ob·ses·sion - Compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea

Figment and I flew to Iowa this past weekend for my cousin's wedding. My parents received the Route 66 materials they ordered from Amazon, so we spent some of the weekend flipping through their books (among other things, they ordered the new 3rd edition of the Route 66 Adventure Handbook, which seems to be significantly expanded from the 2nd edition). Their plan is to take a month to do the Route, so an average of about 100 miles a day with some extra days for side trips and general whimsy. I'm eyeing the Flagstaff-to-Santa Monica section and thinking, "Hmmmm...I could take a week and do that part again!"

I'm also been scheming that perhaps I could trick Dave into driving the road one weekend at a time. We fly into Chicago on a Friday night, fly out of St. Louis on a Sunday night. Come back a few months later and fly into St. Louis and then out of Tulsa. Tulsa to Amarillo, Amarillo to Santa Fe, etc. etc. Think he'll catch on?

We are planning to see "Cars" on Friday night. Perhaps that will be the push he needs to realize that this is the greatest vacation ever.