Comments on: New Year’s Resolutions? Sort Of

By: Sophia Dembling

Sophia Dembling — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:48:50 +0000

I LOVE the spooky emptiness of things you see on a cross-country drive!

By: Scott Kemp

Scott Kemp — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:12:19 +0000

Theres many US states I haven’t been to. But the one I really want to see is Florida. After the cold snap is over, of course!

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» Blog Archive » Someplace Old, Someplace New — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:41:48 +0000

[...] so I’ve already been jawing about the places I want to go this year. Forgive me. There are always more. I miss my marble men so I need to get back to Tompkinsville, [...]

By: Doug Mack

Doug Mack — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:05:21 +0000

I would buy an album by All About the Butter Heads. I’m not sure what kind of music they’d play, but I’m certain I’d like it.

Also, just to whet your appetite, the full list of on-a-stick foods can be found here: http://www.mnstatefair.org/find/food/default.lasso (it’s the first category in the drop-down search list)

Thanks for the shout-out and link for the Europe on Five Bad Ideas a Day site!

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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:17:15 +0000

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By: Kirsten Goede

Kirsten Goede — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:11:33 +0000

cawfee…DEF!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:01:38 +0000

Thanks so much for the wonderful comment. You had a million great stories wound into one. Your kid is, indeed, lucky to have so many adventures already in her backpack and so many more to come. And, clearly, it is genetic…sounds like your dad got you off to a good start on the travel front.

A happy 2010 and great adventures to you (and your family), too!

By: soultravelers3

soultravelers3 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:29:08 +0000

Great post & conversation..that brings back memories.

One precursor to our family open ended world tour, was a 6 month road trip I took in my 20’s in a tiny red fiat & a teeny pop-up tent. I still have fond memories of those adventures & places!

We left wintry Boston to Key West, then across the south including New Orleans & Big Bend State Park, saw the Grand Canyon and did the coast from San Diego to San Francisco. Met loads of great people & felt free.

I feel lucky that I grew up in a road-tripping & camping family and have enjoyed doing camping on my own. I get my crazy genes from my dad who would pull us out of school & drive us all 2 or3 times a winter from snowy Michigan to warm white beaches in Florida. Heaven!

I think camping is one of the best & cheapest ways to see the US …& Europe! LOVE the back roads, love being close to nature.

I’d love to add the Grand Canyon to our agenda this year because my daughter has not seen it yet, but we will see. My dad lives nearby, so maybe 2 birds with one stone?

She is also one of the few middle class California kids who has not seen Hawaii (nor have I, despite having relatives there!) so that is on agenda for sure, breaking up our trip to Asia.

We’re hoping to see Miami too, primarily so kidlet can meet a 4 year old cousin she has never met. He’s already had 4 open heart surgeries, so we don’t want to miss the opportunity to meet this little warrior who has been in our hearts and prayers.

We have 4 continents on our travels this year, so have limited time in US this year (mostly it’s to visit family & friends) but we still hope to do an extended road trip around US, Canada & Mexico some day.

I’ve seen many of the 50 states, but my child has not and there is so much beauty in our country, so many more special nooks to discover. So much to see, so little time. Don’t you wish you could clone yourself sometimes to explore more?

Ah, Alaska in summer! That sounds sweet and is on our list…but not this year. I’d love to see NOLA again too.

Happy New Year! Enjoy your great adventures coming up!

By: Jenna Schnuer

Jenna Schnuer — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:10:46 +0000

Doug — That all sounds beyond excellent. Thanks! My brain is already tumbling over the state fair idea–and I’m working up some plans for making it happen–and your post just revved it up another 37 notches. I’m all about the butter heads. (Oh, that would make a good band name, eh? All About the Butter Heads?) Anyway, thanks for posting. And I totally need to see the 4H theater productions–as a former 4Her myself, it tugs at m’heart strings. By the way, the Europe on Five Bad Ideas a Day site is beaut. Good stuff! http://www.douglasmack.net/europe.html

By: Jenna Schnuer

Jenna Schnuer — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:03:13 +0000

Thanks Chris. And, ya on the baseball stadium tour. I’d nudge you toward the minor league idea — I just think that’d be more fun (and you would come away with the world’s best t-shirt collection:http://readflyoveramerica.com/2009/05/18/minor/). Stop back in and tell us how the plans go, k? Well, stop back in any old time, of course!