family

country roads

erin

Oct 20, 2020 — 2 min read

We got an early morning start to head home on Sunday. So early that the girls didn't even get out of bed by the time we hit the road. That was a first...

It wouldn't be a road trip without at least one Icee.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love rest areas with a playground? They aren't very common, so I get excited when we find one.

I really wanted to get home by Monday night, so we put in a long day on Sunday and made it to Illinois for the night.

It was a pretty cool campground that I stumbled upon. I would definitely stop at this one again if we had more time to spend exploring. We got another early start on Monday... which is why we all look tired, but we had to get a picture for my map in Illinois.

On Monday Emma had school.

I always ask Braden if he wants me to drive. He never does. The last 5 miles of our trip he let me drive.

family time

The girls and I took a detour on our way to Puerto Rico and stopped in Florida to visit my family while Braden headed to the boat a couple days before us to try to knock some projects out. The last time we were in Jacksonville was in March 2023.

the long days

Putting the boat back in the water is always a mountain to climb. I always underestimate my capacity - so I add time to my estimates and start with the intention to knock everything out in a shorter time frame that I estimated. Since I overestimated, it should be pretty

wrapping up

The leaves are changing. The weather is getting colder. That means our time in Minnesota is coming to an end and it is time to get back to the boat. I mean... just look at this weeks forecast. 80 on Tuesday to snow on Thursday. Before we can get back

washington, dc

A day and a half is nowhere near enough time to see DC, but we tried our best. On Saturday we took a break from the boat show and took the girls to the children's museum. On Monday we hit the ground running early to try to squeeze

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