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Here are some memorable quotes from the trip. Some are toned down a little for our PG audience, and others might be paraphrased slightly due to the lack of memory we had.

1) “I like your plaid shirt!”

2) “I don’t want to park over there, I just really want to valet this!”

3) “No, I don’t want your lettuce. I’m not a rabbit!”

4) “It doesn’t matter if it’s small, you are not a deer, you are a human, it still smells!”

5) “I want to punch mother nature in the mouth!”

6) “What marathon?”

7) “Beer bong for the lady?”

8 ) “He was great. Cutie too! Didn’t notice that. His eyes, didn’t notice those either. You’re married, not dead. Was he married?”

9) “Hope I didn’t scare you last night. HAAHAHAAHAHAHAAhah!”

10) “Bear Down! Bear Down, devil woman!”

Now that some of our favorite moments are out of the bag, we will talk about some of our worst, most embarrassing, or most disappointing moments of the four-month long trip.

1) A trip consisting of over 30,000 miles in four months will definitely put some strain on any vehicle. I thought that with relatively new RV with low mileage would handle the stress. Unfortunately I was wrong and while traveling the Oregon coast, we experienced some RV issues, namely it was blowing white smoke in abundance out of the exhaust. We took it in for service and were told that the engine was going out, but it could make it to our next destination but with a lot of white smoke. We ended up driving through San Francisco during rush hour with the white-billowing smoke. Truckers, strangers, and environmental-friendly Prius drivers pleaded for us to pull over. Others were more blatant with their disgust and gave us dirty looks and the finger, it was quite embarrassing. The assessment we received earlier that day was wrong and the RV barely made it to LA and would not go any further. It ended up having to be towed to Phoenix and the engine and transmission were rebuilt.

… Continue reading Not Always Peachy!

Every time you mention our trip to someone, they always ask what is the best stadium, the best tailgate, the best fans, or the best overall experience. It is a very difficult question to answer since we are at one game for one day and there are so many different variables that can define the “best” about a stadium, a game, the fans, or a city. Because our experiences are defined by who was at the tailgate with us, what the weather was like, what teams were playing in the game, and what parking lot location we found, I will provide a list of some of our best moments while traveling the country. These are in no particular order and are from my own view point. Aaron and Nolan’s best moments probably differ slightly. So here we go:

… Continue reading Best Moments of 31 Stadiums

First, I will catch up on the weekends we missed do to late night shenanigans in New York City…first up: Army / Navy!

What do you get when you combine a weekend with Army / Navy, lots of friends, greenman, and cheesesteaks? Yes it was an awesome weekend in Philadelphia. After surviving the bitter cold of Cleveland, we took our time getting to Philadelphia for the annual Army / Navy game. We had been out of water for five days since it was so cold in the midwest and our poop water was frozen as well. Who would have thought black and grey water freezes in below zero temperatures! We had to find some antifreeze and some water before we hit the big city of brotherly love. Luckily we found a rest stop with running water and a dump station about 30 minutes outside of the city. We took full advantage of the situation and locked in our hose and dump pipes, then took warm showers and cooked dinner. We occupied the area for nearly two hours before we finished the trek to Philly. It was totally a successful stop and we even prepped the tailgating food while stopped.

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We spent our last weekend with the suburban in Colorado. In many ways the highway welcome sign accurately describes our experience – Welcome to Colorful Colorado. Beyond the awesome landscape and varying weather, I’m pretty sure our antics had something to do with it. We had two games for the weekend, Army @ Air Force in Colorado Springs and Pittsburgh @ Denver on Monday night.

We arrived in Denver to unseasonably hot weather. In fact it was a record high of 79 degrees. This wasn’t really shocking considering our previous anomalies such as the blizzard like conditions in early October. I’m definitely not complaining since it was excellent weather to get in some training for the marathon.

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Driving the Suburban, or as I call it  “The Tank,” definitely has its ups and downs so far as the Rolling Palace decided it didn’t want to continue the trip with us.   The Tank is nice that it doesn’t cost as much to fill up as the RV; can go over 75 mph; gets double to triple the gas milage; and smaller so we can actually park in lots that aren’t designated for oversize vehicles.  On the contrary, the Rolling Palace has places of slumber, a full bathroom, kitchen, and lots of storage area; as the Tank has none of this, often having to stop for food and bathroom breaks.  It doesn’t take us nearly as long to get from city to city driving in a vehicle designed for the battlefield.  I call it the Tank because if an accident occurs, it’s the other person’s car that gets damage and not ours, as I have gotten into a few accidents with it, definitely not my fault though (at least none involving insurance claims)!

… Continue reading The Warbirds Take Flight