Here’s How We Spent the Last Two Weeks of 2021

Thankfully, we made it to the midtown tunnel within an hour, and out of the Lincoln Tunnel 20 minutes later. Pretty miraculous if you ask me but, due to the fact that I did not get any sleep the night before and was maniacally packing that day, I tapped out of my first (drive) shift only 3 hours later…in Pennsylvania.

That’s when Justin took over, and he took us all the way to Zanesville, Ohio. We were hoping the girls would fall asleep an hour or two into the drive but instead, Nora would randomly proclaim “I’m a champion!” – for staying up for almost the entirety of the first leg. So, in a sense our plan backfired.

While Justin drove a good 6/7 hours, we still didn’t make our first planned stop in Indianapolis. But, to be honest that was an ambitious goal. Next time, I would definitely leave at night to beat rush hour traffic but, have our first stop within 5-6 hours. What’s the longest road trip you have ever taken with your family?

After, our stay in Zanesville, it was smooth sailing into Indianapolis, then Topeka, Kansas, then Colorado Springs, and then finally a small mountain town in central Colorado surrounded by the most beautiful snowcapped mountains.

The majority of our trip was spent exploring neighboring towns, house hunting and of course, wrapped up in holiday festivities. Our absolute highlight was our private pool party at the hot springs. It was 37 degrees, flurries were falling all around us, and our party of 8 was in swimsuits, lounging in the 104 degree water. It was heaven. If you ever get the chance to enjoy hot springs in the winter, do not pass it up.