I have to say that I am a patient person. I've waited four years to eat at Cracker Barrel, and soon I shall be enjoying their two types of ham, pot roast, hash brown casserole, and spending time in their gift shop pleading with Pooky why I need to buy a little bit of everything.

I love going on road trips. There's just something special about seeing the landscape fly by at 70 mph. We'll be going through the Columbia Gorge, some of the most fascinating terrain I've seen because it goes from being an evergreen forest to absolute desert in a couple of hours. The river is majestic, too.

So until Monday when we return, if you live near a Cracker Barrel you may want to think of how lucky you are not to have to drive 7 hours to go eat at one, or you may want to think how insane and obsessed that I am for planning a whole weekend trip around eating there. Take your pick. Perhaps a little of both?

Now, if only I had 4 or 5 stomachs so I could eat as much as I'd like off of the menu!