Summer is here and road trip season has begun. I've completed my first weekend trip circling around Northern Minnesota, 6 hours away from home, and back again.
There's a great feeling of independence when you're driving with the wind in your face, the tunes blasting, and the family fast asleep in the back seat. In the previous chapter of my life, my stellar role as navigator was only eclipsed by my cheetah-like ability to fall asleep in a moving vehicle. Now that I'm steering and navigating.......I have a new Mountain Dew-inspired ability to stay awake and I'm loving it!
We have 3 more road trips planned for this summer. Thanks to my low budget planning and our new family sized tent we'll get to see a little of Wisconsin this year (go Packers). Sure I'd rather be staying in a 4-star resort using the jet skis and waiting for my spa appointment.....but given the choice of living my life or just dreaming about it......I'll gladly downsize to a camping vacation if it means exploring the beauty of the woods with my family. The spa will have to wait for another day.
Don't you love beating the odds and finding the sunshine after the weatherman has predicted a total washout of a weekend? Don't you love finding cheap dime store treasures that remind you of what being a kid is all about? That's what I love about summer vacations; all the surprises that pop up and make the day so memorable. All we have is our memories, let's make some good ones this summer!
Enjoy this little tune by Rascal Flatts singing, Life is A Highway, from the movie CARS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvsmRuRp4cM
