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There are lots of super cool road trip people out there.\u00a0 The free-spirited ones who just take off and see as many things as they can.\u00a0 Then there is our family.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

We aren\u2019t super cool and I would break out in hives without a plan<\/strong>.\u00a0 BUT<\/strong>, after 10+ years of road tripping as a family, we\u2019ve learned a few things along the way<\/strong> and I thought I would share them with you.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Road Trip Essential #1<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Grace upon grace.<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This begins LONG before the car is loaded, long before the first kiddo asks how much longer, and long before you realize the first five things you need\u2026and forgot.<\/p>\n

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I am all about a good plan.\u00a0 Literally, I thrive under plans and structure.\u00a0 Pretty sure that makes me kind of boring, but it\u2019s just the honest truth!\u00a0 But I have learned\u2026and am still learning\u2026to begin the road trip knowing some of our plans will fall through,<\/strong> some of them won\u2019t be picture perfect, and some of them will be disappointing.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also learned that the unexpected plans often turn out to be incredible blessings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Most of the time.\u00a0<\/strong> There was that twisty mountain road when Payton was a baby and I was expecting Addy (and already dealing with major pregnancy sickness)\u2026that was NOT a blessing.\u00a0 It was actually a miracle that we survived.\u00a0 We don\u2019t even laugh about it 12 years later.\u00a0<\/strong> It was SO BAD!!!<\/p>\n

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Now that you\u2019re totally discouraged from ever taking a road trip\u2026let me offer you the good news.\u00a0 Only that one time in all these years have I truly wondered if we would make it.\u00a0<\/strong> Haha!\u00a0 You\u2019ll be just fine!<\/p>\n

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So grace.\u00a0 Grace for your family who isn\u2019t as organized as you\u2019d like them to be.\u00a0 Grace for the kiddos who drag out everything you just packed.\u00a0 Grace for the family member who tells you the night before that one of their flip flops is missing.\u00a0 Grace for yourself as you try to remember every single thing for every single person.\u00a0 Grace!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Road Trip Essential #2<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Set up an account with Priceline if you don\u2019t already have one<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is not sponsored in any way.\u00a0 Just a friendly tip after years of success with the app.\u00a0 We do not stress about booking accommodations in advance (for the road trip portion, I mean.\u00a0 If we have a final destination, we like to have that well-planned out!).<\/p>\n

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It is very stressful to know you HAVE to get to Point A because you\u2019ve already paid for it<\/strong>\u2026but a kiddo is off the wall and you really want to stop an hour earlier.\u00a0 Or, you get a burst of energy and want to get a couple more hours under your belt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We also save considerable money on lodging by using the Priceline app.\u00a0 There are different types of things like that out there; this is the one we have found to be the most helpful and are familiar with now<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Road Trip Essential #3<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Packing.\u00a0 Ugh.\u00a0 I do NOT ENJOY PACKING!\u00a0 But, I have learned a couple of things that really help\u2026especially if you\u2019re pulling into a hotel late at night when everyone is tired and you\u2019re practically carrying the entire family into the hotel.<\/p>\n

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It is very stressful to know you HAVE to get to Point A because you\u2019ve already paid for it<\/strong>\u2026but a kiddo is off the wall and you really want to stop an hour earlier.\u00a0 Or, you get a burst of energy and want to get a couple more hours under your belt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We also save considerable money on lodging by using the Priceline app.\u00a0 There are different types of things like that out there; this is the one we have found to be the most helpful and are familiar with now<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I use these zippered bags<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 They come in sets with different sizes.<\/strong>\u00a0 I have packed them different ways.\u00a0 But the current method that seems to be working well is that each kiddo has one of the smaller bags with their undergarments and pjs.\u00a0 They keep these in their backpacks (we will talk about those later on!).<\/p>\n

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