Why road trip?

"There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go."

~Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier)

Why I should go on a road trip (the consolidated version):

1. I'm soon to be unemployed. I will always love all the wonderful teachers and students at Sharon Center School and I will miss them all very much! (http://crisseyh.blogspot.com/2010/01/ode-to-sharon-center-school-and-second.html)
   
2. The question, "What am I doing with my life?" is playing like a broken record in my brain. No series of thoughts seem to be able to correct the record and make it continue playing smoothly. Therefore, I will leave the room so I don't have to hear the silly thing keep skipping. My hope is that when I get back from vacating my own thoughts, the record will have miraculously stopped skipping. And, if nothing else, I might have the patience to deal with it after taking a break.
   
3. Shouldn't everyone see the country before they are tied down with all sorts of adult responsibilities?

That's enough reasons for me. So, when Adam said he was going to California for a jeep rock crawling event (http://www.kingofthehammers.com/), I asked to tag along. I'm lucky to have such a great friend!