6.25.15
Now I know all of our viewers are just dying to be in the car with us and experience this Great Western Road Trip for themselves. Well now you can! Introducing A View in the Van, with Bridget Arnold. Let's talk to Bridget and see what she has to say.
"Thanks Bridget! Currently Dad is driving, which makes everyone feel safer. Mom is in charge of music. (We've been lucky so far, no ear bleeding.) Alex and Sus take turns arguing over what movie to watch.
Sus: "I wanna watch Strawberry Shortcake!"
Alex: "Meh meh meh shtrawbwerry shortcake."
Everyone else: *groans*
Later
Alex: "Hey picklebutt, how's your day goin?"
Sus: "I hate that name!"
Alex: "picklebutt, picklebutt, picklebutt!!"
"I have created my own little nest in the back seat on the driver's side. On my right is the huge white cooler, three duffel bags, all five pillows, and The Cardboard Food Box. The Cardboard Food Box slides about a foot forward every time we stop, and it nearly crushes me every time we turn left. I've fined tuned my reflexes to stop the box before it pulverizes everything in its path. I hope to have some epic biceps by the end of this."
"I've got shoes and travel bags cluttering around my feet, and about enough room to sit and not move. I have also come to realize there is no graceful way to exit the back of a van. I've nearly face planted at least three times, and the rest of my exits have been incredible contortionist acts. The few times it's been a straight shot out, and then my brother shuts the door on me. It's rough, the prairie life."
"Thankfully, the scenery has been incredible. It's so amazing to see so many different shades of green. There's forest, kale, lime, yellow-green, kelly, shamrock, and a little bit of sea foam. The greens give so much depth to the hills and trees. The hillsides look like the model landscapes you see in museums, but so much closer and so much more alive."
"Another thing I noticed is the sound. On the highway, is impossible to hear crisply. But when we were driving through Custer, and we happened to stop, there was nothing to hear but swaying grasses. It's amazing. The lack of noise was very similar at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead, and I think it's an absence I could get used to."
" Back in the backseat I read, watch a little television, sneak some candy (I am right next to The Cardboard Food Box after all), and type out blog posts on the iPad."
Now let's talk to the members of the minivan and see what they have been quoted saying.
"I can't believe Alex scared the poop out of someone!" -Dad, after Alex's Badland bathroom mishap
"Susanna, you don't smack people with yogurt sticks!" -Bridget
"Son, I'm just sitting up here on my butt to serve you." -Mom, the sarcasm is strong with this one
"Susanna! Why did you throw vegetables at me?" -Alex
"This doesn't taste like chicken!" -Sus
"That's because it's fish." -Mom
This has been A View in the Van, with Bridget Arnold. I hope you enjoyed your experience, and tune in next time for "Name That Smell: Yellowstone Edition."
Now I know all of our viewers are just dying to be in the car with us and experience this Great Western Road Trip for themselves. Well now you can! Introducing A View in the Van, with Bridget Arnold. Let's talk to Bridget and see what she has to say.
"Thanks Bridget! Currently Dad is driving, which makes everyone feel safer. Mom is in charge of music. (We've been lucky so far, no ear bleeding.) Alex and Sus take turns arguing over what movie to watch.
Sus: "I wanna watch Strawberry Shortcake!"
Alex: "Meh meh meh shtrawbwerry shortcake."
Everyone else: *groans*
Later
Alex: "Hey picklebutt, how's your day goin?"
Sus: "I hate that name!"
Alex: "picklebutt, picklebutt, picklebutt!!"
"I have created my own little nest in the back seat on the driver's side. On my right is the huge white cooler, three duffel bags, all five pillows, and The Cardboard Food Box. The Cardboard Food Box slides about a foot forward every time we stop, and it nearly crushes me every time we turn left. I've fined tuned my reflexes to stop the box before it pulverizes everything in its path. I hope to have some epic biceps by the end of this."
"I've got shoes and travel bags cluttering around my feet, and about enough room to sit and not move. I have also come to realize there is no graceful way to exit the back of a van. I've nearly face planted at least three times, and the rest of my exits have been incredible contortionist acts. The few times it's been a straight shot out, and then my brother shuts the door on me. It's rough, the prairie life."
"Thankfully, the scenery has been incredible. It's so amazing to see so many different shades of green. There's forest, kale, lime, yellow-green, kelly, shamrock, and a little bit of sea foam. The greens give so much depth to the hills and trees. The hillsides look like the model landscapes you see in museums, but so much closer and so much more alive."
"Another thing I noticed is the sound. On the highway, is impossible to hear crisply. But when we were driving through Custer, and we happened to stop, there was nothing to hear but swaying grasses. It's amazing. The lack of noise was very similar at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead, and I think it's an absence I could get used to."
" Back in the backseat I read, watch a little television, sneak some candy (I am right next to The Cardboard Food Box after all), and type out blog posts on the iPad."
Now let's talk to the members of the minivan and see what they have been quoted saying.
"I can't believe Alex scared the poop out of someone!" -Dad, after Alex's Badland bathroom mishap
"Susanna, you don't smack people with yogurt sticks!" -Bridget
"Son, I'm just sitting up here on my butt to serve you." -Mom, the sarcasm is strong with this one
"Susanna! Why did you throw vegetables at me?" -Alex
"This doesn't taste like chicken!" -Sus
"That's because it's fish." -Mom
This has been A View in the Van, with Bridget Arnold. I hope you enjoyed your experience, and tune in next time for "Name That Smell: Yellowstone Edition."