This was a family vacation taken by me, my husband Jon, and our three children: Charles 9, Brooklyn 3, and Alyssa 1. We had high hopes of making it to ...
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This was a family vacation taken by me, my husband Jon, and our three children: Charles 9, Brooklyn 3, and Alyssa 1. We had high hopes of making it to Arizona in 24 hours and to do so are driving straight through the night. We left this vacation at 12:00 pm and headed out for the long adventure. Lincoln, Ne We arrived in Lincoln, Ne around 6:00 and decided it was a good place to stop for some supper. We decided on Kentucky friend chicken. The food was good but the town not so much as my husband got hustled for money in the parking lot. The town seemed dirty and the people very scary. We were r...
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Quote of the day: "Patty... I love you, but it's past lunch time." -Joab A good first day, although we barely fed the children (or ourselves). Left ...
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Quote of the day: "Patty... I love you, but it's past lunch time." -Joab A good first day, although we barely fed the children (or ourselves). Left the house around 8:30am. It felt weirdly normal. We decided to take the scenic route out of Massahusetts, which was great and awful. It was a nice setting for the kids first journal entries. Arrianna wrote about the Boy's incessant talking and suggested leaving him on the side of the road with a sign, "Free Kid: Beware". We drove past some beautiful swamps, rivers, and little villages. Joab liked pointing out "dilapidated" houses and barns along th...
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June 22, 2007 - 7:48 AM - Beautiful sunny day in Maryland for the start of our journey! Off we go into the wild blue yonder. 12:30 PM - Miles: 260 - ...
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June 22, 2007 - 7:48 AM - Beautiful sunny day in Maryland for the start of our journey! Off we go into the wild blue yonder. 12:30 PM - Miles: 260 - We arrive in Pittsburgh! We had plans but plans were made to be trained. 1:00 - When we investigated the walking tour - it actually started at 12:00pm. Thanks www.post-gazette.com for the wrong info. So instead we did our own walking tour to the Heinze Museum 5:00 pm - Went to dinner at August Henry. Can't beat FREE chicken wings. I had soup and salad, Darrell had a HUGE club sandwich with fries. 6:00 pm - Darrell goes solo to the Gallery Crawl. T...
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