The threat of snow and the promise of a Saturday morning spa retreat with friends had me on the road late Friday night. With Ella tucked in bed, Jerry in command and a decent selection of cds in the car, I head to Madison. The night sky and quiet seem foreign. What a luxury. My mind naturally wanders with the radio dial and the following road trip memories emerge:
1. A night full of stars and an open sun-roof in mom's car as we cut through the Badlands in South Dakota
2. Relentless chants for Taco Bell from the back seat in Santa Fe, New Mexico
3. Pianoscapes and George Winston on the radio driving up the Oregon Coast
4. Reading Tom Sawyer on the way to Hannibal, Missouri
5. Pulling over on some nameless highway so that Josh and I can duke it out on the shoulder as Mom enjoyed some much needed peace and quiet in a locked car
6. The scorching summer sun and the tired asphalt road as we crossed Death Valley
7. Mom asking for a wine list at a backwoods watering hole where the sign out front reads "serving cold beer and hot women"
8. Rest stops and packed pb&j
9. Checking into a Holidome after a long days drive. Miniature golf and ice machines...road tripping at it's finest.
10. Miles of DVD and cell phone free hours of laughing, singing and fighting with the family
Don't worry Ella, the great American road-trip will certainly live on in our family.
Thanks for creating these memories Mom!
The question really is will Ella be asking for Taco Bell or will I?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories! I laughed until tears were streaming down my face. That's what it's all about...doing things with family...without the internet and cell phones. Love, Mom
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