Kate and I traveled to Charleston, West Virginia (yes, there is another Charleston) for Thanksgiving with her family. The trip started off a bit rough when we immediately hit traffic outside of Lake Norman...I guess people decided to check out all the boaters (it was 40 outside). I can never figure out why there is always traffic in this location, in the summer I'd understand but not late November.
After that I assumed we'd have smooth sailing, remember what they say, "Assuming makes an ass of out u," and we hit traffic shortly after we entered Virginia (the state I loath the most). Kate documented a few pictures of the highway and some reaction shots of myself. I won't transcribe the language used during the 45 mins to 1 hour we waited. Thankfully I had food and Guns n' Roses to keep me calm. I should point out this is the exact spot we sat in traffic two years earlier on our way to Charleston...I'm not sure but there must be some sort of Car Ghost that attacks people here and causes accidents or merging problems...
We arrived in Charleston and were greeted with some more traffic...this we got through quickly, only to have me get us lost the last 2.5 miles of the trip. According to Google Maps there is a mysterious road that no longer exists, had that road been there we would have arrived without any mistakes. After getting directions we arrived at Kate's Uncle's home!
The rest of the days there we spent eating entirely to much food, watching horrible football games, playing cornhole, beer pong (Meg & I are the Undefeated Champs!) and some shopping. The shopping for myself, Meg and Martin consisted of 4 stores and 2 purchases...we were home in an hour. I think Kate and the rest of the ladies are still at Marshall's...
The ride home was ok, until we hit Mooresville, NC where we encountered yet another accident. At that point I was done with holiday traffic, I feel bad for those who waited until Sunday to drive/fly home! As always, here are some pictures!
Me describing how I feel about traffic and the state of Virginia!
Barely moving!
Martin and Meg preparing the turkey
Dave and Erin playing cornhole!
Tyler and I showing everyone how its done...
The final product (smoked turkey)
The Bricker Ladies
Martin and I
