Just wanted to thank Jess and Mel for another great trip to the Big Apple. We had a ball. So Jess has the worlds shortest trip to Erie...This is how it went. Fri Night (10:40pm) fly into Buffalo, Drive almost 2 hours to Erie, wake up pack, get on the road to drive with boys to New York. So fun! We then stayed in the at Auntie Jess's for a night and head to Long Island to have a crazy and wildly fun time with Melanie, Zanna and James! Kids have a ball, kids get sick, kids go home with me and Mel gets more company!
Call me Brave or Call me Crazy...probably both. I get to drive the boys home for what was supposed to be an eight hour trip! :) I think it took us over ten...YIKES. The road trip home in a nutshell and then I am off to bed :) Leave Long Island at 2:30, boys fall asleep yea! get to Washington Bridge, Jackson wakes up, leave NY traffic and get into New Jersey traffic, "Mommy I have to go to the bathroom." OOPS forgot to put on the diaper! Pull off on the side of the road, apply diaper, load back into the car and into traffic...drive a few miles, car is close to empty, take next exit along with a 7 mile detour get gas for $2.93! get back into traffic, Grady's hungry, pull off on next rest stop, creepy truckers and men all over no restrooms, Grady is too distracted to eat. Leave creepy rest stop, Grady is still crying for food. I pump and drive, go through toll, pump and drive. Pull of on the side of the road to give Grady a bottle. Get him started, get back on the road, Grady drops bottle! Wah! Back in traffic so I pull off again, hold bottle, read books, and get back on the road. Grady falls asleep, Jackson watches Peter Pan. Finally back on the road again and making good mileage. This took 4 hours to get to this point...Drive drive drive, need gas and food it's now 10:00pm. Food for all and gas for the car and only 3.5 hours to go. Finally 12:30ish am arrives and we pull into home sweet home!
Soooooo Brave or Crazy???? you decide :)
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Wow! I don't think you're quite as much brave or crazy as you're just SUPER MOM! I think I've taken that trip--right down to Peter Pan, but sans the tolls and NY traffic.
I vote for brave and crazy! It is so hard traveling with little ones, especially by yourself! Sounds like you guys had a good time though and got to build some fun memories.
Dude, you're awesome. These days, our big ol' white extended van isn't quite big enough...or maybe what I mean is it isn't SOUND proof enough. ;-) I think I would have been so frustrated, nice job hangin' in there.
Brave! I love how you're not scared to have fun. I need to be more like you.
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