So as not to clog up everyone's FB newsfeed, I decided to create a blog for friends and family to read about our 10-day journey to the wilderness that is South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. I have not been to any of these states before, and with a bossy 3 year old and two dogs who are always underfoot in tow (one with a severe gas problem and one who has skin allergies and is constantly scratching herself), this should be an adventure to remember! Here's my first post.
We arrived in MN after a 9 hour road trip in fair spirits. After putting away all of the 12,926 items we brought along for our 10 day trip, we picked up some groceries, grabbed McDonald's for dinner (half of which Ally ate - one of the super fun things about RVs is that a small dog can jump onto any surface!), and then it was time for...beer! Thank GOD. Schell's had never tasted so good. Olivia went to bed pretty easily so Pat and I got to drink a couple with Uncle Mike while we told him about our plans for the first few days of our trip: Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, a place called Bear Park, and wherever Wild Bill and Calamity Jane lived. Or died? Or both?? I'm not really sure (thanks, Waverly High School history class). I told my husband that my knowledge of American history is on par with a 7th grader's so he will have to school me on what happened in the old west back in the day. And by school, I mean give me the Cliff's Notes version because my attention span is also about on that level.
Today, so far: We woke up bright and early at 5:45 ready to go! Er, not really. We woke up at 5:45 agitated that our toddler felt that that was an appropriate time to wake up on vacation. But we chugged coffee, took lukewarm showers and climbed in the camper. Luckily for my family, I forgot...deodorant! Probably the most essential camping toiletry ever. I'm sure there will be plenty of places to stop in SD (population 500,000), right? Right?? It also appears that maybe the most prized possession in our RV right now, the DVD player that keeps my TV-loving toddler happy, is on the fritz. Fantastic! We'll just pick another one up when we stop for deodorant. No biggie. And if that's not enough, I have eaten McD's 3 times in the past 24 hours. 3. Times.
As Willie Nelson would say, "I just can't wait to be on the road again..."
We arrived in MN after a 9 hour road trip in fair spirits. After putting away all of the 12,926 items we brought along for our 10 day trip, we picked up some groceries, grabbed McDonald's for dinner (half of which Ally ate - one of the super fun things about RVs is that a small dog can jump onto any surface!), and then it was time for...beer! Thank GOD. Schell's had never tasted so good. Olivia went to bed pretty easily so Pat and I got to drink a couple with Uncle Mike while we told him about our plans for the first few days of our trip: Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, a place called Bear Park, and wherever Wild Bill and Calamity Jane lived. Or died? Or both?? I'm not really sure (thanks, Waverly High School history class). I told my husband that my knowledge of American history is on par with a 7th grader's so he will have to school me on what happened in the old west back in the day. And by school, I mean give me the Cliff's Notes version because my attention span is also about on that level.
Today, so far: We woke up bright and early at 5:45 ready to go! Er, not really. We woke up at 5:45 agitated that our toddler felt that that was an appropriate time to wake up on vacation. But we chugged coffee, took lukewarm showers and climbed in the camper. Luckily for my family, I forgot...deodorant! Probably the most essential camping toiletry ever. I'm sure there will be plenty of places to stop in SD (population 500,000), right? Right?? It also appears that maybe the most prized possession in our RV right now, the DVD player that keeps my TV-loving toddler happy, is on the fritz. Fantastic! We'll just pick another one up when we stop for deodorant. No biggie. And if that's not enough, I have eaten McD's 3 times in the past 24 hours. 3. Times.
As Willie Nelson would say, "I just can't wait to be on the road again..."
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