This weekend I’m partaking in one of my absolute favorite activities – the road trip. Like most of my road trips this one is music driven (guess who?!), so it makes it that much more exciting. There are so many things to love about getting in a car and driving a considerable distance: the engaging conversation, the song mixes prepared for the trip, the snack and beverage essentials and my favorite part – checking out the passing and usually new scenery. I am overly excited for this trip because it will be my first time driving west across Massachusetts and with the last remnants of the fall foliage still hanging on, it will be that much more beautiful.
The most important part of the road trip is the company you keep, and that can either make or unfortunately break the trip. Nothing sucks more than being in the car with someone who is getting on your nerves, asleep the whole time, or just plain ol’ bad at having a good conversation or singing to a rocking 80′s jam at the top of their lungs. Trust me, I’ve experienced it – I was on a 5 hour road trip with someone and we must have spent about 10% of the time talking – the rest was just dead, horrible silence. He wasn’t much of a talker and I gave up trying to make him one. That was our first and last road trip together.
But on a good note, I’ve had countless great road trips through various states, with various people, for various reasons. There have been a lot of laughs, a lot of calories consumed, and so many great rocking out moments it would put Tommy Boy and David Spade to shame. The road trip has helped to bring my count of US states visited to 28 – and I will get to all 50 one of these days! The best part – it’s a simple happiness moment to achieve. All you need to do is get in the car and drive.
