Lost without him....

I would be lost without him...literally. I share the email I received from him before leaving to drive to NC with the puppies by myself...for the first time...because of the level of patience, detail, and humor he exudes. And mind you, we've driven the drive together numerous times (which makes this email even MORE extraordinary). And he IS....EXTRA-ordinary and I love him all the more!!

Email verbatim:

Ok baby, here ya go. Don't forget, if you want Satellite Radio in the car, you will need to bring the antenna (black hockey puck) from underneath the trunk to the top side, plug in the sat radio, plug in the little cord from Aux input into the bottom of the sat radio holder (the hole will be on the far right underneath) and route the car stereo to aux input (the big button in the middle on the left)


I-275 north from the house

Merge onto I-75

note: Bust it hard little lady, Betty needs some wind in her skirt!!!

note: You will be heading to Gainesville, if the car is full of gas when you leave, you should get to St. Mary's, GA(cheaper gas) before filling up, but don't prove a point, at 1/4 tank, fill up!

Exit 382 (Gainesville, Hwy 331)

note: exit right off I-75, stay left.

Turn Left onto Hwy 331

note: There will be a convenience store immediately on your right, this is generally our first pee break and such. (This is the preferred stop for the Dawgs to leave a dump)

note: Stay on 331/24/121, it will weave around on the edge of Gainesville. There will be a major intersection and look for Hwy 24 North. You will stay straight to merge onto that)

Stay Straight and Merge onto Hwy 24 (Waldo Road) toward Gainesville Regional Airport)

note: approx. 20ish miles to Waldo, watch your speed on these roads until you are back on the Interstate, you are essentially a UGA fan in Florida Gator country.

Merge Slight Right in Waldo onto Hwy 301 North

note: in Waldo, the road will take a left curve and then a stop sign, this is the merger onto 301 North.

Stay Hwy 301 North to and through Starke

Stay Hwy 301 North to and through Lawty (really bad speed traps here)

Stay Hwy 301 North to and through Maxville

note: you will go under I-10 (Bridgett - the GPS - will be begging for you to get on the highway, tell her to shut up and move on)

Stay Hwy 301 North to and through Baldwin

note: Hwy 301 will T-bone into SR 200.

Take Right on SR 200/Hwy 301, get in left hand lane, then go about 1/4 mile and turn left back onto Hwy 301/SR 200 North

note: there will be a convenience store on your right after you make the left turn.

note: this is a 2 lane road for a while before it opens up, lots of woods on the either side.

Stay on Hwy 301/SR 200 North to and through Bryceville

note: this is where Bridgette usually get her bearings back

Stay on Hwy 301/SR 200 to Callahan, stay straight on SR200/AIA.

note: In Callahan, Hwy 301 turns left and goes away, stay straight and continue on SR 200. I-95 is only about 10-15 miles straight ahead.

Continue on SR 200 North/East to I-95

Take I-95 North, Bridgette takes over from here

note: Just before you get on the Interstate, there is a very nice convenience store on your left, we usually stop there for a break and maybe gas depending on your situation. From, here, you are good to go sweetie.

We generally stop at the following exits for these things off the remaining roads on your trip

I-95 St.Mary's GA exit 3: Gas/Pee

I-95 Savannah GA exit 94: Gas/Food/Pee (go right then immediate left for Gas and McDonald's

note: From here, stop at will, you are going to take I-26 West in South Carolina about 100 miles north of your Savannah stop.

Drive safe Baby stop every couple of hours, I love you.




The key to doing this in reverse is the Exit in Florida to do the cross over. to I-75.

That exit is Hwy AIA Exit 373. You would go right off that exit

On the way home, if you do the entire thing in one drive, it will be dark when you reach Florida, so I would just let Bridgette take on through Jacksonville to Orlando, then to Tampa, the way she wants to. It's safer and better emergency contingencies if the car breaks down.

If you overnight at Mom's then just leave out at the ass crack of dawn and you'll be in daylight the entire way, let me know and I will do these directions in reverse for you.