Much to be thankful for

Thanksgiving is behind us and the mad dash to Christmas is underway! It is hard to imagine that in a scant four weeks we'll be celebrating the Lord's birth and then ushering out 2008 and welcoming in 2009.
Our family had a joyous Thanksgiving, although it got off to a rough start. Mom, Princess Casey (my much loved and much spoiled Chow Mix) and I headed out last Tuesday morning on the 4 1/2 hour trek down Interstate 95 on the way to my sister's house on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I know -- its so tough to spend Thanksgiving at the beach! BTW on Thanksgiving morning, Casey and I were on the beach enjoying the sand and surf. She was wearing her "fur" coat. I was in short sleeves, soaking up the sun!
Anyway, back to Tuesday. We're all comfortably ensconed in my Honda Pilot and were less than seven miles into our trip, near Exit 148 just outside Woodbridge, Va., when I noticed that a STOOPID driver was coming up WAY fast behind us. I no sooner had mentioned that to Mom when aforementioned STOOPID driver darts into the far left lane lane and speeds by. There were cars in front of us -- natch, we're talking an interstate -- but everyone else was actually giving everyone else plenty of room and not tailgating. As I watched STOOPID driver, he swerved back into my lane and hit a car that was about four or so car lenghts in front of us. Both of their vehicles then spun out, with the car that got hit by STOOPID driver spinning into the far right lane nearest the shoulder and then hitting a car that was traveling there. All three vehicles ended up in the embankment. I certainly do hope no one was seriously injured. What a way to begin Thanksgiving.
The rest of the trip to OBX passed uneventfully. All the family gathered at my sister's house and we had a marvelous time, eating too much turkey, watching the parade, and doing a little shopping. So much to be thankful for -- our faith, our health, this wonderful country, our freedom, and the marvelous men and women who defend all the above.