Well, we did it folks. We made it back home. The last stretch is always the best (and the worst) part of traveling. There’s that physical weariness of long days sitting in a car and mental weariness from spending hours driving. There’s the weariness of eating food on the road and sleeping in strange beds….
Category: On the Road
Day 3- Amarillo, TX to St. Louis, MO
Today was another long stretch. We passed through several states. Oklahoma was gypy and didn’t have a state sign for us to photograph. So, we just sang Oklahoma! songs until we felt we were adequately acquainted with the new state. Besides an inexplicable amount of dead armadillos on the side of the road, I can’t…
Day 2- Flagstaff, AZ to Amarillo, TX
Today was Round Two of making our way back to Ohio! I have to say, the closer I get to home, the more things I realize things I’ve missed and will enjoy getting to experience again. Ex. 1: my parent’s dog. Ex. 2: my family have watched Band of Brothers together every Memorial Day weekend…
Day 1- San Francisco, CA to Flagstaff, AZ
The return home begins! It was a little strange, seeing the space I had called home for 13 weeks now stripped of anything that made it mine. Empty drawers, empty closet, empty kitchen, but oh, what a full heart I have. Dad and I put SF in BBJ’s rearview mirror right at 7 AM, starting…
Day 5: Sacramento to San Francisco, California
We’ve done it. We made it to San Francisco. We stayed the night last night in an adorable Tudor on Airbnb (and the owner said she is looking for short-term tenants, if anyone is interested). We departed to grab a quick bite, then made our way to San Fran. The drive went smoothly and before…
Day 4: Utah to Sacramento, California
Today, we finished our journey through Utah, traveled across northern Nevada, and made our way into California! We had decided when arranging the itinerary that we would save the additional two hours to reach our final destination for tomorrow. So, Sacramento was tonight’s stopping point. We saw (from a distance) the Salt Lake that gives…
Day 3: Wyoming to Utah
We have traveled 1,754 miles so far! Isn’t that incredible? Big Booty Judy (my beautiful 2014 Nissan Rogue for any new peeps to the blog) has been a one tough cookie, especially in today’s conditions! While there hasn’t been snow or rain, the wind on today’s piece of the trek was knarly! Gusts of 70+…
Day 2: Nebraska to Wyoming
Today, we trekked across the breadth of Nebraska, dabbled into Colorado, and ended the day’s travels in Cheyenne, Wyoming. We were on the road for eight hours and it went just as quickly as the twelve hours did yesterday. To entertain ourselves, we got through nearly (Harry Potter fans will understand) all of the first…
Day 1: Ohio to Nebraska
Off to my next assignment: San Francisco! I didn’t want Big Booty Judy to miss out on California, so my sweet mom and I are along for the ride as we trek across a chunk of our country! Today’s travels began in Columbus, Ohio and carried us through Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and into Omaha, Nebraska!…
My Jeep is Jacked Up, Folks
An interesting turn of events has occurred in the life of Lauren, so of course, I must share all with you. For those who don’t know, I’m a proud owner of a 2004 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. I bought this baby a little over a year ago and have loved it. It rides high, it’s unapologetically…
Sightseeing Sonographer 