A good beginning...

I finally finished my packing this morning -

and none too soon as we got on the road not long after (only about 45 minutes later than we planned - hey, that's virtually on time for us!)

Uneventful drive to Birmingham, then we continued up I-65 towards Huntsville - and found our old friend Isaac, no longer a hurricane but appearing as a thunderstorm (that we later found out had embedded tornadoes).

When the sky finally lightened a little, we saw this awesome double rainbow!

And to top it off, when we went to grab a bite to eat, our waiter gave us a Labor Day coupon for a free entree. Now if the rest of this trip works out as well (and I know it will exceed my wildest dreams!)