Road Trips & Guitar Picks

After months of daydreaming, hours of packing, and lots of tough goodbyes, we finally got on the road! We planned to leave by noon, but didn't actually get going until after 1 since I lack the ability to be on time for anything. Luckily, we weren't in any rush. We won't be back for three months, so we didn't want to forget anything!!!


I was a little self conscious showing up to Molly's with three giant garbage bags full of clothes, another full of shoes, and two more laundry baskets overflowing with 'necessities'. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw her twelve suitcases lining the Moberg driveway. With a little pushing and shoving we were able to squeeze all of our belongings into the car. We originally had planned to have another guy carpool out with us.. thank goodness he changed his mind because I swear we already did our absolute best to pack lightly and our bags still hit the ceiling. You never know what you might need! So what if I can't see the back window?

We managed to take four wrong turns before even getting to the interstate, but before we knew it we were flying. We've loved getting to watch the landscape get less and less flat and more and more beautiful as we make our way across the midwest. I always enjoyed making this trek with my family to visit my grandma and grandpa Helle and other precious family in Watford City, ND, playing 'I Spy' for oil wells along the way :) Hitting mountain time zone has been the highlight of the trip so far- instantly energized by turning the clock back an hour!

562 miles of jamming, chatting, and snoozing has brought me and Molls to the historical city of Medora, North Dakota, a popular tourist location and home to civilization, something we haven't seen much of the past few hours. After checking in we asked about where we could find a Brueggers or Panera in the morning. Breakfast always gives us something to look forward to. Mini goals. Sadly, the receptionist gave us a funny look and told us the best they've got is a Wal Mart.. ouch.. we were 'those girls'. Time to shed the suburban comfort blanket and embrace the wonders of the wild west.

We have another eight hours left to go in the car tomorrow. We're looking forward to seeing Medora in the daylight and making our way through the badlands and eventually the mountains!  Thank God for smart phones! They make the hours pass like minutes and keep us from making a fifth wrong turn, so thanks for the texts and phone calls to fill the time! We are going to miss family and friends a lot, but so excited for this adventure!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!