If it wasn't so far of a drive to do alone, (likely we will have snow on the ground here in Canada) i would attend with a trailer-load of lights & giveaways.)
LOL
But down HERE there's NO SNOW.
When I was going back and forth between Toronto and NJ for example, it was typically about an 8 hr drive each way, including bathroom/meal breaks, etc....unless there was a holiday or something that jammed the border crossings.