Wrap it Up

I am officially no longer in Evanston! AHHHH!
I was seen off by some amazing folks who I have been thinking about and missing all day. When folks were getting a little teary eyed my mom said "Come on guys, wrap it up, tough it out, you'll see each other again", so I decided to title this post with her in mind.
We took off at 7ish and I almost immediately fell asleep in my little cave, surrounded by pillows and all of my other stuff. When I woke up it was pouring rain with very little visibility so we stopped at Cracker barrel (my dad's favorite restaurant) and we ate there until the rain slowed a little and then got back on the road.
It seemed like as we got further and further South we kept driving under rain clouds, so it would rain for about five minutes like crazy, then stop for twenty minutes, then rainnnnn, then stop. Most of this I was asleep for. After being awake almost all night, except for a quick half hour power nap, I really needed this trip to catch up on my sleep. I have mountain dew to thank for my previously untapped energy, and that was some good ol' mountain dew.
My dad also drove most of the way, basically on mountain dew, so pretty soon I think I will have a sponsorship from them.
We stopped in Salem, IL for Subway and basically it was the biggest Subway I've ever seen. There were at least 25 people eating there and I had my first big hair sighting! Then I drove for an hour and slept for basically the rest of the trip.
At around 6 we arrived in Memphis. I've never been to Kentucky or Memphis and it really is a unique place. Most of the ribs places were closed on Sundays, so we had to miss the must recommended Rondevou BBQ, maybe I will stop there on the way home. Instead we went to some place on Beil Street. Until we got to Beil Street I saw Memphis as a very low key quiet town. Then we got to Beil. This is where everyone comes to drink and listen to music at least I gathered. Memphis is a very interesting place in that without the soundtrack of the city, it would be a very very different city. The music adds so much to the place. I had a phenomenal half slab of ribs in a restaurant with a slanted floor.
At the restaurant my parents laid down some rules for which I thought I would share, since you are following my journey and my rules and regulations, issued by City Year, or by my parents, are sure to be a crucial part of my journey. I scribbled them on a napkin in orange pen, so y'all are getting the fancy cleaned up version:
1. Don't take the car to Mexico.
2. In fact, do not go to Mexico, you will disappear and never be found.
3. No extended road trips.
4. When sharing spaces, be sensitive to others needs.
5. Don't be the dirty one.
6. Eat something green everyday.
7. If you're in a situation when you're in doubt, ask what would your parents do?
8. Don't be alone, ever.
Now we're watching Limitless before we crash on the house. Then 12 more hours to San An. Wow. Wow. Wow.
Daily Hero: Mt. Dew. Without you, we wouldn't have gotten to Memphis and I would have crashed at about 9 pm last night, instead of making it til 5 am.