Another FIRST!

Our own adventure!!......truly....our first big road trip, party of three:) Today we head to Michigan.....and I am really excited! We are going to see somebody that is so dear to us....we haven't seen her in over two years, since she moved there to be with her family....... and her family has become ours as well....they have been so good to us.......I had the pleasure of meeting them before, and am excited to get to see them again, what a gift! I have always loved road tripping and wide open road driving. Listening to tunes and clocking the miles.....it has never bothered me, so this will be super fun.......we drove alone to Tennessee part of it but went with family......this will be our first solo journey......And I am so grateful that I have the confidence, and clear feeling that I can do this alone.....otherwise my life would be so limited....so small now......I often have people marvel at the hiking I do with my kids alone.......and it always makes me pause.....it has never worried me......not thinking I have much of a choice, otherwise we wouldn't be able to go as much.....and I never am afraid to set out with my little crew.....I have been doing lots of things with my kids prior to my divorce on my own....so I suppose it was subtly, or not so subtly preparing me for all of this.....building my confidence.....helping me know that I can do anything I want to do, or need to do when it comes to them, and go wherever or do whatever we need to do.......it is about a 12 hour trip one way....DVD player is charged......and my kiddos are good travelers.......I packed a picnic for us for the road and tons of snacks to limit stops and save some.......took care of all the "before you leave" chores.....making sure everything is good for when you come home.....luckily it has been so dry and mowing my lawn wasn't on that list:) The kids are super excited to be heading on to another adventure, and we are so looking forward to seeing everybody again.....I guess most of what we do comes down to belief......what we believe about anything at any given point......and if we believe in ourselves......and believe we can then we can......and I am very blessed to always have had a pretty strong belief in myself, but these days it is pretty rock solid without many boundaries......It helps that I have done this ride as well before a couple of times, and know what to expect, mostly interstate 80:).......so I will cruise and listen to tunes, the kids will veg and do their thing.....maybe they will sleep if I am lucky, and before we know it we will be hugging those we love so much, and have fiercely missed! Another adventure awaits! :) Stay tuned!