National Lampoon’s vacation was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I loved watching absolutely ridiculous comedy movies with my dad at a very too young age. I’m pretty sure I get my parental eye twitch from Chevy Chase himself. 👀
In ten days we go on our first big summer vacation with the whole family. All four kids, outnumbered parents, probably three hours of sleep because I work the night before we leave AND we are going to have a great time. YOU HEAR THAT WORLD!? A great time. 🔪
My parents took me and my brother on summer vacations almost every year. I don’t remember birthday parties with the exception of a couple of big milestones that I’d rather forget to be honest… so instead of stressing about parties and themed cakes we are going on a big vacation to Chicago. As I throw the last loads of laundry in, organize the living room and make the last minute ‘omg don’t forget all the damn chargers and socks’ list, I’m reminded of how fun these trips were in the 90s and how my mom had that cassette tape of Wynonna Judd’s solo album playing on repeat the entire 17 hour car ride to Utah. I’m pretty sure ‘No One Else But You’ is seared onto my frontal lobe somewhere.
I would work all the extra hours, lose all the socks in the house and have to listen to that album on repeat 100 more times to be able to give my kids the same memories to keep.
I know we are going to fight, and annoy the absolute hell out of each other, but I’m so excited to endure all of it to see their faces when they first see that Chicago skyline. 🌆
Keep Jeff and I in your thoughts while we go on our longest adventure together. Remember, it’s not you and I against each other baby, it’s you and I against these children. 🚙
In ten days we go on our first big summer vacation with the whole family. All four kids, outnumbered parents, probably three hours of sleep because I work the night before we leave AND we are going to have a great time. YOU HEAR THAT WORLD!? A great time. 🔪
My parents took me and my brother on summer vacations almost every year. I don’t remember birthday parties with the exception of a couple of big milestones that I’d rather forget to be honest… so instead of stressing about parties and themed cakes we are going on a big vacation to Chicago. As I throw the last loads of laundry in, organize the living room and make the last minute ‘omg don’t forget all the damn chargers and socks’ list, I’m reminded of how fun these trips were in the 90s and how my mom had that cassette tape of Wynonna Judd’s solo album playing on repeat the entire 17 hour car ride to Utah. I’m pretty sure ‘No One Else But You’ is seared onto my frontal lobe somewhere.
I would work all the extra hours, lose all the socks in the house and have to listen to that album on repeat 100 more times to be able to give my kids the same memories to keep.
I know we are going to fight, and annoy the absolute hell out of each other, but I’m so excited to endure all of it to see their faces when they first see that Chicago skyline. 🌆
Keep Jeff and I in your thoughts while we go on our longest adventure together. Remember, it’s not you and I against each other baby, it’s you and I against these children. 🚙
