Jim and I are packing the car for another road trip, this one to Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. We leave tomorrow; we’ll meet with alumni in each state and be back in Iowa before the Fourth of July.
I have to say that I’m getting much better at preparing for these trips. Here are a few things on my packing list:
- Twizzlers (the No. 2 most important thing to have in the car)
- GPS (the No. 1 most important thing)
- Atlas with large print
- A bag for trash – it drives me nuts to have random trash in the car
- Planning documents for all our upcoming trips, so we can multi-task
- CDs of road songs, Broadway musicals, and books
- Ziploc bags, all sizes
- Sharpies and highlighters
- Umbrella for rain and sunscreen for sun; I’m guessing we’ll run into both
- Socks (I failed to bring socks to the Dakotas)
- A huge thermos of coffee, and a Starbucks gift card for when it runs out
Happy Independence Day!
On the road 
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