Journey.

I have always wanted to go on a real road trip, like the kind where you cram all your friends into your car, drive for hours through the night, stop for mini-adventures along the way, and go thirty hours without sleep.  And at the risk of sounding cliché, you could say that it has been on my bucket list.  

Starting tomorrow this all gets to happen and I can barely believe it.  I am leaving Minneapolis with three friends and we are heading for Salem, Oregon to see the Chin family.  We plan, which is a relative term, to drive all the way through, only stopping for gas, food, and bathroom breaks.  And whatever we decide to do along the way; it's the kind of trip where you don't make plans, you just go with it.  Ryan and I also decided that we would only eat at random, non-chain restaurants along the way - to get a taste of the local eats.  And we're going to stop to check out the stars in North Dakota/Montana. 

At the end of the 28 hour journey, we are hoping to end up in Oregon.  I'm really looking forward to Bekah showing me all of the things she loves about her state, all the things I've heard about for the past two years.  We are going hiking, camping, frolicking in the ocean, and whatever else they have planned for us.  I always knew that I would make it out to Oregon, but I never thought it would be after a crazy road trip with three great friends.  I am so excited.

Please, please pray for our safety and sanity throughout the entirety of this trip!

:)