Driving through Georgia

I woke up pretty early this morning and drove to Cataula, Georgia, which is just north of Columbus, for a closing at 8:00 o'clock a.m. When I got there, the numbers were wrong and the borrowers didn't want to sign the documents without making changes. So, I got to head back, figuratively empty-handed, to Griffin.

When I left this morning, around six, the sun had not peeked over the horizon and it was still pretty dark in Griffin, Georgia. As I travelled through Pike County, then Meriwether County, then Harris County, the sun lightened the sky without peeking out and the sky was a soft, glowing blue all around me. There wasn't much traffic and it was quite peaceful in the car as I drove down Ga 18 toward Woodbury, then Ga 85 toward the road to Cataula.

I drove down the roads, with the commentary and news from NPR playing over the radio, and it really was a nice quiet trip through West Central Georgia. It was only later, when the closing blew up and I had to head back to the office without a completed closing package, where the driving started to get to me. It is no wonder that my mood is affected by the things that happen and my enjoyment of the drive is also skewed by the happenings.

Now, it is getting later in the afternoon, and I am ready for one closing tonight and two tomorrow. Cindy and Kate will join me on my closing tonight and we will drive over to Fayetteville to do some shopping. That will be fun. It is the time of year. I have had four closing this week and four more next week. The following week will be vacation time. And oysters. And beer. And Charleston.