You know if you can't make it...I know someone who would love to go :) My nephew and I are trying to figure a way to go. Once I get tickets, I will have to beg the wife. We are trying to figure out if we can make the drive there in one day and the drive back in another if we split the drive time. I'd say that's very doable. I've done Chicago to Atlanta (about the same distance) in straight shots before. Split up, it should be a piece of cake if you're both well rested.