We awoke to the smell of a yummy breakfast being prepared for us. Mike's grandmother made us scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, and sausage. It was very, very good. After we were done eating, we wasted no time getting back on the road. We still needed to stop in Auburn to visit the rest of Mike's family. We took Max (Mike's little brother) in the car too, since he needed a ride back to his parents' house. Max was entertained for most of the trip .... until we turned the Ipod to This American Life. Talk about boring for a little kid! He did pretty good though, and listened to the whole hour-long talk show. It was about Cryogenic Freezing, which may have grossed him out (us too).
We got to Auburn, Alabama at around 1pm. Mike's dad had to leave at 3:30pm with some of his brothers. They were going to be taking part in a go-kart race. So, we didn't have much time with them. Deb fixed some burgers, and we all had a really good lunch. Myles had baked a cake for Mike's birthday, which had only been a few days prior, so they found one candle ... and Mike got to make a wish! Ha ... he was embarrassed. He thought our Happy Birthday song sounded a bit sad (apparently only a room FULL of people can do it justice).
After a few hours at their house, we had to keep going. We needed to make it all the way to Gainesville today.
We got to Gainesville at 10pm. Erika decided to give us a place to stay for the night, which was great! It was strange going back to Gainesville after having been gone for a year and one month. I kind of missed it! We drove down University Avenue, and I noticed some changes had been made. There's a new Dunkin' Donuts and a building had been constructed where there was an empty lot before. Not big changes, but I noticed. When we got to Erika's place, we had some Hamburger Helper that she had made (it was good, don't care what you say Erika!). Then the three of us decided to go out for a drink at Stubbie's.
Unfortunately, Stubbie's was packed (they were up to capacity) so we walked over to The Top instead. It was fun! I tried to contact some other friends, but most were out of town and the rest ... well, I should've given everyone earlier notice that I'd be in town. Oh well, next time! We went out so late that by the time we got back to Erika's, it was already 2am. We watched a couple of Nip/Tuck episodes, then called it a night.
Oh, on another note, Erika has the coolest cat! His name's Bob (or as Mike likes to call him Robert F. Cat). His tail is missing, and he looks a lot like a Bobcat, hence the name. He's like a dog ...except in a cat's body. I love him!
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