Not rain, nor sleet, nor snow...

Wow. These past two days of traveling have been filled with their ups and downs. Let's review, shall we?

Positives:

• My trip to Florida is actually under way!
• I only have ten hours left till Orlando
• I am no longer a hostage of the 806
• In less than 72 short hours I will officially be working for one of the most amazing and ground-breaking companies ever created
• Did I mention I'm out of Lubbock?

Negatives:

• It took FOUR FREAKING HOURS to drive thru the Metroplex today
• I lost almost a whole day of travel thanks to Superbowl madness/Stupid snow & ice
• I'm in Forest Mississippi?
• I still have 10 HOURS until I get to Orlando

   I think the worst part of the weather for this trip is behind us. God definitely was on guard today in Dallas. I've seen my fair share of near fatalities for the rest of my life. One instance specifically: My dad was driving along interstate 20 on the south side of Dallas. There was ice everywhere. The smart people who have experienced icy roads (Basically us and maybe 2 other cars out there) were greatly outnumbered by the idiots of the Metroplex who have no idea what the heck snow is.
  
   Mack trucks speeding along on completely covered icy lanes, people in Lexus', Mercedes, Beamers, who were texting, eating, and even one guy with a beer...mind you, it's 8:30 a.m. But anything goes in Texas, right? Anyway, we come upon this entrance ramp/merge lane and this idiot in an SUV---ON A CELL PHONE--- hits a patch of ice and brakes hard. Thank goodness we were able to spot him in time. He ended up swerving through 4 lanes of traffic and pulling a complete 180 degree spin, finally coming to a complete dead stop right smack dab in front of my pretty little Explorer. Props to David R. for being the experienced driver that he is.

   Have you ever had to put 4 people in a "compact SUV"? More specifically, four members of the Pierce family? Known for being loud, outspoken, and extremely opinionated? Let's just say everyone was on edge. Everyone loves a good backseat driver, and that is exactly how my dear, sweet mother spent her time in the car today. "I think we can go a bit slower...nope, still slower...a little bit more..." --"Mom, we're going 20 miles an hour, any slower and we'd be going backwards".

  I'll say one thing about Pierce Family Road trips, there is never a dull moment to be found.