel between Chicago and West Virginia:

#1 Chicago traffic (usually) sucks. I have been stuck in it for three hours straight on previous trips.

#2 Indiana is boring.

#3 Ohio is boring.

#4 There are a freakin' lot of deer (and trucks) on Rt. 35 in West Virginia.

Other than that, the trip was uneventful. I don't really think much while driving (other than the requisite, "oh, that's a large truck with its turn signal blinking), so no new profound statements from me - but I haven't decided to change anything else either, so maybe this is a good thing.

It feels good to be home. West Virginia may not be the "place I belong" in the long-run, but I definitely enjoy holidays here...especially when I get banana pancakes in the morning.

Lace