Hello Minnesota!
5 Ways to Survive a 6 hr. Road trip (Without Company)
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| Kansas to.... |
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| Iowa to.... |
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| MINNESOTA! |
1.) Audio books - ROCK. I listened to a book by Jodi Picoult the entire way here and barely even noticed the time fly by. Okay, I noticed but it was a whole lot easier having my head inside of a book instead of on the boring long road ahead. I did almost fly off the road when I was changing my Cd's but I'm sure you are more skilled not to do that. Plus, I think there was almost 500 mph winds yesterday.
2.) Call your peoples - I talked to my momma lots during the trip. If you need anyone to tell you the details about all the towns you are passing, call her up. She coached me to the finish line and made sure I didn't fall asleep (Yes, I have done this before.) It really does make an hour seem like minutes and 6 hours somehow turned into 1. Thanks Mom :)
3.) Sunflower seeds - If you have no attention span like myself and get bored in 2 seconds, then sunflower seeds are your savior. I ate almost an entire bag (whoops). My tongue was becoming numb during this point so I decided to stop. I hope you can contain yourself and only eat enough to help you stay awake and keep focused on something other than driving 5 bazillion miles.
4.) Stop at landmarks and observe the life around you - I LOVE driving to places just so I can see the landmarks along the way. I had never driven to MN before and didn't really know what I was going to encounter. I for some reason thought Iowa and Minnesota would look a whole lot different than Kansas. Ya, I was wrong. Iowa almost made me wonder where all the people were at. All I saw were fields for a good three hours. However, I passed a sweet wind farm, the state capital, and if it wasn't dark and cold as sin I would have taken pictures with the welcome to Iowa and Minnesota signs. Bummer. Next time!
4.) Remember why you are driving - Every time I got bored, tired, or just annoyed at the turtle cars in front of me I remembered the reason I was making this long drive in the first place. I was going to to see the love of my life and that in itself kept me going. I knew that 6 hours was nothing compared to what I got to see at the end of it, even though there was snow on the ground, which I wouldn't hold against Minnesota or anything. (Kansas, you have nothing to worry about). I have already taken over Jeff's room. Sorry hunny :)
Sunflower seeds are the way to go! I like the dill pickle kind.
ReplyDeleteLove this post! As I made the 8 hour drive to and back from my future law school this past wknd, I can definitely relate. I whole heartedly agree that audio books are a driver's saving grace. My favorite one of all time is "The Help" You should definitely check it out for your next drive!
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it to the land of 10,000 lakes safely!! ;-) Greg eats sunflower seeds like CRAZY when driving... and a big cup of ice to chomp on makes him stay away. Listening to books on CD is definitely a DIFFERENT way for you brain to read a book; it took some getting used to on my part. I can't remember if the state signs are lit up? If not, then you missed a pretty sweet lookin' state sign (MN) It's pretty amazing :-) I ALWAYS try to compare the difference between MN and KS country... I think MN might be a bit more treeish because of the bodies of water around the state? And obviously there is a TON of wheat in KS. Did you see Terribles Casino?? And the huge Wind Farms?? Greg and I always make a contest out of who can see each of those first. Oookay! Enough talk about driving between MN and KS-- you'd think I do it like 10 times a year or sumthin ;-) Enjoy your weekend!!
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I like you taking pictures while driving young lady. Have a wonderful time with your sweetie.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pictures and lovely advice! I'll have to keep these things in mind when/if I ever have to do this! :)
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