As you could probably guess, I do not like to take a trip and just enjoy it in the moment and come home and forget about it. It’s much more fun to document the whole thing and then continuously look back at it over the years.
Whether traveling for a family event, a fun vacation, or even work, I—of course—have come up with what I think is a fairly complete list of trips I’ve taken. This post began several years ago as a draft and I let it sit around for a while and figured I’d chip away at it and get ‘er published. All in all I think this post is the most extensive blog post I’ve ever written and took many hours over several years to complete! And as I approach the big road trip in a few days, which will honestly coincidentally be the 100th trip on this list, I figured what better time to pound through it at night and publish it than now.
What constitutes a trip? I do not have any hard, fast rules for that. I count trips back to South Dakota from Texas but not from when we were in Minnesota, for instance. A 90-mile trip to San Antonio counted as a trip when we stayed there for several nights, but not when I just drove down for a single night alone. Early family trips to Sioux Falls counted but not ones later on where it was much more common. You will just have to enjoy this list for what it is and not ask too many questions.
1. Sioux Falls, SD, 1984
Who: Me, mom, Grandma Bell
As far as I know based on photographic evidence, this would have been my first time more than a couple hours from home. Pictures show me as a toddler enjoying a dip in the pool at a hotel with Mom, while Grandma Bell was apparently in town on business when she was a banker.
2. Sioux Falls, SD, August 1989
Who: Me, Mom, Dad, Jordan, Alex
Grandpa Dick was in the Veterans’ hospital in Sioux Falls, and the family went down to see him and spent the night and went to the zoo.
3. Black Hills, SD, August 1991
Who: Me, Mom, Dad, Jordan, Alex
This was by far the farthest I had ever ventured from home in my first nearly 9 years of life, and also the longest I was away. Very memorable trip with stops at Mount Rushmore, Reptile Gardens, Badlands, Wall Drug, Flintstone Park, The Cosmos and more.
4. Kansas City, MO, June 1994
Who: Me, Mom, Dad, Jordan, Alex
The first out-of-state trip was quite a thrill, but unfortunately was not just for fun. Cousin Eric Glanzer was hospitalized across the border in Kansas, so while we did turn it into a fun family vacation with a Royals game and Worlds of Fun, it was also to visit Eric, who would sadly die that fall.
5. Ontario, Canada, June 1995
Who: Me, Andrew, Albert, Julayne, Sarah, Jeff Graham
Friend Andrew Graham invited me along with his family on a big camping/fishing trip throughout Ontario. I remember stopping at Atikokan and Sioux Lookout, but we more or less camped somewhere new every night. It was my first time away from the family for any substantial amount of time.
6. Minneapolis, MN, June 1996
Who: Me, Dad, Regan Glanzer, Jesse Van Heukelom
By this point, I had become a pretty hardcore Twins fan, and wanted more than anything to check out the Twins in action at the Metrodome. Most, if not all, of my boy classmates had been to Twins games, so I was thrilled to ride a bus from Watertown with Dad, Regan, and Jesse to catch the Twins and Athletics play a rare scheduled doubleheader at the Dome.
7. Gatlinburg, TN, August 1997
Who: Me, Mom, Dad, Jordan, Alex, Grandma Bell, Grandpa Bell, Stuart
Uncle Brian’s wedding in the Smoky Mountains was the basis of this big family road trip from South Dakota, complete with Grandma, Grandpa and Stuart in another car in the caravan. We stopped overnight in St. Joseph, Missouri and Clarksville, Tennessee before getting to our cabin in the woods.
8. Black Hills, SD, May 1998
Who: WLHS Band
The high school band trip took place every four years, and in 1998 they chose to take the band to Mt. Rushmore to play at the lighting ceremony. There was plenty of extra time for hikes and swimming and stuff. It was actually a hell of a good trip.
9. Minneapolis, MN, August 1998
Who: Me, Jesse Van Heukelom, Brandon, Merl, Tammy, Tracy Hanson, Julie Virchow
This was the first of three consecutive years of joining Brandon Hanson’s family for their annual back-to-school trip to Minneapolis to take in the Big 3—a Twins game, the Mall of America, and Valleyfair. We sat in the outfield for the Twins-Cardinals game and saw Mark McGwire homer, on his way to 70.
10. Minneapolis, MN, August 1999
Who: Me, Brandon, Merl, Tammy, Tracy Hanson, Julie Virchow
It was the same trip, different year, as I joined the Hansons on their journey to the Twin Cities. The Twins played the Blue Jays this time in front of a sparse crowd at the Dome.
11. Winnipeg, MB, May 2000
Who: WLHS Chorus
The high school choir trip was a once-every-four-years occasion. Shortly after graduation senior year, we departed on the trip to Winnipeg where we explored and sang at an area nursing home. The thing I remember most about this trip was the hotel water slide with no supervision whatsoever where all 50 of us just piled down together.
12. Flagstaff, AZ, June 2000
Who: Me, Brandon Hanson, Doug and Junia Meyer
Thanks to my involvement in some school activities, Brandon Hanson and I were chaperoned by the Meyers as our school’s representatives at something called the Rural Trust Rendezvous in Flagstaff. I was in it entirely for the free travels.
13. St. Louis, MO, July 2000
Who: Grace Lutheran Youth Group
My unwilling involvement in the church youth group had at least one perk—the big bus trip to St Louis for the annual Lutheran Youth Gathering! We stopped in Kansas City for baseball on the way in, and kinda got to run around St Louis freely for a few days. I was surprised—they kinda just handed us our per diem each morning and let us loose in St Louis with minimal supervision.
14. Minneapolis, MN, August 2000
Who: Me, Kathy Brower, Merl, Tammy, Brandon, Tracy Hanson
This was the finale of the three annual Hanson family trips. Brandon invited both me and Kathy along to see a Twins-Royals game and hit up Valleyfair and the MOA. I was really attached to that big belt-strap camera pouch.
15. Steamboat Springs, CO, August 2000
Who: Me, Mom, Dad, Jordan, Alex, Grandma Bell, Grandpa Bell, Stuart, Kathy Brower, Brandon Hanson
The Bell family reunion took place in Steamboat Springs, and we road-tripped out there with Grandma, Grandpa and Stuart. I was allowed to invite two friends, so Brandon and Kathy came along. We hiked in the Rockies and ran out of gas once. Knee-high socks with sandals were apparently fashionable.
16. San Francisco, CA, March 2001
Who: Me, Brandon Hanson, Guy LaMont, Jamie Hovde, Jennifer Lamb, Haley Dreher, Ron and Janet Denman
Just like Flagstaff before, I weaseled my way into another fun trip through my involvement in a school related activity for the Kids Who Know and Do conference. Brandon, Guy and I flew out there for 5 days to give a single presentation that only one person attended—and walked out of. Hahahahaha…
17. Minneapolis, MN, April 2001
Who: WLHS Class of 2001
Our senior class trip was Minneapolis. A bus drove us into the Twin Cities where some of us went to a zoo or skied, went bowling, attended a dinner theater production, and more. I lobbied hard for a pro sporting event of some sort but the class voted nay.
18. Mattawan, MI, July 2001
Who: Me, Brandon Hanson, Guy LaMont
Brandon, Guy and I drove from South Dakota to Michigan to visit old classmate Jesse, who had moved away junior year. We stopped in Minneapolis to see a Twins game and a Bon Jovi concert, and Chicago to hang out with band director Mr. Ehrke.
19. Omaha, NE, September 2002
Who: Me, Patrick Lynch, Casey Van Heel, Luke Katuin
This was the first of several trips from DSU down to Omaha to visit good friend Liz at Creighton! I can’t remember how many of these trips we did over the years, but this was the first and most memorable.
20. Tucson, AZ, February 2003
Who: Me and Brandon Hanson
Brandon and I drove all the way from South Dakota to southern Arizona for spring break sophomore year of college to visit old friend Gloria Colchado and family. We went to Nogales, Mexico for a night, hit up some spring training games, and stopped in Vegas on the way home.
21. Sandusky, OH, June 2003
Who: Me, Justin Springer, Libby Boggess, Jeff Gwost
I was invited to join Springer, Gwost and Libby for a road trip to our sister park Cedar Point while working at Valleyfair one summer. Springer’s car broke down in Rockford, Illinois, otherwise it was a great time spending several days at the country’s best amusement park.
22. Omaha, NE, October 2003
Who: Me, Colin, Mike Carlson, Joe Allen, Amy Adelman, many others
The second trip down to Omaha featured quite a few more Valleyfair alums, I think! The weekend was spent hanging out with Liz’s roommates, thrift store shopping, and some pretty awful hangovers.
23. Omaha, NE, February 2004
Who: Me, Travis Bolton, Jason LaPlant, Patrick Lynch, many others
I guess it was right back to Omaha yet again for a large group of friends spring semester of junior year of college!
24. Las Vegas, NV, February 2004
Who: Me, Jason LaPlant, Liz Burke, Patrick Lynch, Travis Bolton
Junior year’s spring break trip was another road trip from the Midwest to the southwest. Liz, Jason, Patrick, Travis and I embarked on what I consider the best road trip of my life and one that would be nearly impossible to top. We spent nights in Denver and Moab, Utah on the way and got into lots of trouble in Vegas.
25. Detroit, MI & Toronto, ON, February 2005
Who: Me, Jason LaPlant, Jake Drotzman, Brad Feeney, Craig Karjalainen
On our senior year spring break, Jason, Craig, Feeney, Drotzman and I drove from Madison to Detroit to visit Liz Burke who was living there for a year. We hopped the border to Windsor for a night, and eventually made our way all the way up to Toronto and Niagara Falls.
26. Milwaukee, WI, June 2006
Who: Me, Patrick Lynch, Steve Carlson, Andrew Kartak, Jim Woolsey
I traveled from Minneapolis to Milwaukee with Patrick, Steve, Andrew and Jim for the annual Twins-Brewers interleague series.
27. Kansas City, MO, August 2006
Who: Me, Derrick Geiszler, Nick Sandbulte, Patrick Lynch, Jason LaPlant, Jeff LaPlant, Chris Ahrendt, Carol Irvin
The first post-college trip was a summer weekend jaunt down to KC for a Twins-Royals series with Jason, Jeff, Patrick, Nick, Chris, Carol and Geiszler. We saw 3 games and roasted in the hot, hot sun.
28. San Francisco, CA, January 2007
Who: Me, Aaron Pratt
My first career work-related trip was to the Macworld Expo in San Francisco with Aaron Pratt. We were in town for almost five whole days and I think Aaron regretted traveling with a young single 24-year-old. Every night after the show I went out and got crazy and came back to the room puking at 3am.
29. Rolla, ND, March 2007
Who: Me, Jason LaPlant, Patrick Lynch
Patrick, Jason and I made the pilgrimage from Minneapolis up to Rolla, a small town on the Canadian border, to visit old Valleyfair alum Hot Lunch.
30. Las Vegas, NV, April 2007
Who: Me and a bunch of Microboards colleagues
My second work trip with Microboards was the NAB trade show, where I helped set up the booth and speak to exhibit-goers. But mostly I just raised hell and had a lot of fun on the company dime. Those were the days!
31. New York, NY & Washington, DC, August 2007
Who: Me, Chris Walsh, Nick Sandbulte
Walsh, Nick and I flew from Minneapolis to Newark and enjoyed the 4th of July holiday in NYC, taking in plenty of attractions including a Twins-Yankees game. Walsh departed early and Nick and I took a train to DC where Uncle Brian picked us up and took us to a Nationals game, and later his cabin in Virginia.
32. Two Harbors, MN, January 2008
Who: Me, Lauren, a bunch of Lauren’s friends
Lauren makes her debut on this list with our winter trip to the Huseby cabin in northern Minnesota with record cold temps surging through the area. We snowshoed to the cabin in the dead of night and huddled around a fire to keep warm over the few days.
33. Milwaukee, WI, May 2008
Who: Me, Lauren, Walsh, Sarah
Lauren, Sarah, Walsh and I road tripped through heavily flooded Wisconsin to take in a couple Twins-Brewers games. I was viciously ill upon departure from food poisoning and never should have gone.
34. Chicago, IL, June 2008
Who: Me, Lauren
Lauren and I took a very abrupt, surprise trip to Chicago for Yosh Kowano’s retirement celebration at Wrigley Field. Yosh was war buddies with Lauren’s grandfather.
35. Las Vegas & San Francisco, January 2009
Who: Me, Lauren, Josh Kleve, Barry King
Lauren and I vacationed to Las Vegas the day after New Years after finding some great air and hotel rates, and then parted ways as she returned to Minneapolis and I continued on to work a trade show in San Francisco.
36. Lutsen, MN, October 2009
Who: Me, Lauren
The first of two honeymoon trips, this one immediately followed the wedding festivities. Lauren and I drove up to the Lutsen Resort and Lodge the day after the wedding and enjoyed the great outdoors in brisk northern Minnesota weather.
37. Las Vegas, NV, January 2010
Who: Me and a bunch of Microboards co-workers, plus Jeff LaPlant, Patrick Lynch
The infamous “Market Price” trip was a Microboards trade show where I was invited along to work the booth and intentionally act like a jackass to a company that had previously wronged us. This was also the trip where I met the famed Bart! It is safe to say that was a life-changing trip.
38. Ocho Rios, Jamaica, January 2010
Who: Me, Lauren
Our second honeymoon trip was really supposed to be our “real” trip but was intentionally delayed until a time when we would enjoy it more—the dead of winter in Minnesota. We were there for 8 days, marking a very busy January 2010.
39. Niagara Falls, NY/ON, June 2010
Who: Me, Lauren
Lauren and I flew into Buffalo and the drove up to Niagara Falls for a long weekend for Lauren’s old college sorority sister Daphne’s wedding.
40. Pierre, SD, July 2010
Who: Me, Jason LaPlant
Jason and I drove from Minneapolis to Pierre for the Matt Hanson wedding, for which I was hired as the photographer. This is probably on the cusp of what constitutes a trip or not, but damn it if I am counting Rolla than I must also count Pierre.
41. Toronto, ON, August 2010
Who: Me, Lauren
It was right back to Ontario for the second time in 3 months, this time for Lauren’s other sorority friend Joselyn’s wedding. While there we took in a Blue Jays game and toured the city a bit.
42. Las Vegas, NV, April 2011
Who: Me and a bunch of Microboards colleagues
My final work trip at Microboards was another NAB trade show in Las Vegas. I was a late addition to the booth staff and flew out at the last minute on a Monday.
43. New York & Boston, May 2011
Who: Me, Lauren
My second New York trip was a week-long trip with Lauren that extended up into Boston via train. We took in a Mets game and did all the touristy stuff in New York including a taping of Letterman. In Boston we saw the Twins play the Red Sox and did the Cheers bar and Freedom Trail.
44. Austin, TX, May 2011
Who: Me… first solo trip??
I flew from Minneapolis down to Austin to do four interviews in a single day. We were throwing around the idea of moving away from Minneapolis for a year or two for the hell of it. I spent two nights and declared the city a winner.
45. Houston, TX, September 2011
Who: Me, Lauren
Our first trip as Austin residents was down to Houston, where we stayed with great uncle Larry and took in an Astros game.
46. Minneapolis & Carpenter, SD, December 2011
Who: Me, Lauren
Our first trip back to Minneapolis as Austin residents was an extended holiday trip to both MN and SD. I quickly learned that trips back to MN weren’t all boozing with the old buds!
47. Chicago, IL, January 2012
Who: Me, Shenea, Natalie, Patrick
Callaway sent me and three others out to Chicago to be trained in on our new ESP, Responsys. That was back in the day when companies did on-site trainings. We went to a Bulls game and did a little other exploring.
48. Arlington, TX, July 2012
Who: Me, Lauren, Colin
Hot Lunch came to visit us in Austin, and we drove up to DFW to see the Twins-Rangers series which included the epic deafening clap of thunder still talked about today.
49. Minneapolis, MN, August 2012
Who: Me, Lauren
Lauren and I returned to Minnesota primarily for Kayla and Vincent’s wedding in Rogers, MN, but turned it into a longer trip and caught up with lots of family and friends.
50. Port Aransas, TX, March 2013
Who: Me, Lauren
There was a big gap before our next trip to Port A, down on the Gulf Coast, where we had a nice seaside motel and roamed the cold beach. Bart by a bizarre coincidence happened to be there at the exact same time.
51. Boerne, TX, April 2013
Who: Me, Lauren, Rob and Elizabeth, Duane and Emily
We joined the Andersons and Viviritos for a crazy camping trip to a campground that featured zoo animals wandering the property, including giraffes and camels.
52. Carpenter, SD, April 2013
Who: Me
I made a fairly random trip back to Carpenter to meet new niece Adrienne but got stuck in major weather delays in Chicago and Minneapolis first.
53. San Francisco & Napa, CA, May 2013
Who: Me, Shenea, Lauren
I traveled to San Fran for another email conference, and Lauren joined me at the end of the trip and we drove up to Napa Valley for a few days and hit up some fun vineyards.
54. Nisswa, MN, July 2013
Who: Me and a bunch of bachelor partiers
As Walsh’s best man, I organized a guys’ trip to a northern Minnesota resort on a lake. Unfortunately, temps were in the 50s and it was a little too chilly for much lake stuff.
55. St. Paul, MN, September 2013
Who: Me, Lauren
Two months later we road-tripped from Austin up to the Twin Cities for the Walsh wedding, where we were sidetracked with some dog and car issues. On the way home we stopped in St Louis for a Cardinals game.
56. Las Vegas, NV, January 2014
Who: Me, Bart
I ventured out to Vegas with Bart for a fun trip that centered around the CES show. We tore up the town and hung out with Dusty.
57. Minneapolis, MN, April 2014
Who: Me, Lauren
We returned to Minneapolis for Lauren’s baby shower, while her dad hosted a drinking party for the gentlemen. We got out to a few Twins-Dodgers games as well.
58. San Francisco, CA, July 2014
Who: Me, Shenea
My fifth lifetime trip to San Francisco was another email conference for work. We hit up the town pretty hard, and were treated to free John Legend and B-52s concerts.
59. Minneapolis & Carpenter, SD, October 2014
Who: Me, Lauren, John
Baby Johnny made his Midwest debut at just two months old, traveling to meet his relatives on both sides of the family and even showing up to a Halloween carnival as baby Batman.
60. Houston, TX, May 2015
Who: Me, Lauren, John
Little John’s first MLB game was an Astros-Blue Jays game on a Sunday afternoon. We drove down and met up with Joe and Krista.
61. Quad Cities, IA, June 2015
Who: Me, Lauren, John
Lauren’s brother’s wedding was held in the Quad Cities area. We flew into Chicago and toured the city for a day, then drove over for the wedding festivities.
62. Galveston, TX, July 2015
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Brian, Kristin, Lexi
Brian Mego and I put our heads together and decided to surprise the wives with a little getaway trip. It was ungodly hot at the beach and rental home, but we made the best of it.
63. Minneapolis & Carpenter, SD, August 2015
Who: Me, Lauren, John
Our next visit back home was for John’s 1st birthday and a family photo session. We celebrated both in Minnesota and then out at the farm.
64. Carpenter, SD, October 2015
Who: Me
Needing a little reprieve from the demands of fatherhood, I took a solo trip up to South Dakota on somewhat of a whim and surprised everyone.
65. Playa del Carmen, Mexico, December 2015
Who: Me, Lauren, Walsh, Sarah
Aunt Alice flew down to Austin to stay with John, while Lauren and I traveled to Mexico for a holiday getaway with the Walshes.
66. Las Vegas, NV, April 2016
Who: Me, Shenea
Yet another Responsys email conference, but this time in Las Vegas. This was possibly the last time I partied this hard, staying out til 5am at a dance club with our email account managers. The next night was a free Goo Goo Dolls concert. It’s perks like this that helps justify having gone into corporate America.
67. Seattle, WA, May 2016
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Mom, Dad
We flew up to Seattle for the first time ever, meeting up with Mom and Dad for a 4-night stay. We did a lot of the touristy stuff and saw a Twins-Mariners game.
68. Germany, September 2016
Who: Me, Lauren
Aunt Alice flew down again to stay with John for eight whole nights, while Lauren and I flew to Berlin. We did all the touristy stuff, then rented a car and drove to Nuremburg, and then traveled down to Munich for the real Oktoberfest. Definitely a bucket list trip!
69. Minneapolis & Carpenter, SD, December 2016
Who: Me, Lauren, John
The longest trip of my life to date (16 days) was partially out of extreme caution as a winter storm forced our trip up a couple days, but still, it was a very long trip. We took in our first Vikings game at US Bank Stadium, then drove out to SD for the Glanzer Christmas stuff, then returned to MN for the Poulter Christmas celebrations.
70. Fort Myers, FL, March 2017
Who: Me, Walsh, Tim, Pete, Feeney
The Minnesota Steamers fantasy baseball league decided to do a destination draft for the first time, venturing to the site of Twins spring training.
71. Houston, TX, July 2017
Who: Me, Lauren, John
We returned to Houston to see the Twins play the Astros, and crashed with the Allens.
72. Carolina Beach, NC, July 2017
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Walsh, Sarah, Lorenzo
Wanting to visit my uncle’s brewery in Wilmington, NC, we again teamed up with the Walshes for a big family trip filled with lots of beach time.
73. Minneapolis, MN, August 2017
Who: Me
I made my first solo trip to Minneapolis to catch up with friends that normally got passed over on family visits. A large group of us took in a pair of Twins-Diamondbacks games.
74. Las Vegas, NV, September 2017
Who: Me
I traveled alone to Las Vegas to take in Bart and Stacey’s destination wedding.
75. Carpenter, SD, November 2017
Who: Me, John
It had been many years since I had been home for Thanksgiving, so John and I went together and gave Lauren some nice time alone.
76. Minneapolis, MN, April 2018
Who: Me, Lauren, John
We returned to Minneapolis for just a weekend to take in Matt and Calla’s baby shower. I helped organize an outing to a Twins-Reds game for the men.
77. Denver, CO & Black Hills, SD, May 2018
Who: Me, Lauren, John
The first real road trip with John was a Memorial week adventure from Austin to Denver and then up to the Black Hills. The Glanzers drove out and we rented an amazing 18-person cabin near Lead.
78. Minneapolis, MN, August 2018
Who: Me
My “last hurrah” of sorts before Baby #2 arrived was a trip up to the Twin Cities with Austin friends Bart, Mike, and Julio. We got very drunk during the daytime and then took in a Twins-Royals game. The next day a massive group of old friends got together and did it all again.
79. Arlington, TX, September 2018
Who: Me, John
On a total whim, I woke up one morning and took John up to Arlington to see a Twins-Rangers game. We wound up spending the night at the behest of Lauren, who clearly wanted some alone time to organize before baby’s arrival.
80. Tulsa, OK, December 2018
Who: Me
My first visit to my new company’s headquarters in Tulsa was to meet everyone for the first time and an insanely over-the-top Christmas party. It was at this moment I knew I loved this company and never wanted to leave.
81. Minneapolis, MN, December 2018
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Edie
My twelfth trip back to Minnesota since moving to Austin was another split Minnesota-South Dakota trip, which started with a fun family tour of US Bank Stadium.
82. Tulsa, OK, January 2019
Who: Me
I returned to Tulsa for the second straight month, this time purely for business purposes.
83. San Antonio, TX, May 2019
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Edie
The family rented a suite at a resort and hung out over Memorial Day weekend. While I wasn’t in the bathroom with a viral infection, we were attempting to enjoy the lazy river.
84. Tulsa-Nebraska City-Vermillion-Watertown-Minneapolis-Galena, August 2019
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Edie
Days before John began kindergarten, he and I set out on a long road trip through the central US, and one of the most memorable trips of my life! We met up with Lauren and Edie in Minneapolis and drove to Galena, Illinois for her family’s get-together, then raced home at breakneck speed for the first day of school.
85. Tulsa, OK, August 2019
Who: Me, Travis, Bart
Not long after returning from the big road trip, I was called upon to visit Tulsa again for work. People sure thought nothing of putting me on a plane to Tulsa pre-COVID.
86. Louisville, KY, September 2019
Who: Me, Walsh, Nick, Luke
Luke’s surprise bachelor party destination was Louisville, a great choice. We took in Churchill Downs, the Louisville Slugger museum, an escape room, a bourbon tour and more.
87. Des Moines, IA, October 2019
Who: Me
As a groomsman in Luke’s wedding, I returned to the skies to Iowa just a month after the bachelor party.
88. Tulsa, OK, December 2019
Who: Me, Bart, Tyler
Bart, Tyler and I road-tripped in my van from Austin to Tulsa to take in the work Christmas party, which once again proved epic.
89. New York, NY, December 2019
Who: Me, Lauren
Aunt Alice came back to Austin to watch both kids while Lauren and I flew to New York for a holiday getaway, hoping to partake in a very Christmassy atmosphere. We saw Hamilton on Broadway and did a lot of bar-hopping.
90. Las Vegas, NV, January 2020
Who: Me
I was somewhat inexplicably added to the company roster for Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas, and even went out a day early to celebrate Bart’s last hurrah before fatherhood.
91. Tulsa, OK, February 2020
Who: Me
Ah, the last trip back to the office before we knew what was about to hit us. I visited the office with Bart for some reason or another.
92. Greenville, SC, March 2020
Who: Me
The company memo said non-essential work travel was to halt, but I proceeded anyway and went to Greenville for the Unspam email conference.
93. Wimberley, TX, March 2020
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Edie, Brian, Kristin, Lexi
While coronavirus was turning our lives upside-down, we proceeded on with our regularly scheduled spring break getaway with the Megos to nearby Wimberley. Hey, it was a ranch isolated from society; it was probably safer than being home!
94. Carpenter, SD, August 2020
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Edie
Traveling mid-pandemic was a risk, but we flew to South Dakota anyway. Again, we figured flight aside, a week on the Glanzer farm would be safer than being in the city!
95. Carpenter, SD, September 2020
Who: Me, John
Yep, a month later John and I flew right back to SD for the Betty Bell memorial service at the farm.
96. New Orleans, LA & Gulf Shores, AL, March 2021
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Edie, Mom
Grandma Marcie flew down to Austin and we road-tripped to beautiful Gulf Shores for the kids’ spring break, with stops in New Orleans on both ends.
97. Carpenter, SD, March 2021
Who: Me
I returned to Carpenter fully vaccinated to celebrate our class’s 20-year reunion, held at the local cafe.
98. Arlington, TX, June 2021
Who: Me, Lauren, John, Edie
My Father’s Day request was to go see a Rangers-Twins game at the new stadium. And at the time, we thought COVID was a thing of the past, so it was extra fun to travel fully maskless.
99. Tulsa, OK, June 2021
Who: Me
Days after Arlington, I flew (and drove) up to Tulsa for the first time in over a year, meeting many of my new coworkers for the first time.
100. Little Rock-St Louis-Chicago-Galena-Minneapolis-Carpenter-Omaha-Kansas City-Tulsa-Dallas-Austin, August 2021
Who: TBD!
Barring some unforeseen incident in the next few days, this trip will be #100, according to my photographic memory.
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