Monday, April 2, 2012

tales from our spontaneous adventure // part 1


After some unforeseen setbacks, Robbie and I finally set out on our 2-day spontaneous road trip Friday morning.  It's a funny thing - on our trips to Australia, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Mexico, Jamaica, etc., I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I did on our short 36-hour adventure along the rural roads of northern Illinois. When you're visiting another country or a cool city, there is such an abundance of excitement and stimuli that you tend to miss a lot of the "little things."  But when you don't have a plan, and you head out on an impromptu journey to wherever the hushed country trails take you, tiny details become so much more interesting.  The often overlooked simplicities of whitewashed barns and budding trees and old water towers and decaying buildings are suddenly captivating.  Life slows down and becomes undisturbed, and you're able to concentrate on (and appreciate) your environment, and just BE.  It's really kind of magical.


I have so much more to share about our little journey, but my sis Morgan has been visiting and I have to say goodbye (tear!) and get caught up on the mounds of work that have piled up since Thursday.  I'll post most pictures and details in the next day or two, including where we went, what we did, and the little bits of awesomeness we discovered along the way.

How was your weekend?  Did you have any adventures or moments of spontaneous goodness?

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11 comments:

  1. oh i LOVE road trips.. but gotta say, i don't think hubby and i have ever just done a spontaneous trip.. we've always had something planned..

    so now i have ideas for dates.. thanks dude!

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  2. Ohhhh I love the pictures so far!!! I love what you wrote too, I think that's so true about not noticing the magic in little things on bigger trips! I want to take a spontaneous adventure!! :-)

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  3. This is wonderful! I love spontaneous road trips, they never happen as often as I'd like but maybe that makes them more special :)
    Rita

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  4. Can't wait to hear more about your trip. Love that bridge!

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  5. What a fun idea! I always want to do things like this but, being the planner that I am, its rather difficult! Your pictures are beautiful-looks like such a quaint little town!
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  6. Thanks for the comments you guys! Can't wait to share more of our mini adventure later this week. xo, m

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  7. Love it! Can't wait to hear and see more... you got some great photos!

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  8. Such beautiful photos! And beautiful words! A very beautiful post : ]
    Just like everyone else, I am looking forward to more!

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  9. Wow, such stunning shots! :) Surprisingly there is a lot of neat things driving through Northern Illinois :)

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  10. Loved following you along your roadtrip via instagram. can't wait to see more:))

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  11. Looks like lots of fun! I can't wait to see where you all went. I live in Northern IL, so maybe I'll find some new places to visit. ;) Here's hoping!

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