Life is good.
We left Colorado pretty early in the morning and 11 miles later, saw this. The place we'd be spending most of the day.
When we stopped for gas, I remembered to take a picture of how we packed for this 24-day trip. We were ridiculously proud of our packing job. Nothing on the top of the van, nothing pulled behind on a trailer, not much under the seats where we sat.
And this is how organized it looked on the last day--again, exceptionally pleased with ourselves.
I packed 4 suitcases that were what I called Complete Days. Each one had pajamas and clean clothes for all 5 of us. When we got to a hotel, we'd take in one Complete Day suitcase, the toiletry bag, and the electronics bag (chargers, cords, laptop, etc.). And the remaining people whose arms were empty would take in a pillow or blanket. That's it. Then the next morning, the suitcase would be empty (all clothes/pjs had been worn and/or put on) and the dirty clothes from the day before would be rolled and put in the suitcase and returned to the van. When all four suitcases were full of dirty clothes, we'd find a place to do laundry. Ta-duh.
The other things we took were: Jourdan's 2 red suitcases, a black square suitcase that had church clothes, coats, and swimsuits, a blue cooler that was filled and used every day, and a white tote that had extra shoes, laundry soap, and empty space for us to put souvenirs and things we acquired along the way. And that's it.
Did I mention how much we impressed ourselves with this whole plan?
Approaching Arizona...
My photography-in-motion shots have improved immensely over the course of this trip.
The most beautiful sign we saw in 24 days.
Hooray!
Everybody jump on 3...
1....2....3.....
GO!
Stupid camera delay...
Picking up from our jump, let's try again.
Can you tell the wind is blowing on their backs? Rachel's hair is hilarious.
Matt is back in Arizona, officially.
One more try at the jump.
I do have some statistics to post in the next few days...so this blog is not yet dead, but I definitely won't be updating it as often as I did while we traveled.
When we stopped for gas, I remembered to take a picture of how we packed for this 24-day trip. We were ridiculously proud of our packing job. Nothing on the top of the van, nothing pulled behind on a trailer, not much under the seats where we sat.And this is how organized it looked on the last day--again, exceptionally pleased with ourselves.
I packed 4 suitcases that were what I called Complete Days. Each one had pajamas and clean clothes for all 5 of us. When we got to a hotel, we'd take in one Complete Day suitcase, the toiletry bag, and the electronics bag (chargers, cords, laptop, etc.). And the remaining people whose arms were empty would take in a pillow or blanket. That's it. Then the next morning, the suitcase would be empty (all clothes/pjs had been worn and/or put on) and the dirty clothes from the day before would be rolled and put in the suitcase and returned to the van. When all four suitcases were full of dirty clothes, we'd find a place to do laundry. Ta-duh.The other things we took were: Jourdan's 2 red suitcases, a black square suitcase that had church clothes, coats, and swimsuits, a blue cooler that was filled and used every day, and a white tote that had extra shoes, laundry soap, and empty space for us to put souvenirs and things we acquired along the way. And that's it.
Did I mention how much we impressed ourselves with this whole plan?
Approaching Arizona...
My photography-in-motion shots have improved immensely over the course of this trip.
The most beautiful sign we saw in 24 days.
Hooray!
Everybody jump on 3...
1....2....3.....
GO!
Stupid camera delay...Picking up from our jump, let's try again.
Can you tell the wind is blowing on their backs? Rachel's hair is hilarious.
Matt is back in Arizona, officially.
One more try at the jump.
I do have some statistics to post in the next few days...so this blog is not yet dead, but I definitely won't be updating it as often as I did while we traveled.We are settled home and officially ready for our summer days to begin. This morning in church, Matt turned to Jim and gave him the biggest, tightest hug. Jim hugged him back and thanked him. Matt looked at him and said in the most sincere way "I have been thinking about it...I love this country."
Our trip was a huge success.
I have loved reading your travel log! What a memorable experience for your family! Love It!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to pack. My husband has wanted to try that for years; carrying all the suitcases in and out every night gets old fast. I do like to change outfits but it sounds like this method would work well for the boys. Did you have enough variety in the clothes you brought, and extras for messy days? -Liesel
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This was the trip from heaven. This trip will never ever ever ever leave the memories of your children. They will thank you until the day you die for taking the time to be with them and to make such fun and outstanding memories. Would you have a tiny place for my suitcase next time? You can't leave home without me on the next one....
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful trip and thanks for taking us along your wonderful journey. It was awesome to see you after 5 years. I sure loved seeing you and catching up with you. You are an amazing wonderful, awe-inspiring, my idol, and just so fun super woman!! I just love your family. Mike loved connecting with Jim. He felt rejuvenated after talking with him. Jim is a great friend and wonderful influence for Mike. Thanks!! --We are thinking of building a duplex Hey?!
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