We planned this road trip about a month ago. On Thursday, I decided I couldn’t go – too much work. On Friday morning my son said, “You haven’t had a vacation, so you have to go.” (In his mind, traveling with his siblings and his mom driving a car is a vacation!). I looked at him and realized that he wanted me to go as much as he wanted to go. So, off we went!
I’ve had a ball! I haven’t had a really relaxing day all summer – not one full 24 hour period and when we got in the car to leave, I realized even I was excited!
I’ve had a lot of little pleasures on this trip:
1. There’s nothing like stopping at a truck stop, all going into some fairly smelly bathrooms and then getting candy for the next leg of the trip (this is at 10 a.m.!).
2. I love looking in my rear view mirror and watching the kids chatting with one another. I know we do it at home but in a car, just the four of us — it seems much more special.
3. Gotta love the crushed Cheese-its, crackers, muffins, gummy worms, etc. on the floor of the car.
4. I really do enjoy the disgusted looks on my kids faces when I ask yet another stranger to take a picture of us!!!
5. Sitting at a restaurant on vacation is so different from doing it at home. You really do focus on each other, the conversation and having a good time. Yea, they wanted to go to Chili’s … but it was still fun!
6. No work!
7. No phone service for 1/2 of the drive … yippee!
8. The complete and total awe we all felt walking into our favorite NFL team’s stadium. Honestly, we were grinning from ear to ear — all of us! Worth the price of admission!
9. I love that my kids pay attention to whether I am spending, what them deem as “too much money.” I told them they could buy some things from the pro shop and I watched each of them check price tags first. Too cute!
10. Nothing stays with you like great memories with your family!
Have a wonderful rest of your weekend! We are off for a stadium tour!
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