Picture of the day: Booze and Babies

Traveling 8.5 hours with two children under 3 is not easy. Goes without saying, right? Well, not for those of us without children. I had no idea the amount of toys, juice boxes, and Disney movies that would be necessary to appease cranky children that have been strapped into a car seat just a little too long.
So how does one deal with the stress of car travel with little ones?
Well, in my world, one manages stressful situations in one of two ways:
1.) long naps
2.) booze
(and these are extra fantastic when combined)
Unfortunately, when driving, both of these solutions are frowned upon. So where does that leave me? COFFEE!!!

Coffee: instant tension relief thanks to massive amounts of caffeine that course through your veins enabling you to play endless games of peek-a-boo and withstand numerous repeats of The Little Mermaid- "damn it Ariel! You are a frickin' princess! Can't you just be grateful for what you have?!"

So you can imagine my joy when we stopped off in New Orleans at my favorite coffee shop, PJ's for a caffeine fuel up before continuing our trek to Gatlinburg.

So next time you find yourself in Nola, swing by PJ's and get yourself a tall cup of iced coffee. And if you're traveling with small children, burn a doughnut as sacrifice to the merciful coffee gods who bless us with their gift of caffeine when our evil government takes away our driving naps and mimosas: