Roadies!
We went on a covert mission on Friday to give my mom a heart attack - because what else would we give her for Mother's Day? Mike and I and the kids road tripped our way to Southern Illinois University for my youngest brother's graduation. We didn't tell a soul except my other brother and his wife and we only told them because we're staying at their house. Hell, I didn't even tell the blog.
It was a 14 hour drive that the kids were excited to take. They'd never had the opportunity to drive that far before. Think about it. They lived on a small island that takes about an hour and a half to drive around completely. Then they lived in a major Asian metropolitan area in which you could drive for fourteen hours, but you'd still be mere blocks from home, stuck in a traffic jam that's a daily reality. Needless to say, they were excited.
We started off our trip pumping our fists in the air and yelling out "Road trip!" Well, all of us except Reilly Kate because she just couldn't be bothered.
Then about six hours into it, we stopped for gas and when we hit back on the highway, Mike and I pumped our fists and yelled "Road trip!"
Roman responded with "Airplane trip." Gone was the glee, the excitement, the fist pumps. He wanted to find an airport and hop on a plane for the rest of the trip.
By twelve hours, we turned back to the carseated ones and chirped "Road trip."
Reilly Kate wouldn't even look at us, so pissed off was she. Roman, with his mean face on, glared and yelled back, "Road poop!"
I guess they may be world travellers, but truckers they'll never make.
It was a 14 hour drive that the kids were excited to take. They'd never had the opportunity to drive that far before. Think about it. They lived on a small island that takes about an hour and a half to drive around completely. Then they lived in a major Asian metropolitan area in which you could drive for fourteen hours, but you'd still be mere blocks from home, stuck in a traffic jam that's a daily reality. Needless to say, they were excited.
We started off our trip pumping our fists in the air and yelling out "Road trip!" Well, all of us except Reilly Kate because she just couldn't be bothered.
Then about six hours into it, we stopped for gas and when we hit back on the highway, Mike and I pumped our fists and yelled "Road trip!"
Roman responded with "Airplane trip." Gone was the glee, the excitement, the fist pumps. He wanted to find an airport and hop on a plane for the rest of the trip.
By twelve hours, we turned back to the carseated ones and chirped "Road trip."
Reilly Kate wouldn't even look at us, so pissed off was she. Roman, with his mean face on, glared and yelled back, "Road poop!"
I guess they may be world travellers, but truckers they'll never make.
posted by The Histrionics of a Fat Housewife at 7:53 PM
3 Comments:
Ha ha ha ha. Road poop. Happy Mother's Day Heath. The way BACK will be even MORE fun! It might be "Road truck" then. I miss road trips sometimes. Not in Korea so much. A 14 hour bike ride would get you across Korea I figure. But cross country Canadian trips are great. It's good to see how big the world is now and then. Keeps us in our places. How many 14 hour trips would it take to get all the way around the earth? Probly like 25 or 30. Every square foot of earth has a million insects. Think of how many insects you've driven over. Probly like a hillion billion! And all without even thinking about it. Boy, it'd serve us right if the insects just swarmed us all and said, "Hey humans? A little attention here?" Okay I'm rambling on your blog. I think I'll go out and notice some insects. Keep those insects at bay a little while longer. Hope your trip was fun. See ya.
LMAO! I told you so! Ha! Dave has it nailed when he said going home is going to be even more fun! Then just wait until you have to load them up to take them somewhere the day after you get home. Revolt! Mutiny! They will never look at their carseats the same way again!
Have a safe journey home!
Amy
I was wondering how that worked out that you were in Illinois for Mothers Day! LMAO! nice one! Hope you had a great Mother's Day!
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