Driving Home

I will be driving home for the Christmas break in about a week or so, and it will be one of the most pleasant drives I have gone on for quite some time—according to the news this morning, since 2004 to be exact.  That is where gas prices are now in comparison to where they have been over my time in college.  This time in 2004 I had most of my college applications out of the way (which took a chunk out of the wallet with all of those application fees) and was driving a far less fuel efficient vehicle (but oh, how I miss it).  Now I will be able to save tons going home for the holidays this year compared to every year I have gone home from college.  It started with the somewhat inflated prices from the hurricanes of 2005, which sent gas prices soaring throughout the nation a couple of months before my first collegiate Christmas break and only went up from there.  Boy am I glad that they are back down now.  Maybe this can mean more money for presents and holiday get-togethers!  Can’t wait.