Today our family is road tripping it to the Frio River “area”. We aren’t actually “Frio”ing it this weekend but our family ranch is in Leakey and most people know the area as The Frio. So…

As I prepared last night for our 3-4 hour excursion today I realized that the “divide and conquer” of duties between my husband and I are way off kilt. You see my husband and I argue just about every time we travel… Here’s the short list of what I typically hear in prep for ANY trip: “what have you been doing all day?” “you knew we were traveling for weeks now…how are you not packed?” “do you really need 5 bags?” “what are all these toys for?” “I’m ready…just waiting on you…”

Am I alone here or do most moms hear something similar?

So in general I’m all for dividing and conquering when it comes to packing and prepping for a trip, but why is it that “us” moms are left with the conquering and not much of the division in preparing for a trip? My husband literally has to think about ice for the cooler and his personal essentials!!!

I, on the other hand have to pack myself, Lincoln (who is the equivalent of 2 adults), all of our food, finish all laundry, make arrangements for our dog and/or pack for the dog, make sure the air isn’t set to 68 when we leave, lock our gates, ensure the dishes in the dishwasher are clean (and put away), and make the bed in the morning, get Lincoln fed, dressed, and happy in the morning of take off, and make sure I have all the traveling essentials for a toddler in transit. Whew!!!!!

On top of all that I have to make sure I pack “lightly” so not to hear the wrath from my lovely hubs for having 5 bags, but also make sure I don’t leave anything behind because the nearest grocery store is at least 1.5 hours away!

I guess today is really just an opportunity to vent to all you “conquering” mommies and less about obtaining a takeaway on this glorious Saturday.

As you sip on your coffee or morning tea, think of me running around our house like a mad woman today making sure I’m not leaving anything behind like the pack and play or packed bag of “Lincoln” food!

Help me out here, how do you prepare for road trips????

7 COMMENTS

  1. Allison you’re tooo cute:)!!! I know you didn’t just do all that & write a blog to boot!! Safe travels & have a blast on your vacation xoxo!!

  2. You are definitely not alone! We have only traveled twice so far with Charlotte and those hubby questions sound so familiar! Make sure you don’t forget little Lincoln! Have a great and safe trip!

    • Yes, Elizabeth and you will probably hear them eternally! Somehow I still managed to forget a number of things… nothing we couldn’t live without, but still super annoying!

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