The Other Salem

Our journey began with me picking Brad up at Dulles at 9:30 pm. We decided that since Birmingham was 12 hours away the best option would be to drive until we got tired then stop somewhere along the way.

I must say that when Brad and I are together it's like we instantly revert back to 12 year olds. We laugh at the stupidest stuff and we continually rag on each other. I am so grateful to have my Brother. Having siblings also teaches one very valuale lessons at very early ages. One, the world does not revolve around you and two, your actions have consequences on others, not just yourself. I am constantly reminded of this whenever I hang out around a certain family member of mine who just so happens to be an only child. (I have several friends who are only children and you would never know it (and then some you totally would ha ha)...so I do not think it always goes as stated before).

So we talked about what all was going on for awhile then we started to get sleepy. At about 1:30 am we decided it was time to look for somewhere to stop. At first we thought Roanoke would be good, but then my Brad spotted a sign for Salem.

"Hey, let's stay with the witches!!" he said. I laughed and agreed. For the next 45 minutes (driving to Salem, finding a hotel, and checking in) we continually joked about "the witches" and that "the witches were going to get us". We were tucked in bed and watching TV when Brad's girlfriend called from Cali. He told her, "Sam and I are in Salem with the witches". Then I heard, "What?!" and then, "NO!". His face got sad and he hung up the phone. Then he looked over at me and said, "Dammit, its Massachusettes!" Apparently, when Brad gave his answer about us being in Salem with the witches she replied, "Wow, you're in Massachusettes?"

So yeah, while I promise there are some top notch intellectual genes floating around the "Williams pool" they most definitely were not exhibited that night. My defense is that Brad started the whole "witches" thing and I just followed along.

So the journey continues and so will the stories....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!