Mom Road Trip

A mile high...

So the first thing I noticed about the altitude is this: bending over to get something out of my suitcase left me winded.

"Are you feeling out of breath?" I asked Sarah. "Maybe you're just imagining it," she said.

Later, it was her turn to feel the effects of the altitude when her sinuses dried out and her first glass of wine left her unexpectedly tipsy.

"Drink a lot of water, and don't drink too much booze," was the advice from the experienced Denverites. We heeded this advice, sucking down glass after glass of water...and not a single one of us over-imbibed. (Though that could also be because we're planning on leaving the hotel as early as possible tomorrow morning to start the journey to Salt Lake City.)

Sharing in the drinks were a fantastically interesting group of Denver-area bloggers--some of them are pictured here:

...I believe they're laughing at Devra's accidental mangling of the words "Hybrid Tahoe" (Tybrid Hahoe, anyone?)

The hotel we're staying in is very cool. Each floor is themed--we're on the TV floor, but there's also a horror-movie themed floor, a Jack-themed floor, and a sci-fi themed floor, among others. We ate and drank at the hotel bar and restaurant--I had a creamy, saucy, delicious lobster mac and cheese. Sarah's scallops with corn truffle sauce looked pretty yummy too.

I wish I could write more, but I am falling asleep at the keyboard here, so I'll see ya'll in the morning!

--Meagan is full, well-hydrated and tired.   

Good Night John Boy

We are currently in a bed in a hotel in Denver, Colorado.

In fact, Meagan and I are both in this bed and we are both trying to get some more writing done.

I am absolutely amazed at how busy this trip has been so far. When I thought about this trip I pictured long hours in the car where we would be bored. I even brought a book.

That book hasn't left its spot in my backpack once.

I know it seems like we aren't putting up that many posts but you would be shocked at how long it can take to upload video using a broadband card in the middle of I-80 in Nebraska.

It is easy to get excited about how easy it is going to be to do a road trip without the kids. It seemed like it would be so relaxing to drive across the country with other adults... no crying, no fighting, no throwing toys and not having to eat every meal at McDonalds.

But I forgot. Long drives are tiring no matter who you are with.

Don't get me wrong - we're having a really good time, we are just exhausted. Traveling is draining no matter who you are with.

So I'm going to bed.

I'll talk to you guys in the morning.

- Sarah

THE ROAD TRIP

Take five moms, give them a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV, add wireless internet access in the vehicle, a GPS system, cutting-edge cameras and video recording technology, video games, music, gasoline, hotel stays, food, mainstream media covering the road trip on the internet & television - and see what happens as these hilarious and irreverent women drive coast to cost, picking up their fellow SV Moms Group Contributors and blogging it all on the road.....  Seriously, you will NOT want to miss following these bloggers as they make their way across the country, from Northern Virginia to San Francisco.

Here is a video from Katie Couric of CBS Evening News with a few words to Silicon Valley Moms Group mommy bloggers and our mom road trippers:

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Silicon Valley Moms Group has partnered with Six Apart to enable, amplify and share our journey across America.

Come Meet SV Moms Group Contributors participating in our first-ever, Silicon Valley Moms Group Road Trip '08: 

Dates and details about the trip:

July 6, 2008: Five selected contributors from SV Moms Group will begin blogging and video blogging (vblogging) about their upcoming road trip from Virginia, DC, Chicago and Loveland to San Francisco.

July 11, 2008:  Devra will receive the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid frm General Motors

July 12, 2008: Devra and Sarah from DC Metro Moms Blog will drive from DC to Chicago.

July 13, 2008:  Devra and Sarah will pick up Meagan from Chicago Moms Blog and drive to Omaha, Nebraska.

July 14, 2008: Devra, Sarah and Meagan will drive from Omaha to Denver.

July 15, 2008:  Devra, Sarah and Meagan will pick up Aviva from the soon-to-launch Rocky Mountain Moms Blog and drive to Salt Lake City.

July 16, 2008:  Devra, Sarah, Meagan and Aviva will drive from Salt Lake City to Reno.

July 17, 2008:  Devra, Sarah, Meagan and Aviva will drive from Reno to Silicon Valley, where they will pick up Jill Asher from Silicon Valley Moms Blog for the last thirty miles of the trip.  From Palo Alto, the six SV Moms Group contributors will drive to San Francisco.... where they will join 100 other contributors from SV Moms Group for a party in San Francisco that evening. Over the next few days will be more Silicon Valley Moms Group events and attendance at the BlogHer conference.

Beth Blecherman (Techmama) from the Silicon Valley Moms Blog will be tech blogging (behind the scenes) about some of the technology used on the Road Trip.