Our Upcoming Road Trip
Here’s what I have planned for our upcoming road trip:
First, we’re going to head out around 10am, and take the Washington Bridge to I-80 West. Cross through Pennsylvania. I’ll pack some sandwiches for the road, but we won’t end up eating them. Instead, we’ll stop at a surprisingly dirty Wendy’s in East Stroudsberg, which will upset our stomachs.
Then, we’re going to try to connect your iPod to the auxiliary jack in the rental car, but the cheap wire we bought at Radio Shack won’t work. We won’t find out until after the road trip that the wire only carries mono, not stereo. It’ll be frustrating, but ultimately fun, because we’re going to sing as much a cappella Wilco as we can remember.
I mean, this is just a preliminary outline for the road trip. We can change things up however you want. But, I thought it’d be nice to have a general plan.
I thought we could maybe stop at a rest stop and see a dog we agreed was cute and probably end up listing our favorite breeds of dog. You’ll bring up that Schnauzer translates to “moustache,” which will have been the 4th time you’ve told me that. I won’t mention it, though.
After that, I thought we could get real clammy from being in the car for so long. So, we’ll open the windows. That’ll be nice.
At around State College, Pennsylvania, we’ll have a small fight. I was hoping maybe we could argue about me wanting to take a detour through Altoona, just because I love how the name sounds. And, you’ll think that’s stupid. I’ll end up getting really quiet until around Youngstown.
Then, it’s Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend, and a right turn up into Michigan. From there, I thought we could wing it. Let the road take us wherever it takes us. As long as we have some sort of adventure in Grand Rapids that involves helping an old man come to terms with the loss of his wife, and in the process we find ourselves and a sense of purpose.
But, like I said, it’s just a rough outline of our upcoming road trip. I'm open to anything. Remember to pack sodas, though.
