we're in wisconsin, heading towards madison, listening to "beezus and ramona" on dvd. selkie just ate two rounds of two different kinds of potato chips, and milo is drawing his own search and find pictures.
we're tired.
the front of the car looks like a jackson pollock painting gone very wrong, as the splattered bugs from past states have left their marks. selkie has decided that it's her job to clean the windows every time we stop for gas, and i wholeheartedly approve.
last night we saw our dear friend sean, and he took us to a bowling alley/pub/restaurant in minneapolis, then to izzy's ice cream parlor in st. paul for dessert, where the vegan ice cream made me swoon. it was so surreal and lovely to see our old friend, to introduce him to our kids, to see how happy he is.
the scenery is all looking the same right now, as we make our way through the middle of the country. its lush and green, and the clouds are alternately fluffy and ominous. we're seeing rivers and lakes and creeks. it's filling me up inside even as i become immune to it.
a week from today i'll be in florida with the women who've known me the longest, and we'll spend four days without our children and husbands and families and it will be glorious.
every time selkie starts to whine about how hot she is or milo starts to panic that he can't find his backscratcher, I try to stay calm and breathe, florida,
florida florida.
i'm not losing my shit here. far from it. but this is a small car, and things can get tense. so when i tell you that alex and i spent most of the day talking aim elmo and fozzie bear's voices, i hope you take that for what it is (an obvious diversion to keep our kids occupied) and not what it seems (a screaming, desperate cry for help).
"elmo loves his trip across the country!! elmo is having a great time, and elmo is very grateful that there was a whole foods in minneapolis. elmo loves the usa!"
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