On the road again!

I have always been one to love road trips. We traveled often growing up and we always had so much fun. Of course it wouldn't have been a family road trip without a sibling quarrel or two! I mean aren't those the kind of things that help build character and make us the people we are today?! Anyway, I have vivid memories of spontaneous road trips we were made to endure growing up. Stops at amusement parks only to find they were "closed for the season", getting into town at the same time a major national golf tournment was scheduled and unable to find a hotel room leading to a U-turn right back home, and endless hours of sitting on the interstate in the wee hours of the morning due to a horrific accident that occurred several hours before hand. But there were also so many trips that proved to be quite an adventure for us kids. The ones that landed us at the beach, Disney World, or just the ones that had us surrounded by our extended family. Times I wouldn't change for anything.

So this all leads me to our current family road trip in a few days. I will be taking the kiddos to visit my parents 12 hours away. I have been trying to get in as much family time as possible while I can before our big move to Japan. We have been gone more than we have been home over the last few months and my children have become quite the experienced road trippers to say the least. While traveling with 3 children 3 years and under can be anxiety inducing at times, I only hope to create the same enjoyable memories for them as I have now. Amongst all of the screaming and occassional sibling spats, I hope my children will one day look back and laugh with fond memories of their own spontaneous road trips. So now there are clothes to be washed, suitcases to be packed, a house to clean, and a car to load in preparation for memories to be made! Bon voyage!!