And so it begins....

EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!  I'm so stinking excited about this adventure that we are about to embark.  This all started over a year ago.  Ian and I realized that we should do something for our fifth wedding anniversary.  We talked about doing a couple of different things, but we both agreed on a road trip.  We have so many friends out west now, and we thought that our anniversary was a good excuse to have an epic road trip to visit them.  Although the trip started as just Ian and I, somewhere along the way we invited a couple of friends to join us. The Kuma goonies are back and ready TO TRAVEL.  Melissa B and Mollee (for some weird reason....) agreed to pile into one tiny car and ride for hours upon hours with the Reeds.

So where are we going?  Google maps tells me that this will be a 71 hour journey if we drive straight.  We're starting in Paducah and beginning our journey by going to Chicago.  Then, we'll head to Mt. Rushmore and Crazy horse.  Next up is camping in Yellowstone!  We'll round off our first week of travel in Washington to drop off Melissa.  We'll begin our second week by driving down to the Salt Lake City area and spend a few days.  Next is Douglas, WY.  Then, we'll cross the cornfield wastelands of Nebraska and Kansas for our final stop in Concordia, KS to see the world's largest ball of twine!  Our last day of travel leaves us back in Paducah.

It's been a while since I've blogged, so this might take a minute to get back into the habit.  I had so many friends and family members tell me how much they enjoyed my blog that I wrote in Japan (plus it became a journal for myself for future reference).  I love traveling.  I love journaling.  What's a better way to combine these two passions?  BLOGGING!

I'm not going to lie.  Our schedule for this trip is PACKED.  Therefore, I won't be able to write as much as I did for my Japanese blog.  I'm not taking my computer, so all blog updates will have to be through my phone, and in many places I won't have a reliable internet connection.

Ian and I are both SO.  FREAKING.  EXCITED. about this opportunity and CAN'T WAIT