The Auction
The auction items caught our eye. Cowboy memorabilia. Western Items.
The date: Two weeks away. July 6th.
The location: 1,055 miles away.
We looked at each other. Both of us thinking 'Can we pull this off?' A vacation. Why not? We hadn't really had a real vacation in a few years. So, we began looking at what can we do around Rapid City. We were amazed. It took us only a few hours to decide we are gonna do this. The logistics might be a bit of a night mare but we made it work. The Cowboy could only manage a few days. So brave girl that I am I loaded the kids in the pickup and took off.
The plan. . . The Cowboy would fly into Rapid City. We would hit the auction and then spend a few days in the area. We had a huge list of things we wanted to see and do. It was the vacation of a lifetime for us! And the auction. It was everything we hoped for. We managed to buy every item we wanted!
Driving from Texas to South Dakota was a fun and memorable experience. For this Texas girl
driving through the rolling hills of Nebraska was a bit scary. I remember being so afraid of running out of gas!
The Auction trip was one of our favorite family trips. We so so many fabulous places.
We realized American is indeed Beautiful.
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Happy Trails
5 comments:
Nice story! Now I want to go on a long vacation. Enjoy your day!
Hi there...thanks for joining in on Wednesday Wit and Wisdom.... You picture is wonderful. I've driven that route from Texas to South Dakota a couple of times. It's a long trip and often pretty long stretches.
Hi Sherry,
I enjoyed reading your post of Wit and Wisdom.
Auctions have always piqued my interest.
I remember going to one with my parents, years ago. xoxo
I was born and raised in South Dakota so this post really made me smile. Yes, the Black Hills is an amazing place to visit, and I love the way you made it work with your husband flying in to meet you! I've made that long drive back home more than a few times in years past, and absolutely western Nebraska is the longest, slowest drive between towns at 55 mph, especially back in the day before cell phones. It sounds like you had such a wonderful adventure, the kids will remember it a lifetime!
A vacation you enjoyed and an aution that had things you wanted. Perfect!
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