Six hour trip turns into 2.5 days

One day last week we jumped in the car and headed north for a short “day trip.” We intended to leave around 10am and be back around 6pm.  This did not happen.  Our departure ended up being delayed because of my headache – I was moving a bit slow that morning, I’m not going to lie; and then while I was getting ready I decided it would be fun to have “The Best of Kris Allen” American Idol tunes on the iPod to listen to on the trip.  All in all, my sloth-like pace and my Kris Allen crush caused about a 45 minute delay and then we needed gas, and then we forgot the radar detector, and then I wanted my pillow, and then we needed snacks … You get the picture.  By the time we finally got on the freeway and pointed the car