We got back last night from our road trip to Arizona.
As we were driving along the highway, watching mile marker after mile marker fly by, I couldn't help but remember the road trips I had been on with my family.
Laws about seatbelts weren't as strict, which meant that we all vied for the covetous floor spot. It was right next to the sliding door in our van- decked out with cozy blankets and books.
It's amazing that we are all still alive!
I remember the tubs of licorice and cartons of goldfish that filled those trips. I swear that is the only thing we ate for the entire vacation.
Silly songs and the ABC license game filled our time. No gameboys, dvd players, or ipods.
They are sweet memories.
(Now that I am a mom I realize that my parents version of those trips are probably not the same!)
This trip was quite different from the memories of my past.
A two year old and 11 month old aren't quite as thrilled to be strapped into carseats and stuck in a car for 12 hours.
But you know what - they really did great. Surprisingly great.
I hope that they will look back on these roadtrips - complete with mom and dad singing crazy songs, reading stories, sitting in the backseat beside them, and yes: succombing to the power of the dvd player - and remember the family togetherness and sweetness of it all.
I learned that Weston loves company. He also loves sitting in the backseat.
He has a fantastic imagination, at one point entertaining himself for 30 minutes with just his blanket. So funny!!! A quick break to let West run around outside and he is set for another few hours.
He is a fabulous road-tripper.
I learned that Tave is a trooper. Amidst throwing up, diaper blowouts, and hours and hours of carseat, he can still pull out a smile.
I learned that my husband really is the most wonderfully patient man. And helpful, and a great diaper changer, and a fabulous back-seat entertainer. I love him more than ever.
It was definitely crazy, but also oh-so-wonderful.
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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart ~ William Wordsworth
Why...
You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down & keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of these meaningful significant things. Some of them may be funny. Some may be of significance only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experience.
~ President Gordon B Hinckley
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4 comments:
Sounds like fun not! I guess that it was probably just like that for our parents. I have had sick kids in the car on long drives and so have all of my friends. In fact one time a friend came to visit me, we infected them, and their whole family was sick all the way home! They went straight to the doctor without even going home!
Glad you guys survived and hopefully next time will not be so bad!
All I have to say is, I'm happy you're flying to TX this summer! Road trips will be more fun when the kids are older, I'm sure. :) Glad you're back. I'm excited for all the fun this week.
I love the nostalgia... your memories take me back to a time when I wasn't the mommy, but rather the child... and it makes me realize how I want my baby girl to view the world, and what I want her to appreciate, and what I want her to remember when she is my age! You have such a way with words... I so enjoy reading! :)
those were fun trips! and I was craving licorice the whole drive. twizzlers are not licorice, and that seems to be the only thing stores will sell lately. I need to get to costco to get some actual real licorice that does not taste like wax.
our road trip was long, but we were lucky not to have any blowouts. I'm glad Tave is doing better! love you.
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