December 20th 16:30
Just two more days and I start my vacation. Friday I pack up my car drive 3 hours northwest to my aunts house for the night. While I'm there I'll pick up my niece. Then on Saturday I'm driving us to to SC. 14 hours of driving and time spent stopping. I hope she doesn't get motion sickness or anything. I prefer to make the trip in as little time as possible. We are going to visit my brother(her dad) until Janurary 2 when we have to turn around and drive home. I like going to visit but I hate driving. PA and VA are the worst state to drive through. It seems to take forever. And they are downright crazy/stupid drivers in Scranton.
I don't know how much I'll be on but I may take a minute or two when I get the chance.

Janurary 3rd 12:00
I made it home last night after 12 days off. I'm now at work.
I traveled from my house halfway across NY to pick up my niece and then down to SC on the 22nd and 23rd.
here is the trip if you are interested.
My niece slept most of the way down (and back) so it was quite boring and uneventful. I'm just glad the roads were clear and the weather was nice. (the upside to global warming)
On Christmas I drove us all to Cartersville GA to visit cousins.(~3 hours away) Cartersvills Ga is the center of the redneck universe. Where the sheets and hoods are all bright white and pressed for every occasion and they even rewrite thier science books to edjumacate the childs.
I took my niece and nephew to see Night In The Meusem. It was a good movie. There was one line "you have Allman Bothers and... NASCAR." WOW I was the only one there laughing. I don't think anyone else in the theater found the joke funny. Oh well. Take the kids (or young at heart) to see it. You won't be disappointed.
Then on my birthday we got drunk on everything we had; deep fried 4lbs of fries, 10lbs of wings and my brother started frying everything in the fridge (pickles, fruit, mac n cheese.....) Then we shot off fireworks. Can you say "HEY Ya'll, watch this"
I spent the rest of the time playing on the computer and xbox with the kids.
So I got up yesterday at 5am and headed out by 6. There was little traffic so the whole trip took 17 and a half hours before I got back to my place. I could barely stand when I got home and I still had to unpack the car. My laptop, guitar and equipment, suitcase, and old computer my brother gave me (I couldn't fit the IBM server he had in my car) Two cases of peach cider (good stuff) from Abbots Farn near Gaffney. a couple of boxes (gifts). I finally got to sleep after midnight and still didn't unpack. I had to get up today st 5:30 and get to work. When I go home I'll unpack and sleep this weekend.