Friday, June 29, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Arkansas
We hit Arkansas at about 7:30 this morning and stopped to take our picture. 2 hours later we made it to Little Rock where we saw the Capitol building and the historic Central High School . After Bree's CsPAN research I thought it might interest her to see the site of an important milestone in civil rights history . This trip is about having fun and learning about our nations history . Thanks to technology we are learning as we go by looking up information along the way based on signs we see.
Next stop fort smith ...
Next stop fort smith ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
First Day was a Success
Our First day was a success even though I worked all day! My phone would not stop ringing...oh well Bree and I made the best of it. We stopped at the Lebanon Outlet Mall and bought coach purses we've been saving up for. We got them super cheap because I used a coupon of course. We bought purses off the clearance wrack and used our 30% off coupon!!!! We saved about $250 total.
We stopped at the 250 mile mark and took pictures in front of whatever sign was there....Birdsong!!!! While standing at the Birdsong sign we were honked at by a fellow cross country adventurer in an RV. We played tag with them most of the day!!!
We ate string cheese and had lots of snack/music breaks in between working. Sang lots of ridiculous songs and made lots of funny faces at each other. We stopped at Graceland and took pictures, no tour needed, they have a virtual tour online! LOL
We ate at Marlowe's and had the best BBQ ever!!! I don't even like BBQ but I had the beef brisket and Bree had the BBQ Pork Sandwich and it was absolutely to die for. We bought post cards and a magnet in the gift shop and took lots of funny pictures with random Elvis stuff!
We are turning in for the night because tomorrow there are more adventures...
We stopped at the 250 mile mark and took pictures in front of whatever sign was there....Birdsong!!!! While standing at the Birdsong sign we were honked at by a fellow cross country adventurer in an RV. We played tag with them most of the day!!!
We ate string cheese and had lots of snack/music breaks in between working. Sang lots of ridiculous songs and made lots of funny faces at each other. We stopped at Graceland and took pictures, no tour needed, they have a virtual tour online! LOL
We ate at Marlowe's and had the best BBQ ever!!! I don't even like BBQ but I had the beef brisket and Bree had the BBQ Pork Sandwich and it was absolutely to die for. We bought post cards and a magnet in the gift shop and took lots of funny pictures with random Elvis stuff!
We are turning in for the night because tomorrow there are more adventures...
Memphis
We made it to Memphis!!! We went to Graceland and did our picture thing!!!! We even saw a pink Cadillac!!! Eating at Marlowe's! Most delicious BBQ ever!!!!
T-minus 3 hours!!!
We leave In 3 hours!!!! So excited! Bree is home packing the last few things we need, and I'm tying up some loose ends at work!
We pick up the rental car at 12:30, stop to buy ice for the cooler and then on to the house to load up the car!
We pick up the rental car at 12:30, stop to buy ice for the cooler and then on to the house to load up the car!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Leaving Tomorrow
Well once again our plans have changed, we are now able to leave tomorrow and that means I'm in RUSH mode!!!! I can't believe we leave tomorrow, good thing I spent the weekend packing and cleaning up the house so we are pretty much ready to go!
Bree is at Dollywood today with friends enjoying some sun and some great rides, no doubt she will be exhausted tomorrow but that's OK because we won't leave till tomorrow afternoon and she can sleep while I drive if she's too tired.
What we are taking...
We have each packed one suitcase and one bag
We will be taking a cooler to put in the back seat to store some snacks and drinks (money saver)
We are bringing two computers, 2 iphones, 1 cell phone (work), 1 camera, 1 video camera (just in case we get bored in the car...lol) and 1 kindle (Bree has some summer reading to do).
Things we will accomplish...
Stop at every state sign to get a picture (rain or shine)
Collect an enormous amount of post cards
Collect magnets for our fridge of places
Have fun
Make memories
Enjoy time with family (Uncle, Aunt, Cousins)
Spray paint our name on the Cadillacs at Cadillac ranch
Watch someone eat the 72oz steak at the Big Texan Steak Ranch
Put our feet in the pacific ocean
See a celebrity
Walk into Mexico and back (safely)
Eat at places we've never been before
..............
Bree is at Dollywood today with friends enjoying some sun and some great rides, no doubt she will be exhausted tomorrow but that's OK because we won't leave till tomorrow afternoon and she can sleep while I drive if she's too tired.
What we are taking...
We have each packed one suitcase and one bag
We will be taking a cooler to put in the back seat to store some snacks and drinks (money saver)
We are bringing two computers, 2 iphones, 1 cell phone (work), 1 camera, 1 video camera (just in case we get bored in the car...lol) and 1 kindle (Bree has some summer reading to do).
Things we will accomplish...
Stop at every state sign to get a picture (rain or shine)
Collect an enormous amount of post cards
Collect magnets for our fridge of places
Have fun
Make memories
Enjoy time with family (Uncle, Aunt, Cousins)
Spray paint our name on the Cadillacs at Cadillac ranch
Watch someone eat the 72oz steak at the Big Texan Steak Ranch
Put our feet in the pacific ocean
See a celebrity
Walk into Mexico and back (safely)
Eat at places we've never been before
..............
Saturday, June 23, 2012
We leave in 4 days...
We leave in 4 days, so excited!!!!
Bree and I have been talking about what to pack and what to bring and we are on that before vacation "high". It has been a very rough week with lots of work stuff coming up for me and a couple times I actually thought about cancelling my trip because of work but I think we are going to be OK.
In the last week I have changed our rental car company so that I could save $70 and I have purchased our tickets for the LA and San Diego adventures. The Go Los Angeles Card and Go San Diego Card have turned out to be the best deal. Everyone knows how I love to get a bargain!!!!!
We purchased both for $250 and that includes admission to a ton of places but we are going to the following:
Los Angeles
Bree and I have been talking about what to pack and what to bring and we are on that before vacation "high". It has been a very rough week with lots of work stuff coming up for me and a couple times I actually thought about cancelling my trip because of work but I think we are going to be OK.
In the last week I have changed our rental car company so that I could save $70 and I have purchased our tickets for the LA and San Diego adventures. The Go Los Angeles Card and Go San Diego Card have turned out to be the best deal. Everyone knows how I love to get a bargain!!!!!
We purchased both for $250 and that includes admission to a ton of places but we are going to the following:
Los Angeles
- Madame Tussuad's Hollywood
- Warner Brothers Studio VIP Tour
- Red Line Hollywood Behind the Scenes Tour
- Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
- Kodak Theater
- Gruaman's Chinese Theatre
- Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier
San Diego
After checking the admission prices for each of the activities and comparing it with the price of the Go Card we saved over $75 each by buying the card. I also used a coupon code I found online to save and additional 12%....I love saving money!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Less than two weeks away!!!
We leave I'm less than two weeks!!!!
Trying to finalize all the details and get my itinerary up for everyone to see!!
Trying to finalize all the details and get my itinerary up for everyone to see!!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Much deliberation
Well after much deliberation and research we have decided to go ahead with our trip! My main concern was the "tired" factor. A vacation that really isn't a vacation its more like a job!!!! Planning and working the whole way! Bree kept saying throughout the last few weeks that it wasn't a vacation it was an opportunity to make memories! So with that in mind back to memory making planning I go!
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