we are off on our sixth and final trip of the year. This time it is to Alpharetta to have New Year's with Robert, Laura, Richard and Christiane. It is also going to be Christmas. Ginny and I really cherish getting together with the kids, and this promises to be a lot of fun. This is the Mississippi welcome center on I-10 just a mile east of the state line. We like to stop here for a break and free coffee. Just like everywhere in the South there is a Civil War historical marker.