first real road trip

leaving dirty jerz with my girl and moving to the sunny beaches of cali on the 22nd of november...thinking about taking I-80 out to chicago then head south to avoid colorado (heard there could be trouble with driving,weather, etc)through st louis..oklahoma city..santa fe..and somewhere in arizona before entering cali.

is this a decent way to drive??i wanna see some sites along the way ...grand canyon etc

trying to do it within five days

thnaks in advance