The Rodgers' Neighborhood: Road Trip 2012

Jerome & I have yet to go on a vacation just the two of us since we've been married. Much less a road trip. Of course, we've been taking road trips twice a year since we have became a couple in 2006. However, they are not the "Let's go visit a new city!" or "Let's see this part of the map in person!" road trips. They have been to drive the 518 miles from our dorms/apartments in Stillwater, OK to visit my family in Houston or the reverse: Houston to Tecumseh, OK to see Jerome's family. This trips are always worth the 8 hour drive to see family...always. But my idea of a trip deserving the title "road trip" is the one where we drive to a certain area of the country, check new states off of my "I need to visit all 50 states before I die" list, and go to all of the MLB (major league baseball) parks & DDD (Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives) locations in that area too. (Can you tell I'm Type A and/or slightly OCD?)

Well, this "Road Trip" fits both categories so I'm calling it our Road Trip 2012!! I'm so excited if you can't tell. =) I WILL be taking my camera and using it every day to record everything. This is your warning. haha. You do not have to read every detail of every blog on this trip if you don't want to. I understand. I am mostly going to be doing it to have the memories for Jerome & I. I am also hoping that it will help get me used to using my camera to document everything & keep blogging on a more consistant basis.

Here is a general itinerary of what we plan on doing (mostly for me but you can know if you want):

June 8-10 - Visit Oklahoma & family there

June 9 - Wedding in Stillwater

June 11-13 - St. Louis, Missouri

June 12 - Cardinals vs. Chicago White Sox

June 13-15 - Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas

June 14 - Royals vs. Milwaukee Brewers

June 15-17 - Arlington, Texas

June 16 - Rangers vs. Houston Astros

This idea of visiting baseball stadiums was a dream of mine & one of Jerome's growing up. I am so thankful that God put us together & that we have some of the same dreams. I cannot wait to spend some alone time with my hubby while starting to check something off of our bucket lists...together.

Here are a few google pics of where we will be going & hope to be going!