Straightlaced, typeA personality Joy Miles has to take an unscheduled road trip to drive her forgetful, yet opinionated, motherinlaw, Loraine, from Louisville, Kentucky to Savannah, Georgia Although initially impatient and frustrated, Joy begins to realize her true affection for Loraine as she takes a frontsea TV版iew of how this strongwilled yet freespirited woman manages the emotional transition of learning to live life after losing her spouse Despite their many differences, and with lighthearted adventures at every turn, they discover how much they respect and even need each other