On the Road Again

(Actually written Feb.17 but I forgot to publish it...Can you tell I was trying to get a FAMILY ready for a road trip?):

We are getting ready for our trip to Idaho to visit my family.
When I tell you that we are driving from the Bay Area, are you a little afraid for me? (Honestly, my eye just twitched a little as I wrote that sentence.)

My husband and I love road trips. We have driven across the country and back and gone on countless other driving excursions. Things are a little different now. We have a six month old. Need I say more? Some may be thinking why not fly? We are cheap. Also, the way the car is filling up with stuff, I don't even know how I would pack for a plane trip. Another also, we like to travel with Rio, and that is easier done by car.

Somethings I love about a road trip:
All laundry/chores get done before (I don't like coming home to a mess)
No grocery shopping (we try to eat everything out of the fridge before we go)
The anticipation of junk food along the way (we don't usually keep junk in the house)
Hours of reading
Hours of writing
Singing
Junk food
Hours of chatting
Holding hands
Junk food
Hours of sleeping
Old pit stops
New pit stops
And junk food

Somethings I don't love about road trips:
Traffic
Odd smells
Hours of questionable hygiene
The road condition channel on the radio
Tummy disagreeing with the junk food
Saying good-bye when it's time to head home (our road trips often end up at the home of missed loved ones)

As you can see, the good out weighs the bad. So we will continue to road trip. I hope Riley is up for the ride.


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