Thank goodness this trip is planned...

...because I'm having a root canal op on my actual birthday, next Thursday!

Jo and I are meeting up in Birmingham this weekend to finalise all our plans and decide what we'll be doing with our time when we're out in the States. We are going to look up all the visitor attractions and sights that we would like to see, and get to work on planning them in. And then, of course, I'll jot them down here so I can keep you posted.

Good news!

After being disappointed by the lack of availability at the Shack Up Inn, we were delighted to find out that a food festival is taking place at Greenville, MS the same day. We'll be rolling up to check out the hot tamale contest and the regional costumes on display.

Jo and I are meeting up at the end of this month to finalise all our arrangements, and to help celebrate my birthday a few days early. We'll be booking our car, too, which is pretty exciting. The big question at the moment isn't manual or automatic, but SatNav or JoNav?