Comments on: Vacation: All I ever wanted…

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:09:41 +0000

I loved the drawings!!! Particularly the ‘tears’ in the backseat. Too cute!

By: Manic Mommy

Manic Mommy — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:49:26 +0000

LOVE THIS! I soooo remember lying on the back window.
My memory: We three children in the back gagging on the smoke from Mom’s Malboro Light 100s that she continuously smoked throughout the trip from Florida to Ohio with the window cracked one quarter of one inch in order to allow fresh air into the car!!!!
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Great memories of the dreaded road trip here! Thanks for sharing! Ooh, I also remember stopping to pee on the side of the road and pissing all over my t-shirt and not having a fresh one to change into! Love the ’70s!

By: Angie @ Many Little Blessings

Angie @ Many Little Blessings — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:45:22 +0000

Love this! It made me giggle the whole time!

By: Brea in Texas

Brea in Texas — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:48:06 +0000

Well, I’m now laughing my ass off! I remember so many of these road trips, word for word. Except, my brothers and I never stretched out in the window ledge of the backseat. It was always the floor. Maybe we were just the strange family? But it wouldn’t be a true Callahan road trip without at least two dogs somewhere in the mix. I’m just saying.
One thing about this road trip, mentioned above. Who in the world would pick CALIFORNIA over AUSTIN?? I mean, have you BEEN to Austin? Seriously?!?!
~Brea

By: jenny gardiner

jenny gardiner — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:05:10 +0000

OMG, Holly, you so ROCK! This cracked me up!!!

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:59:20 +0000

Fantastic post! Really made me laugh!!!

By: Reluctant Housewife

Reluctant Housewife — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:49:10 +0000

Great post! Funny and informative.

By: EMama

EMama — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:20:03 +0000

We had a van. The cooler of floaty sandwiches went between the two front seats and was a pleasant place to sit on occasion. Ready for my brilliant mom, though? She hung HAMMOCKS in the way back as we drove from Ohio to Utah. Makes me miss the 70s a little bit.

By: fullheartandhands mama

fullheartandhands mama — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:28:39 +0000

Hilarious! Fortunately for my small bladder, our road trips didn’t require the 3 rules.

By: Beck

Beck — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:08:45 +0000

This made me laugh so hard that I IMMIDIATELY added you to my bloglines.
My parents were HORRIBLE to take road trips with – my dad saw any cars ahead of him on the road as a personal challenge to his manhood. I have to hyperventalate now just thinking about it.