Mark had a business trip to Somewhere in Illinois today, and rather than have him fly out and back before we could drive through on our way to visit family for Thanksgiving, I opted to drive him there from Minneapolis myself.
Bonus: Free money from his employer, who will compensate us for 700 miles of wear and tear on the minivan that would have been incurred anyway.
Downside: I had to get up at 3 AM and drive it all myself, so Mark could get adequate rest and also engage in conference calls. Which were at least mildly technically interesting to me, so not too bad of a way to spend the day.
Bonus: Am now enjoying free wireless at the hotel, also on the company tab, while the kids veg with cups of root beer in front of PBS Kids and we wait for Mark to finish up at the site and rejoin us for dinner. Mark claims there is a YMCA in town, so if we're not too tired, I may even get to finish up the day with a swim.
Enjoy your trip!
Posted by: MrsDarwin | 24 November 2009 at 08:20 AM