My family just returned from an 11 day road trip to Minnesota the other night. That trip is approximately 2800 miles round trip on top of the more than 300 additional miles driving around while we were there. Why would did we do that? My children have asked us that question many times. The answer is simple:
He graduated, and we took his party on the road!
Why did we take his party on the road? Because all of our family members live in Minnesota with the exception of my husband’s niece who came back from Nashville to celebrate with us. We figured it was easier to get four of us to Minnesota rather than bringing so many people to Virginia.
[I told my children taking a long road trip like that gives them stories to talk about at future gatherings. “Do you remember when mom and dad made us drive to Minnesota?” J was writing during the trip because there were some very funny moments to be written down.]
We crammed a lot into our trip. We took 3 days to get to Minnesota.
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| Pastries from our friend's bakery in Ohio. |
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| My husband celebrating Father's Day in Iowa after two days of traveling. |
We toured the University of Iowa….
and I fell walking during the tour.
Made it to Minnesota!
Minneapolis skyline
We toured the University of Minnesota
We attended a Twins baseball game.
We went to the lake for a day of fun.
We attended a family reunion for my mother-in-law’s family. It was for her siblings and their families. There were approximately 100 people there. My husband hadn’t seen some of his cousins in 27 years since we had our wedding. It was fun to visit with everyone. The next day was….
The reason for the trip: The Party
J had a creative moment with crayons and Goldfish crackers.
We drove home in two days...two very LONG days!
West Virginia
The western part of Virginia. We live on the other side of the state. We were getting closer!
For the Fourth of July weekend, we are doing nothing. The boys want to stay home and not get in the van. You will find me on the couch with chocolate or in the pool, depends what the weather is like.
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