Only a day to go before departure and boy is my wallet tired

Hello my friends,

Well, it looks as if only packing remains! The last few days have been spent getting Elektra (again, the car) and Mosbey (the dog if anyone didn't know) ready for the long trip. Elektra needed to have her transmission flushed and rear brake pads replaced as she is creeping up on 90,000 miles. We are considering trading her in after the road trip although the thought of that gives me chills, I love her so much!!! She has been a good friend but I wouldn't mind getting a 50mpg Civic Hybrid or something to that effect now that Elektra's warranty will be expiring soon after we return. And we hope to maybe trade in both Elektra and Pearlie's Buick to get the best deal, if that might help things...

As for the puppy dogg, he needed several of his shots and we figured crossing state lines with a dog not up to date on his shots might not be a great idea. And by the way, we figured it out while hanging out with our good friends the Millers tonight (our last social engagement in Virginia until late-July), we will be crossing 25 states' lines for a total of 50 state lines crossed in toto!! So, Mose and Elektra are now both ready for the road and we are too...I hope!?!

And thanks very much to my love, Pearlie, who cleaned the heck out of Elektra today and, for the first time since I bought her, she is SPOTLESS!!!! Well, as spotless as possible with 90,000 miles on her and a seriously shedding dog as a passenger for the last almost-four years.

Peace and love,
Steve (and Pearl)