1) anyone awake yet? I can see the sun starting to come up.

2) We are watching an incredible sunrise this morning as we drive down 55.

3) Bye. Nice to meet you. Drive safely.

4) Safe travels Deatons!

5) Have a good trip back! Sounds like you may need a day or two to recover from that fun and busy weekend! Safe travels!

6) We are out on Rt 4 now. Close to I-64. We already miss the Hindels. Dave, you up yet?

7) It was a pleasure meeting everyone. Thanks so much for all of the kindness and hospitality. I will miss the cold frigid North, but I can't wait to see Dylan and drink some sweet tea.

8) You guys are missed, too. I was great to have you here visiting us fridgid northerners.

9) In search of food and more coffee! Will report back soon.

10) Dave just woke up 8 minutes ago. I had to throw him out of the door. We miss Danny and Mickie Denton! Hey, thanks for taking that Mia chick with you. I hope she's enjoying the ride.

11) Safe and fast travels!

12) Have a nice trip home - and try not to miss any turns while Humzooing.

13) Be careful and don't forget to feed the kids in the back seat.

14) HA! @ dannie...maybe they're so tired that they totally forgot the Heinzels slipped Ethan and Mia back there!

Be safe, Deatons!!

15) I was totally awake, just not checking Humzoo! Glad to know that I wasn't the only one up so early! When are you coming up here? It's also a 14 hour drive (according to Roger's parents!).

16) Just stopped for breakfast at Hardees. Mia had a Frisco sandwich, ate the whole thing too. What a big girl she is!

We're about 160 miles from Louisville. WOOT!

17) Bye Deatons. It was nice to see you. Watch out for the construction before Mt Vernon.

18) We enjoyed meeting you both. We had a great time yesterday. Come back any time. Have a safe trip home.
Jay & Bobbie

19) Lost a connection there for a bit but we are in Indiana now. Niki is sleeping. So is Mia.

20) Niki and Denny, it was so wonderful to have you here. You're like family. Don't forget our pinky promise, Denny, that we'll do brunch at my house whenever you return. Please drive carefully today. We loved having you here!!!!!

21) Thanks again to everyone for your hospitality. We ate so much this weekend and it was all so incredible!

We are in Jasper, IN now.

22) Just finished listening to one of my favorite Wilco albums Summerteeth. It's been a while but it's a great album for road trips.

Almost time for a biobreak. Guess I'll wake Niki up with the rumble strip.

23) Dude, you made a pinky promise with my mom? I think maybe we should go our separate ways. I've been meaning to start up bumloo.com anyway, and maybe this is a good time to call it quits. Nice seeing you, have a good life.

24) Don't worry it was my prosthetic pinky.

25) Great to meet you both! Drive safe!

26) Just made a pit stop just outside of Louisville. Niki is driving now. I'm gonna work on some new features for Humzoo. WOOL.

27) What is the trip to date gas mileage on the Prius?
In case you didn't know the mighty panthers beat Washington in an exhibition game, by the score of 47-3.

28) Right now we are getting 47.4 mpg which is slightly less than on the way up. Probably cause we have Mia with us.

That is awesome about the Panthers, we have been somewhat disconnected from the Carolinas this weekend. Trying to soak up the mid-west as much as possible and let go of our Southern staples.

29) Hey Betsy! Wish we could stop and let you buy us lunch but we have a long drive ahead of us today and babies and dogs to obtain at some point. We'll plan ahead of time next trip up. We're waving right now can you see us?

30) This is such an easy drive, Denny could commute to the Heinzel house every day to work on Humzoo. We are debating our route because we may go through Virginia now. We will let you know.

31) Danny, you aren't talking toa Panther fan because in the pass ten years they have drafted very few ACC players. Julius Peepers is one but they missed on Philip Rivers and Mario Williams, put other players that have been drafted into the NFL.

32) My name is Denny, not Danny.

We are taking a slightly different route now if anyone is interested. According to Google Maps we can cut an hour off our trip by taking I-64 to I-77 then taking that south to US-52 into Winston-Salem. Awesome.

33) Danny & Denise - Had a great time meeting you. Next time you're in town, I'll make sure Mrs. Shoo isn't lame and in bed.

Also, you need to be treated to a real horse shoe from Darcy's Pint.

34) Good times Shoo, awesome meeting you and Russ last night. The photo we all took together was a little awkward, especially after Dave's comment. I'll post it anyway and we'll get past it. Hope Mrs. Shoo saved you some covers.

35) We just passed through Lexington, KY but still on I-64. So far so good, and Google Maps only had a small leg of the road in W. Virginia marked as construction. Small as in 1-inch on the map, thats not much in real life right?

This car smells like Kevin Bacon.

36) bibbity bobbity bacon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2dfMG9ztg

37) Niki's GPS says we are going to get to Winston-Salem 13 minutes earlier than mine does. And she is sitting 1 foot away from me. It also says the distance is 16 miles less than my phone does. Naturally we are going to go with her phone but the whole phenomenon is as weird as Mel Gibson and crop circles in the Mid-West.

38) We both have to pee really bad but there hasn't be a place to stop for a while now. This is a nice route to travel if you don't have to pee.

We're entering Daniel Boone if anyone is wondering.

39) maybe it knows you drive slower. man, steve jobs is amazing.

40) ...what does Daniel have to say about this?

41) We just found a place to stop. Back on the road now, estimated time of arrival in Winston-Salem now is 6:51pm.

42) Safe travels Denny & Niki. I'm pouring out a 40oz. of syrup on a handmade J. Davis visage in your honor. It was delightful meeting the both of you, and you're welcome to darken our doorstep anytime again.

43) Goodbye Kentucky, hello West Virginia. If anyone needs any antlers, bulk cigarettes, lottery tickets or a Kin-certified marriage license let us know. We'll pick one up and send it to you via USPS.

44) 30 miles to Charleston, WV. I am getting better at this driving and typing thing. Andrew, are you still at the Apple store?

45) Denny: Do you what the State Flower of West Virginia is? The Satellite Dish.

46) $2.50 in tolls behind us now we're truckin' through W. Virginia. Making great time but connections are flaky like biscuits.

47) Keep having a safe trip, guys! One drive, one type!

48) I think we are out of the woods so to speak with the flaky connections. We just paid another toll, this state really sucks the fun out of travel. Looking forward to VA, not too far ahead.

49) Virginia is for Lovers and we have arrived. It will just be a quickie though, sweet NC is close by! Uh oh, entering a tunnel now... gottaaaa.. pressss... theee. button.... bye bye.

50) We're out of the tunnel.. totally sweet, it was dark in there. Here we come NC.

51) We are at home and just north on 52 a little-next time you can plan a potty break here and we would even feed you. Mia can play on the swings.

52) We'd love too! We're stopping for a potty break now. We just posted our contest photo though. http://www.humzoo.com/dennydeaton/photos/17/24/

Thanks for launching that Dave.

53) We are about an hour and a half away from Winston where we'll pick up Dylan and then head homeward.

54) We just crossed over into NC. Gonna get some sweet tea.

55) Don't forget to pick up the dogs, too!! I know they're all going to be happy to see you.

56) OMG did I miss your trip AGAIN!?!?
Damn the Ryder Cup!

57) We just stopped at Wendy's and Niki got a sweet tea with her meal. I thought she was going to drink it but she just poured it on her head. I think she's glad to be home.

58) We just picked up Dylan. She seriously didn't know who we were at first. Probably all the make-up and hair spray. On the road home now, T minus 45 minutes.

59) Nothing left but the homestretch and some needed "out of the car" time. :)

60) We're on the homestretch now. I-77... 20 miles left.

61) We made it! It was a good day and awesome weekend. Thanks again to the Heinzel's & Co. for having us!

62) Hooray!!! Glad to hear you're back home safe and sound. Please come back anytime. It was great having you!!!!!

63) Nancy, you didn't say, how did the Berry Crumble work? Better than the temperamental coffeecake? :)

I'm glad they are home too. I'm sure they are all pooped and needing some rest. Dylan will probably be wound up wanting to play with the dogs and her toys. :)

64) I am so glad ya'll had a great time. Thanks for the hospotality..... can't wait to meet your kids! Dave, saw your bike, glad you're ok and feeling better. D&N, glad you are home safe and sound. Dylan, if you just want to hang out at home tomorrow, call me and I will come down. K, Love you, Gigi

65) Linda, the berry crumble was heavenly. "Temperamental" is a very good word for the coffeecake! It never did finish baking in the middle but got too done on the edges. I was able to salvage some of it, but some of it ended up in the trashcan unfortunately. Trouble is I don't know what I'd do differently next time! Maybe bake it in a bigger pan?? But nobody seemed to care. There was plenty to eat so my mistake wasn't too noticeable!

66) Glad the crumble didn't crumble on you. Not sure about the coffeecake--mine didn't have that problem and it was in a small square disposable pan. I guess I'd try a larger pan or better yet a tube pan like a pound cake or angel food pan. The tube in the center would allow for better center cooking.

67) Great idea! Thank you!

68) A trick for you if you want to use the same pan again. If you take a food can, clean it well and cut out the other end, you can place it in the center of a cake to create a "tube". When done, lift and remove (oh, it should be greased so nothing sticks). With something like this, you could do that and then brush the streusel topping over the can marks to make them "vanish". I learned that trick with oversized cake pans (12" or larger). Wash the can and keep it around for the next need or recycle and use a different one next time.