Blair’s favorite comment when we start a road trip is, “The point of a journey is not to arrive” or “Getting there is half the fun” which means we are stopping a lot. When we plan a trip he will scour the tour books for all the great attractions along the way. Every majestic waterfall, historic landmark and BCAA Gem is added to the itinerary.
I can feel you all wondering, what is the problem? I agree, nothing! It makes sense to take in all the sites as we travel to our destination and thankfully he is the driver and so we stop at most of them. Here’s the problem!
I am a “Type A” personality, so while I understand the theory of stopping at all great site seeing opportunities, I also understand “let’s get to the destination so we can start our vacation”.
I have a hard time enjoying the stops in between our destination. When Blair is planning the excursions I am excited and fully on board but something changes as soon as I get in the passenger seat of a fully loaded vacation vehicle. I cannot explain it, logically I know it is best to take in all the sites he has planned, but as soon as we start our road trip I transform into no fun mom and I want to get there now. Once we arrive I am back to myself and ready to enjoy all the area has to offer but the time between our driveway and our destination is not pretty.
So here is my summer resolution. I am going to try to enjoy our journeys more. I will relax in the passengers seat and let Blair dictate the travel plans until such time that I can learn to plan and enjoy them on my own.
Wish me luck and I will keep you posted on my progress.
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