Road Trip through Alabama...

Since it's been almost 12 years since we lived in Indiana, we decided we'd like to take a little trip to see our beloved state...that and we wanted to show Andrew where he was born and lived the first year of his life.

We left around 5ish a.m. on Wednesday, January 21st. We knew it would take about 13 hours with stops to eat, potty breaks, etc.

This is how we spent the majority of our time...with two rugrats having good moments...


Some funny moments...


and of course there were just moments!

In the past I've always dreaded the long and boring trip through Alabama...anyone that has taken that trek can understand. This time was no different, however, this time I took time to really look and our state...what I found is that Alabama is quite beautiful. You have the sunny south which has it's own coolness. But then go north and you start to see the land change and wonderful mountains start to appear. I saw a breathtaking view of Birmingham at night that made me long to live on a mountain and see a city in the valley below.

I just happened to catch a shot of the Tennessee river, dont' ask why, but it came out pretty.

We finally took time to stop and pose for a picture.


I'm afraid that our fine city of Mobile has perhaps tainted my view of Alabama. Although I "like" the City of Mobile, I am in no way "in love" with it. There are many things that bug me about our fine city...many of which have to do with it's fine citizens.

I need to step back and focus on the beauty of this fine state...perhaps I just need to venture away from the city a little more often.