day 1 ---a thousand miles

Waking up the kids was easier than we anticipated, because they had only JUST fallen asleep at 4 am... an intentional all nighter! 

We stopped in the fingerlakes region of New York State so I could show the family my alma mater.  It was great fun to share some stories and remininsce--  especially as this year we will begin the college visiting with jameson! 

We drove and drove and drove and drove... until we stopped in Cleveland for a quick dinner.  We encountered an INCREDIBLE storm in Ohio.  In fact, just as we enetered Thomas Edison's birthplace, a bolt of lightening flashed through the sky.  All turned very, very dark, and droves of thick rain pelted our car.  THe sky was so unusual and eerie.... the sun was shining through, at times, with intensely dark clouds juxtaposed with slivery, puffy, cotton clouds!  Of course a full rainbow delighte us all, and we felt very far from our familiar east coast environ.

As we were driving in Indianna, the children quietly watching a james bond movie on their computer, Jesse was on his cell booking a recording session for October.  The person on the line was apparently surprised that he would bring his family on such a long trip, and jesse said the following:
"well, here we are with nothing to do and nowhere to go.  Just the five of us and whatever the day has to bring."  I suppose that sums up what we so adore about such a journey.

We will go into Chicago today, maybe to the modern art museum and to millenium park.  And always in search of blues and jazz in its proper home.  We will try to post some photos later.