conv: I packed for a long road trip_comma_ and had everything I would need to hopefully avoid excessive stops.  I just drove 12 hours back from my parents' house. It wasn't so bad though_comma_ because I actually packed everything I needed for once. I was able to minimize the amount of stops I took and cut two hours off of the total time it took! Wow_comma_ you do really live far from your parents. Do you go to college or work? I work. We moved far from where they grew up when I was young_comma_ and they ended up moving back for retirement.  I see. Well_comma_ it seems as people get older they want to go back to places which reminds them of past. Nostalgia probably helps them cope with passing life