This past July, two of my friends and I went on a road trip to Fort Wayne and South Bend, IN, and Chicago. So, we came up with some reasons why road trips with people who make your heart happy are always a necessity.
1. Calories on road trips don't count.
Go to Chicago and eat all of the Giordano's pizza you want, folks!
2. You can act as ridiculous as you want to because you will literally never see anyone around you ever again!
3. Everything is an adventure.
...like learning how to be adults and take care of an almost flat tire.
4. Ridiculous playlists for the painfully long drive.
Including plenty of show tunes and Christmas songs, of course.
5. Exploration. So much exploration.
6. and last but not least, bonding with the people you choose to road trip with.
Nothing screams friendship like being in a car together for a total of roughly 30 hours over the span of a week.
...No, but really. A road trip is a perfect opportunity to grow deeper in some already incredible friendships. Shoutout to Shawntel and Anna for letting me adventure with them this summer. I couldn't have asked for better vacation pals!