On the Road Again...

So my future mother-in-law (otherwise known as "Milli") has been in town since Wednesday, to spend time with my fiance and I, and to attend my bridal shower yesterday. She wakes up really early to do outrageously kind things for us; make pancakes at 5:30 am, move laundrey over, go shopping with us... and is awake until late. She never looks tired, she never slows down, and quite frankly, puts me to shame. I am half her age (forgive me, Milli!), and she has twice as much energy as I do. What is her secret? I haven't caught her mainlining Red Bull or powering her robot battery down at night to recharge... once of these days, I'll catch her at it.

At any rate, this leads me to our road trip tomorrow. That's right; road trip! My mother, Mrs. Milli, my ten year old brother, and I are all piling into a mini-van that we will pack with snacks, wedding things, bridesmaid dresses, and endless to-do lists and dog-eared wedding magazines, and are driving to the great white North. Okay, Michigan won't be white this time of year, but as the humidity probably won't be at 100% like it is here in Sunny Florida, it might as well be. We have appointments with florists, pianists, chair-cover people, and goodness knows who else. We will be attending two bridal showers and hope to spend the weekend at the lake. None of this worries me; I am ready for busy-ness! Back to back appointments, meeting people I don't know, trying to find my way around an unfamiliar town...these things I can do. What worries me? The drive. I can't sit still for 4 hours, much less 16. If I don't run every day, I can feel a buzzing in my legs; they're telling me, "work me out! if you don't, I will develop cellulite with a QUICKNESS in protest! Let's get MOVING!"

This drive just might kill me. Maybe if I take the seats out of the backseat, I can fit a small stationery (stationary?) bike in the back. Or maybe my mom will just get so sick of my asking, "Can we make a stop to stretch our legs and maybe run a quick 5k?" that she will spike my coffee with melatonin and I will sleep the whole way.

One way or the other, I will be getting the Michigan for Wedding Madness 2010. Whether it will be of my own volition? We shall see.