We all have a bucket list whether we know it or not. Some things we seek out; i.e., run a half marathon, learn how to surf, see a different country every 5 years. That is all well and good but, I believe the best kind of bucket list items to cross off are the ones you never imagined you would experience.
Over the course of two summers my college best friend and I spent a combined 36 hours in the car and drove over 2,600 miles from St. Augustine, Florida to San Diego, California. Had I ever planned on doing this? Absolutely not. Is it the best thing I've ever done? No question.
If your bestie asks you to jump in the car and drive across the country, don’t think about it, just go. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the east coast to the west, I wouldn’t trade our adventures for all the bourbon in Kentucky.
The road will teach you a lot. Take it all in.
- Some scenery/sites/cities are meant to be seen in person- let the world make you feel small.
- Meeting a ton of amazing people (and in my case, animals) from all over is priceless.
- The chance to spend uninterrupted time with people you care about doesn’t come around near as often as it should.
- Crossing state lines gives you a strange feeling of accomplishment and it should be celebrated/documented.
- Every place has a story. From the Las Vegas, Nevada to West Monroe, Louisiana; there's always something to see.
- Some of the best memories come from the most unlikely of places.
(When you are in the car for 14 hours straight, things get weird.)
- Seeing things that had a long history before you existed and an immense future long after you are gone has a way of changing you.
- Leaving people and places you've grown to love is hard but they always have a funny way of sticking with you.
- There are friendly people everywhere. All you have to do is say, "Hello."
*queue Adele reference*
- A picture is worth 1,000 words but I think God intended His work to be seen live.
- Life is strikingly similar to a road trip. You have your good stretches and bad. Sometimes it rains (snows) in completely unexpected places but, if you keep on driving, it always clears up.
