Day 1

Day 1:
Here it is. Our road trip is under way and we made it Birmingham safely into the wild welcoming world of Daniel “Donkey Kong” Kauffmann. We made it here in exactly 5.5 hours with only two stops- Bowling Green and Pulaski, TN. The highlight of that trip was our attempt of a prank call on a friend in regards to his snuggie- it could have been more successful had Andrew not caught a severe case of giggle-itis whilst in the middle of it. But I give him the benefit of the doubt… try to say “snuggie” without laughing. Do it. Now. See?
Another highlight was having to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting a flying hawk with a mouse between its beak. What a great sign… hawks are very tight and a symbol of good luck. Also, we have two incredible dashboard ornaments. One is our main man Buddha; he brings us karma and tranquility. The other is a miniature globe named “Carl.” Carl is providing us with direction (he is also our back up GPS). Additionally, we have our headless bird, Petie, flying faithfully from the rear view… thanks Ben, Bird, and Heavy.
Our faithful car, Otis, is needless to say, packed to the fullest, but full of character, wittiness, courage, bravery, and snacks… a lot of snacks. We are in for a hell of an adventure and all very excited. Let’s just get through Mardi Gras with flying colors. We are ready to let the proverbial good times roll. Tonight we are going to dine on some fine Alabama barbecue and drink in some high quality laughs.
In the words of The Joker, “Let’s put a smile on that face!”
Thanks for reading folks.
-- Adam --