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May. 8, 2008 - The Drive is Part of the Journey!
YES - that is a picture of a Sonic Menu/Ordering Board.... I know it sounds ridiculous, but this is one of the things I am looking forward to hitting on our little trip. As a child my parents used to get us Slushes as a special treat on weekends. We don't have any where I live now, so having one again will be a special treat for me. I tell you, it's the simple things that God gave us that I enjoy the most! I really enjoy the drive of the trip just as much as I enjoy the location we are headed to. My husband is more the "let's leave before the sun rises and stop only once" kind of person - which makes long car trips interesting for us.
We go up to Vermont every year during the summer and stay at my husband's family's cabin during our stay. He usually traveled up with his brother a few days early and help set everything up. They woke up and left by 6am, stopped once for a combined gas/potty/food break, and arrived between 12 and 1 o'clock in the afternoon. My daughter and I would finish taking care of things at home and leave a few days later. Our trip was broken up into two days! The first day's drive would consist of about 5 hours of driving and about 3 hours of stopping. We stop at a rest stop in Conneticut for my daughter to get out and stretch her legs (I bring bubbles to blow at these locations to help get her runnig around), stop at our favorite restaurant for a late lunch in Massachusetts, check into the hotel around 5pm, unpack, take a swim, and head over to the Cracker Barrel for a late dinner. The next morning we eat breakfast, pack up, and continue the rest of our drive stopping at a few more places along the way. So different than my husband's ideal travel!
So, yes I am excited to stop at Sonic and to get a Slush, I am excited to take pictures of trees and structures (bridges and such), and I am excited to simply sit back and enjoy the long drive down to OBX. I see the drive as part of the trip - not just the means to getting to a destination...
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May. 9, 2008 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by ArrowsInOurQuiver
It's wonderful that you are able to and purpose to enjoy your drive making it an enjoyable part of your vacation! I live in the heart of Sonic territory...OKLAHOMA! I love Sonic too, and can't imagine life without it! We also have Braum's...mmm! And I hear that Taco Mayo is a rare commodity across other portions of the US as well. Have a great time!
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