Given how much time Diana and I knew we’d be spending in the car, we decided to kill some time by keeping track of a few things as we traveled.Here are the stats from the trip:3,366 – Miles driven
12 – Tanks of gas used
9 – States/Districts driven through (CA, AZ, NM, TX, OK, AR, TN, VA, DC)

1 – Snow storm
1 – Bottles of mouthwash exploded all over the van
2 – Tumbleweed crossings (Mojave Desert, CA & Potter City, TX)
3 – Coffee stops
3 – Things lost (Mushi, D’s diamond earrings, pair of flats)
4 – Articles of headwear purchased
5 – Adult Superstores (all in TN)
5 – Nights slept in motels
6 – Skunks passed (OK-4, TN-2)
43 – States seen in the License Plate Game (missing NH, VT, ID, MT, SD, WA, AK, HI)
64 – Law enforcement vehicles seen (CA-1, AZ-12, NM-3, TX-2, OK-2, AR-1, TN-26, VA-16, DC-1)