Another lazy start to our day in San Diego. Everyone in our room slept until after 9:00. It was a wonderful thing. Again, we all talked about what we wanted to do today, and it looks like we are…
2008.12.30 Holiday Bowl
Finally, Game Day is here! The game started at 5:00 local time, and we had nothing else scheduled during the day. The morning was filled with people sleeping in, doing laundry at the hotel, and kicking back. We decided…
2008.12.29 A Birthday Girl, Balloon Parade, Sea World and a Quest for In-N-Out Burger
Happy Birthday to Mallory! Mallory turns 9 today, and it is hard to imagine a better place to celebrate than San Diego. We let Mallory decide what activity we were going to do, and she has insisted all along…
2008.12.28 Legoland!
We all roused out of bed, starting at 7:30. Miles and Mallory were both awake and giggling in the other bed. This did not make Momma happy. We slowly got up, got dressed, and made it downstairs to their…
2008.12.27 Grand Canyon and Another Passenger
THEN SINGS MY SOUL! MY SAVIOUR GOD TO THEE! HOW GREAT THOU ART! HOW GREAT THOU ART! The bedside lamp flickers on and off repeatedly like a disco ball. The clock radio is on MAX volume pounding out classic…
2008.12.26 Whiteout and Deep Impact
Up And At ‘em! As scheduled, we met Stephanie’s Aunt Mary, and her son, Matthew, at a local eatery named Wecks at 7:00 am. Mallory spent a week with Aunt Mary and Stephanie’s Mom in Albuquerque this summer, so…
2008.12.25 Guitar Hero World Tour and 72 Ounce Steaks
We have set a new record. We departed the house at 10:25 am. Three minutes later, at 10:28 am, Mallory announced she had forgotten something. Congratulations Mallory! It didn’t matter what it was (she forgot to pack a pencil),…
2008.12.24 Bowl Destination is Announced
The Traveling Kings are big fans of the OSU Cowboys. After missing out on the bowl trip to Phoenix Arizona last year, we were determined to follow the team this year. Much to our delight, the Holiday Bowl in…
2008.07.06 From Guymon to Home
Our room got up at 8:00 and we were on the road by 9:15. We did not plan too many stops on the last leg of our trip, but KK suggested that we should make a stop at…
2008.07.05 From Elizabethtown to Guymon
We pulled out of the base camp for the final time a few minutes after 9:00. We quickly made our way to Cimarron (home of the Boy Scout Ranch, Philmont) when we decided to stop for drinking water.…