16 Hours

Lindsey has winter break next week and she wanted to stay with her Nonna in Milwaukee, so I drove to Indiana yesterday to drop her off.  I drove to Indiana, which is 7 hours away, AND I DROVE BACK.  I was in the car from 6:00 in the morning until 10:00 last night.  I had to stop a few times, so it took 16 hours to get there and back.  I feel it today.

I brought a friend, Ashleigh, just in case I needed help driving, but I was a trooper and drove the entire time.  Ok, it's really not because I am a trooper, I just think it's easier having something to do in the car, like drive.  I had a lot of coffee and listened to a lot of really great music. 

Here are a few pictures:


Ash and the strawberry



Collage that Ash made



We saw this on the side of the road in Indiana
and it was the only thing that stood out, so we
stopped for a picture.  How many times do you
get a chance to have a picture made with a gigantic
strawberry?  No one has one!

My Sirius radio wasn't working, so the technician tried sending a
signal to me and told me to pull over and restart the car.
 I pulled over at "Quality Inn" with a ghetto sign that was the
exact opposite of quality, and this statue was here. Lindsey liked it.

I mentioned that my Sirius radio wasn't working, so when I stopped at Walmart to get Lindsey a book, I picked up a CD.  On it was "Hold On" by Alabama Shakers.  I listened to the song a couple of times, but I hadn't realized that the song was saying "Someone from up above must be yellin' 'Come On Brittany'".  I was like "Did that just say Brittany?"  Sure enough, the lead singer is Brittany Howard and this song is about God telling her to hold on and be strong.  It's a good song. 

I have heard Petey Pablo sing about "Monique, Felicia, and Tara", Stevie Nicks sing about "Rhiannon" and Eric Clapton sing about "Layla" but I have never heard my name in a song, except Britney Spears saying "It's Britney, Bitch" and I just don't walk around saying that and getting all excited about it. 

Anyway, here is the link to the song and here are the words.  It's a really good song!  I am pretty sure that Alabama Shakes got a Grammy for Best New Artist, but I should check on that.  Rolling Stone named "Hold On" one of the best 50 songs of 2012.  I'll post a link to that as well. 

You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPrza6iiCWU

Rolling Stone:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2012-20121205/alabama-shakes-hold-on-19691231

Bless my heart,
Bless my soul,
Didn't think I'd make it to twenty-two years old.
There must be someone up above saying
Come on Brittany,
You got to come on up,
You got to hold on.
Yeah you got to hold on.

So, bless my heart and bless yours too,
I don't know where I'm gonna go,
Don't what what I'm gonna do.
Must be somebody up above saying come on Brittany,
You got to come on up!
You got to hold on.
Yeah you got to hold on.

Yeah, you got to wait,
Yeah, you got to wait,
But I don't wanna wait,
I don't wanna wait.

So, bless my heart,
Bless my mind,
I got so much to do,
I ain't got much time
So, must be someone up above
Saying come on girl,
You got to get back up.
You got to hold on.
Yeah you got to hold on.

Yeah, you got to wait,
I don't wanna wait.
Well I don't wanna wait,
No I don't wanna wait.

You got to hold on
You got to hold on
You've gotta hold on
You gotta hold on