Driving to and from airports is never a pleasant experience, even if you're in your home turf. Every time (which isn't often) I head to the local large airport it seems they're remodeling or building a brand new terminal, tangling the traffic flow. It's a crapshoot depending on if I'm picking up, dropping off, or flying out for a long or short time. The smaller Dallas airport (Love Field) has undergone growth as well; but there I've managed to always park at the same off-site parking lot (covered) and ride a shuttle (they need to keep the same spotted color scheme so I recognize them). There are a couple of routes I never take a certain times of day because the traffic is awful or you have the sun in your eyes (or rear-view mirror).

Offloading stuff today, in a route guaranteed to go past a couple of favorite stores and restaurants and see a couple of friends. I have extra irises (they're being thinned and replanted) to deliver to one friend and a couple of things to drop off at Goodwill and another friend who is just along the way on this route who I'll stop and say hello to.