the day draws nigh

+ we had our first showings this past weekend and i didn't die. that's a good thing. no one has put an offer on our house yet, so i am — of course — stressing out x 1000 and thinking no one is going to buy it or we're going to have to do a huge price cut to get rid of it...

...etc etc etc and so on. 

+ so it looks like we're legit hitting the road on the 14th. as in next thursday. o.O HOLY MOLY, SHIT GOT REAL. kid and i are going to do 3 nights at the grand canyon lodge on the north rim and just detox from the stress. after that, we'll do 5 -6 hour drive days and get to the badlands ntl park for either a day or two, because who wouldn't want to see north america's largest prairie dog town? after THAT, we'll do 5-6 hour days until we get to minnesconsin. 

i feel like i'm traveling across country in a covered wagon it's going to take so long. OH. speaking of covered wagons, if we went a different route, we could stay in a camping park that has covered wagons to sleep in. o.O in theory, i'd love doing that! in practice? nope.

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