A Ginormous Trip in My Future?

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My planned trip back east to the Mid-Atlantic region for next summer's 20th high school reunion has morphed a bit. Or should I say ballooned? Turns out my half brother is getting married at the end of June. In Wisconsin. So I don't want to go all the way over to Wisconsin, turn around and come home for a month and then go farther east at the end of July. So I'm strongly contemplating a massive 6-7 week trip. If I find enough people to stay with, I should have enough money to do it. We'd go through about 23 states on the trip. I've been to them all, my daughter has been to most of them, and my son about half.

We'd get to see parts of the country that I haven't seen in a long time and my kids haven't seen ever. We'd get to visit many friends and a few family members. We'd get to see historical sites. It would be great!

But it would be in the summer. Ick. Humidity and mosquitoes are not my friends. And I'd be the only adult most of the time. There's no way Ed can afford to take off of work for that long, assuming he even has a job by then. So the idea is a bit scary to me. Can I do it? I think I need a pep talk.

My People

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As I am gathering ideas and lists for our New England and Mid-Atlantic trips, I'm also making note of people to visit and people to possibly stay with along the way. Staying with people, for at least part of the time, is the only way these trips will be possible, since funds are quite limited. But the sheer number of people I know in the locations we'll visit is growing rapidly! Even the people to just visit, that I know wouldn't want to or be able to put us up. I can't wait to see/meet some of these folks!

Not surprisingly, the longest list of people is in the D.C. area. There are several people to visit that I knew when I lived there, but the most interesting part is how many people I know from completely different circles in my life that have moved there since I've been away. Some family, Arizona friends, Colorado friends, GeekDad contacts... And wouldn't it be awesome to tour the ThinkGeek offices while there? Something to ask them when the time comes.

So I'm really hoping that when we embark on our trip that we'll be able to visit a whole bunch of people. And I hope that some of them will join us on our adventures in their area, such as to museums, historical sites, and.. well.. more museums and historical sites. =)