Another White Dash

Another White Dash is a song by Butterfly Boucher. The lyrics are:

There is something exciting about leaving everything behind.

There is something deep and pulling leaving everything behind

Something about having everything you think you'll ever need sitting in the seat next to you.

And I watch another white dash, another white dash, another white dash, fly beside us.

I think about this song every time I get in the car with my family. I love to go on road trips, just the four of us. And it doesn't really matter where we go. Okay, it does matter where we go. It has to be somewhere a few hours away. I do not relish the thought of packing up and driving to Utah, Florida or even Mississippi. All too far. But a few hours in the car on our way to discover something together is fun.

We took one of those little trips in February. We went to Chattanooga. Perfect distance. Kids don't' get too cranky. I don't' get too anxious. Dave and I don't' run out of things to talk about. Perfect. We visited the Incline Railway, The Aquarium, Red Robin (mmmm), and the Vandeheis.


Incline Railway - Overrated.
Aquarium - Loved It.
Red Robin - mmmmm.
Vandeheis - easy

Time in the car with everything I will ever need...priceless. Afterall, I did have my iphone. ;)

End Of Summer

We marked the end of summer with a trip to Orlando. We drove down as a pre-birthday trip for Nathan. We took his cousin Oliver along because in Nathan's world Oliver makes everything better. Sam stayed with Grandma & Grandpa while we spent a few days at Islands of Adventure & Universal Studios. We had a great time and it was a trip we won't soon forget. To sum it up, here were each of our favorite things about the trip.

Nathan - having his cousin Oliver along

Sam - having Grandma let him drink out of a big boy cup. She is SO patient

Dave - being able to show the kids such a great time

Me - my first (and hopefully not last) full body massage. ahhhh