its 101 today here in lovely van nuys. spent the day baking 60 cupcakes for the girl's sixth birthday beach party, made from scratch, and full of vegan love. hoping the brother's tiny fever reduces to nothing so that we can all enjoy the day tomorrow.
meanwhile, we worked out our itinerary. sort of.
right now it's written on a notepad that my husband stole from disney back in the day. i wrote each day out--where we're starting out and where we're ending, with a couple of notes on the side about things we might do on the way. here's what it looks like so far:
day one. van nuys to flagstaff: 467 miles, 7+ hours.
day two. flagstaff to grand canyon: 78.6 miles, 1 1/2 hours.
grand canyon to kanab: 203 miles, 4 hours.
day three. kanab to denver: 609 miles, 10 hours.
day four. denver to columbia, missouri: 723 miles, 12 hours.
day five. columbia, mo to indianapolis: 358 miles, 6 hours.
day six. indianapolis to hoboken: 708 miles, 12+ hours.
who the heck do we think we're kidding? 12 hours? for reals? have we met our children?
it goes without saying that this is a "working itinerary". i have every intention of changing things and adding a day if i have to, because my sanity is way more important than making good time.
anyway. that's what we've got so far. its sort of feels more real now. definitely scarier. more exciting.
almost every single person we've told that we're driving across with our kids has said, "are you out of your frickin' minds?" to which i always simply reply "yes".
as if any of you had any doubt about that anyway.
you should get in touch with my brothers in Denver, have a meal or something.
ReplyDelete12 hours in a car is a LOT. Totally my max.
On a side note, I really like Hoboken.
we're staying with pete and jen one night, larissa--and i think 12 hours is pushing it, big time.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great adventure for all of you. Stop and see the sights along the way. Can't wait to read all about it.
ReplyDeleteNOT EVERY SINGLE PERSON thinks you're crazy!!!!!
ReplyDelete#1 You will 'get to know' each other on a never before -quite-this-intimate fashion.
#2. You could learn a new language --ALL of you --and just imagine how creative the pronunciations will be!
#3. You will have a greater appreciation for the meaning of 'togetherness'.
#4. You will so HAPPY to be greeted by OUT OF OUR MINDS WITH EXCITEMENT GRANDPARENTS! We may even INSIST the two adults go away for a night --by themselves!
#5. RELAX --you are not inventing the wheel --just following along in the paths of the founding families of our country! IMAGINE doing this in a Conestoga wagon!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Love Aba's #4!
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