Hello one and all from Illinois! We're visiting the ever awesome dragon Cesilan for the holidays cuz he is the awesomeness and more like family than our own family.

The trip started with a stop at Kroger (a grocery chain in Ohio) where I filled teh tank for $1.89 a gallon....yes that is no typo boys and girls hella cheap!!! Filled the tank for $27!!

We got underway and the trip was somewhat uneventful. However the directions from Google Maps took us through some back roads and small towns which turned out to be a bad thing as I feel the rough roads were the leading cause of the tire eventually blowing out.

Thankfully the area where it happened was relatively safe to fully pull over out of traffic and not far from a gas station so bad thing becomes not so bad due to good fortunes.

A few hours later we arrive at Cessi's house where upon arriving we head back out for food noms and caffeine!! Dinner eaten and showers taken we exchange gifts and cards. I got GOTG and Godzilla 2014 on Blu-Ray WOO!!!

The trip has just started and we're gonna spend the next five days taking in the sights and enjoying a much missed time with our bro!