When I was growing up we were here in Illinois. My mom's parents were in Southwest Virginia. Every long weekend of my life as soon as Dad got home from work on Friday night we were in the car. Dad would drive 10 hours after driving a truck at work all day so Mom could visit her family Saturday and Sunday and then on the Monday holiday we'd drive home so he could go to work on Tuesday. Mom really missed her family and wanted to visit but would never learn to drive and do it herself.