It’s that time again! Road Trip!
We are embarking on our last huge cross country road trip with the girls. The sad reality is that in two summers Ry will be heading to college…and in three summers off Bree will go! Needless to say, this is our last drive across the country with our little girls! There is no telling where life may take them or us, so we are gonna cherish this time!!!
And what a better send off than to achieve Alan’s 50th state! Years ago in 2015 when I was headed to my 50th state the girls and I traveled through a huge portion of Idaho on our way to Washington state. I was riding shotgun with my dad, not Alan. He was back in Georgia working and would fly to meet us in Washington. So that’s how the girls hit Idaho and he didn’t. 
Not this time! This time I am riding shotgun with my man and we have an amazing trip planned with tons of fun planned in Idaho!
I’ve been trying a new tactic with vacations, don’t stress about leaving at a certain time. It has been a game changer, the peacefulness that happens in our family when we pack up to leave now is amazing. Ry said to me today, I think this is the calmest it has ever been before a trip! Yes! Mission accomplished! It doesn’t help anything to get angry and irritated right before a family vacation, especially one where you are gonna spend about 7,000 miles in a car together!
So, there we were at about 6pm packing up for a 30 day trip around the country!
I produced matching shirts for us all and got our photo shoot on! I mean did it really happen if you don’t have pictures and matching T-shirts???
Our first official stop was of course Buccees! We know all the good places to stop and visit when it comes to travel plazas and Buccees is by far the best!
After a quick stop for restrooms and snacks we were back in the car!
Our original plan was Nashville, just get a few hours down the road to make the next two days not as long, but come to find out, NASCAR is in Nashville this weekend and hotels are booked up or extremely expensive. So, here we are headed about an hour further to a cheaper hotel!
Fun Fact: Tennessee is actually Alan’s first state!! 😜
Travel is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer!