This picture is of our family about 2 minutes before we left Mom and Dad's house at 5am December 31,2008.
When we drove down to FL, we took the southern route to avoid possible bad weather. That drive took us south through OK and TX. Then east on I 10 all the way into FL. We got kind of board so coming home we took a different route.
We took 92 up to 75 then north up through GA to 20 and across Alabama and Mississippi,skirted across TN via Memphis,into Arkansas and OK, finally up to KS.
We saved a ton of money by packing a cooler and eating our meals and snacks on the road. For breakfast, we had bagels and flavored cream cheese,boiled eggs,and fruit. Lunch was summer sausage,cheese and crackers. Dinner was ham or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,chips,fruit. Snacks were homemade trail mix, which consists of dumping the following into a gallon size baggie: 1 can mixed nuts,1 large pkg M&M's,and 1/2 large box of raisins. We also had sunflower seeds,chex mix, and carrot sticks.
We celebrated New Years Eve with a half gallon of Jamoca Almond Fudge ice Cream from a fuel stop/Baskin Robbins just outside of Memphis. We picked up some Styrofoam cups and plastic spoons. Bri scooped and distributed after we made it through Memphis and back on the highway.
Soon after,the boys went to sleep. I drove up and down and through the ozark hills of Arkansas. We rang in the new year by crossing the state line into Oklahoma. I made it to a little past Ponca City before having to ask Bri to drive "Just an hour" so I could rest my eyes. He ended up bringing us all the way home. We pulled up to our gate about 5am. Driving straight through including the time change took exactly 25 hours.
Five minutes after walking in the door, we were sorry our vacation was over. The time went entirely to fast. We had so much fun visiting Mom and Dad,playing in the ocean,and being warm the end of Dec!
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