Straight-laced,type-A personality Joy Miles has to take an unscheduled road trip to drive her forgetful,yet opinionated,mother-in-law,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 front-seat-view of how this strong-willed yet free-spirited woman manages the emotional transition of learning to live life after losing her spouse.Despite their many differences,and with light-hearted adventures at every turn,they discover how much they respect and even need each other.