Every Mile A Memory

522.6 miles

That is the distance from my house in Scottsboro to my house in Baton Rouge.

I-59 and I-12

Those are the two interstates I've spent countless hours on from home to school and vice versa

I recently made this drive after a brief visit home for Mardi Gras break.  On my drive back down to BR I realized that this may be one of the last times I make this exact drive.  Sure, after college I'll come back to visit LSU but I won't necessarily be driving from my parent's house.  I will have a new home, a new destination.

This eight hour drive that I have been making over the past four years has definitely made an impact on my life.  I've come to appreciate the true meaning of the phrase "distance makes the heart grow fonder."  Meaning I love and appreciate my hometown but I also love the fact that I go to a school that is out of the ordinary for someone from Scottsboro.  My drive consists of eight hours of listening to music, talking on the phone, and thinking about experiences I just had or of what's to come.  I've spent hours listening to music ranging anywhere from Colbie Caillat's first album my freshman year of college to the new hits of Justin Bieber.  Taylor Swift's songs have consumed my ears over the passed four years, sometimes by choice but mostly due to the fact that xm radio over plays all her latest hit songs.  But if I'm going to be honest here I'm a country girl at heart so I listen to mostly country music on my long drives.

I love the fact that I have to go through Tuscaloosa on my drive.  It gives me the option of stopping to eat lunch with a friend on my way back to BR or staying the night to break up my long drive on my way to Scottsboro.  

I spend most of my drive reflecting and anticipating.

Depending on whether I'm headed north or south will determine what is on my mind.

This last drive though I thought mostly of my college memories.  I remember driving home for my first fall break freshman year and how excited I was to be reunited with my best friends.  Now I love coming back to BR to catch up on all the latest drama with my friends and planning our next adventures.

Needless to say...

I love all those 522.6 miles of memories.