Road Trip

I love road trips. The last vacation I went on with my parents was a road trip. It was JT, JT’s friend Todd, myself and our parents. We had no firm plans we just drove east. We were in high school so we were pretty good at entertaining ourselves….kind of freaky how far a chicken nugget can bounce down a highway. We played the longest game of “War” (my mom calls it Everlasting) ever…and also the shortest. Courtesy of paper and markers you can learn a lot about other drivers on the interstate…or they can learn a lot about you. Also, after an exhaustive study truck drivers will not blow the horn for you more than twice.

We stopped at most of the “scenic outlooks” that we passed. One was an old fire watch tower. All three of us kids started up, but only Todd and I made it to the top…it was a little wobbly. It was also at this stop that we captured a picture of JT peeing in the woods. At another stop, Todd fell down a steep hill and very nearly didn’t continue the road trip with us.

Most of the motels we stayed at had pools, so early on in the trip, we stopped and bought a rubber ball to play with in the pools. Supplies were limited, so we ended up with a Pocahontas ball…not exactly the boys’ first choice. Sadly the ball did not last the whole trip…but even a broken ball can be fun. Part of it made a loose-fitting swim cap and the other parts where good to throw at one another in the back of the van. It is on this vacation, at one of the pools, that I was pushed into the pool... dressed to go back to our rooms. That has been the only time I’ve been pushed into a pool…and I still need to get Todd back for that.

Road trips for me now, aren’t quite that fun…yet. The boys are still young to not find all that sitting tedious. We usually drive to IN about once a year, and this is the only time we let them watch movies in the car. Aside from the “are we still in Ohio?” question that I have to answer for about 6 hours...it’s really not a bad trip. D and I have a lot of good conversations and that is always entertaining. And these trips have made for some funny family stories. However, as most of them include bodily functions on the side of the road I will spare you the details….but ask L he will happily oblige you, if you are really curious.

The road trip with a goat was when I was very young. So after I get some more details and hopefully *fingers crossed* a photograph I will be sharing that with you soon.

We are on a road trip right now actually, and I’ve probably answered “yes” to the above question 4 times already.