my whole life i've wanted to see every major league ballpark. brad and i are finally on the first leg of that tour! here is my version of a travel journal (a list no less).

• day 1
  • visit drew and parents
  • eat dinner at napoli
  • visit veselys
• day 2
  • travel libertyville to cincinnati
  • swim in hotel pool
  • dinner and a movie (funny people)
• day 3
  • visit cincinnati zoo & botanical garden
  • watch reds versus cubs @ great american ballpark
• day 4
  • travel cincinnati to pittsburgh
  • visit mount washington
  • eat lunch at redbeard's
  • watch pirates versus diamondbacks @ pnc park
• day 5
  • travel pittsburgh to cleveland
  • visit the cleveland museum of natural history
  • nap in giant hotel room
  • watch indians versus twins @ progressive field
• day 6
  • travel cleveland to detroit
  • watch tigers versus orioles @ comerica park
  • get room service
• day 7
  • visit the henry ford
  • travel detroit to chicago
  • watch white sox versus indians @ us cellular field
  • travel chicago to libertyville
  • visit drew and parents
  • cuddle the dawgies
• day 8
  • eat breakfast with the family
  • travel libertyville to deforest

...and a mini list to keep brad and i occupied during our drives.

• tolls paid
  • $1.50
  • $1.00
  • $3.00
  • $1.25
  • $0.50
  • $0.65
  • $2.25
  • $3.50
  • $0.50
  • $1.25
  • $3.00
  • $1.00
  • $1.50
• license plates spotted
  • al
  • ar
  • az
  • ca
  • co
  • ct
  • de
  • fl
  • ga
  • ia
  • id
  • il
  • in
  • ks
  • ky
  • la
  • ma
  • md
  • me
  • mi
  • mn
  • ms
  • mt
  • nc
  • ne
  • nh
  • nj
  • ny
  • oh
  • ok
  • or
  • pa
  • sc
  • sd
  • tn
  • tx
  • ut
  • va
  • vt
  • wa
  • wi
  • wv
  • wy
  • ab
  • on
  • qc
  • sk
• states entered
  • america's dairyland
  • land of lincoln
  • hoosier state
  • buckeye state
  • bluegrass state
  • mountain state
  • keystone state
  • wolverine state