Stubers ... Simplified

We left Natural Bridge on a Friday getting ready for the long holiday weekend. Five consecutive days off of work! The drive wasn't so bad until we got into Pennsylvania. Then a combination of traffic around Harrisburg and crazy PA drivers (seriously giving FL a run for its money in the worst drivers ever contest) meant a few near panic stops, long waits in traffic and a later arrival that we would have liked, but we made it safe and sound. Even 'planty' the pothos plant, whic

We left Colonial Beach, VA as early as we could manage knowing we were in for the longest single day of driving yet for our trip. We did it to ourselves, though. We wanted to be near my Mom for Crayton's birthday on Thursday and Pam's nephew was getting married in Asheville, NC on Saturday. That left us just Friday to get from the former to the later, a 440 mile jaunt. I've driven much farther than that before, but this would be the longest while towing our beast of an RV. It

As some of you may know, I basically grew up in Northern Virginia. My father was in the Marine Corp and when I was 2 he was stationed in Quantico. Before long he was transferred to HQMC and we moved north a bit to Woodbridge where we stayed until my dad's retirement from the military. My parents have since divorced and my dad now lives in Georgia where we visited him back in April. My mom, however, still lives in the area so we have an excuse to come back to my old stomping g

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