Night Riders

Last night my friends and I drove around...all night. We tried to go dancing, but that didn't pan out. We just drove and drove, and drove. Along the way we talked of memories. Spoke of people we used to know who've moved on. Laughter. There was tons of laughter and many jokes to be told. Road construction has changed the face of our old stomping grounds causing many wrong turns, u-turns, and pulling into people's drive ways to figure out our direction. We owned the road, claimed it's snowy surface as our own. Our tire tracks were the sole tarnish on a canvas of white. Our drive began at 1:30 AM and ended at 5 AM. That's about the same time the freezing rain began.

Finallly back to the apartment, we laid down to rest three snickering children. Dreaming of the Waffle House's delicious breakfast fare. One friend said, "I need to go to the gym." The other two of us, said we'd drop him off....."on the way to the WAFFLE HOUSE! We'll wave at you from the window with a waffle stuffed in our mouths as your run on the treadmill!" Fits of laughter again. Silence. A sigh. Thoughts of the frozen scenes passing in the car window. Pillows soft - blankets warm. Drifting to sleep as a train, clackety-clack, goes by.

Our drive was needed. Our caccoon from the world. Friends are needed. There's no better way to relieve stress than many aimless hours driving. Laughter, personal histories, shared memories. Nope, there's no better way to spend a night......