The day has finally arrived!

Today is the day that our family will be headed off to California. Bags are packed, the van is rented, all of the food is ready and waiting to be stuffed into coolers. My guitar will be joining us as well, which is incredibly exciting. Its amazing how much stuff you need for a 2 week trip away from home. And the ironic thing is, we Cuevas’ are known for packing light. And we have. I can’t really imagine how much stuff some of you other people will take! No wonder other people complain!

As you keep checking where we are, how and what we’re doing and all the silly things in between, keep in mind that you are part of this trip. It is a FAMILY vacation, after all. We can’t stress enough how much we want you to be part of our experiences of the somewhat unknown. This trip is for all of us to enjoy, and hopefully it will give you a refreshing time of vacation for the 5 minutes it takes to log on and read our posts, look through our pictures and watch our videos.

Before we go, we want to thank everyone who’s been praying, and will continue praying, for us on the trip. Its the family vacation of a lifetime. And the best part is, you’re part of it too.

with much love,
aimee nicole

Well, its 11:54pm and we’ve had a long day of preparing for the trip. We’ve also have had a while to consider this trip and why we’re doing it. The short answer is that our kids are getting older… oh that’s right and so are we, anyway before life happens and our family is separated by responsibilities other then our own, we are going to take advantage of this day, this time to be together.

We’ve loosely planned this trip since January. At first I was hesitant to tell people our intention as there is always this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach that people are going to look at me and say “Are you crazy! Your gonna be in the car for how long and with your kids?“… well I got over that quickly. I guess when you hear the same reaction over and over again it just becomes cliché.

Here is the clincher. This past month, when I told people that we were actually gonna do it… we were going to pile in a van and drive all the way to California and back… the tune changed. Many have confessed that they wished they could do what we’re doing – just taking off.

This trip started to be about our family, and though we haven’t left yet, it already has become something different. Now i don’t just want to take my family. I want to take all my friends with me and let them enjoy the pleasure of “just taking off”.

My friends, this trip is for you (and you know who you are). Jump in the van with us. Partake of the cheesy road snacks, the hard mattress hotels and the unknown. Stay tuned because we don’t want you to miss a thing.

forever thanking God for this delight,
george
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Hey guys!

The official countdown has begun. 3 days are left before the Cuevas family heads to California! Through here, you’ll be able to see everything there is to see on the road trip, to and from Miami. As we visit new places, we’ll add the stops on the sidebar to the right where you’ll be able to track our stops and how much driving we’ve done all day (if you really feel like calculating it). The pictures are going to be fun to look at, and they’ll show you just how much of a good time we’re having. The videos… well, who knows what’s going to be on them, but take the time to watch them. They’re bound to be full of crazy Cuevas antics. The only things you’ll miss are the hours spent on the road with little to do but eat or sleep.

So come with us on our road trip! There’s room for a couple more!

la familia Cuevas
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