Vorfreude (noun) Origin: German | The joyful anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures.
Two more weeks and I’m off on vacation! Woot Woot. I have built in a couple of mandatory road trips. Last year, I flew in and out of my home town with the expectation that I would take a short road trip during my time with my family. 2020 ended up being all about dad and due to him being sick, it never happened. So this year, I am flying in and out of Seattle which will force me to drive from Seattle to Spokane. It’s a great 4-5 hour drive through some beautiful country. Valley to plains to mountains to rainforest to ocean. My second trip will be to Oregon to check out some areas for future reference. No solid plans, just a solid plan to hit the road with some fun tunes and a carful of random gas station snacks. Nothing makes me happier. I mean in general. A lot of things make me happier but road trips top the list. From childhood to my most recent years, they are my favorite memories. I can’t wait!
“Map out your future – but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.” – Jon Bon Jovi
“Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” –Jerry Seinfeld
“I get emotionally attached to the cars ahead of me on long road trips.” – Unknown
“That’s why I love road trips, dude. It’s like doing something without actually doing anything.” – John Green
“It doesn’t matter how old you get, buying snacks for a road trip should always look like an unsupervised 9-year-old was given $100.” – Unknown
Vorfreude: Imi; moom; Andreas; Ab; lauren; sexy; moms; 365reasons; glen; raeventure; stephen; Faye
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OH my what a incredible word. I may have to use this in a post myself. I pray your journey fills your heart full of endless blessings and love. Enjoy each moment of vacation.
I appreciate that! Hope we can meet up while I’m home!!
Road trips are legend. I crave one now!
Can’t wait to retire that’s going to be my main job after I retire
Right now we are pouring our ‘spending cash’ (Ha ha) into an ancient sailboat so we can sail while we are still physically able. After that, Roadtrip! And maybe an ancient Boston Whaler.
That is awesome! I was actually looking at houseboats to live in but I’m all over the board about where I want to live. My dream has always been to sail across the ocean. I was in the Navy and I lived ownership for a year and I did travel across the ocean. But I read an amazing book if I can remember the title I’ll post it here but I want to sail like in a real sailboat across the ocean.
This woman has shared everything you need to know about that. She even links to crews needed lists. Her husband got ill during Covid and she hasn’t posted lately but her blog is very informative:
https://lisadorenfest.com/
Thanks! Will check it out. The book I was talking about was Unlikely Passages by Reese Palley. Great book.