Tentative Road Trip Plans

I let Google Maps add up my miles.  Not including what I drive just putzing around my trip is going to be just over 5400 miles.  Yeehaw.
So my plan is meeting up with my friend Doug and heading east.  Hopefully he doesn't leave me too far behind.  He told me he just likes to get in the truck and go.  Well that is great, but I need to stop and move around a lot.  Either that or I won't be walking at the end of the day.  We already have hotel rooms booked for our stops.  I will leave him heading to his family and I will head to Kokomo to mine.  Going to spend four day with Cassie and the littles and then go spend the weekend in Ohio. 
So excited to meet Leo and his dog Eleanor.  We had all kinds of great plans that are now mostly cancelled.  No baseball game.  I'm sure we will amuse ourselves just fine.  Then it is back to Kokomo for another 3 days or so.  Then hopefully my invite that I fanagled myself is still good to hang with Doug for a day or two before he starts heading back to the PNW. 
Up to Rockford for however long.  Frank said I could stay with him.  I didn't even have to ask.  I was totally planning on a hotel again.  So I'm happy.  Looking forward to seeing all those Illinois relatives.  And then it is north to Minnesota to see my sister, her kids, cousins, etc.  Trying to time it to be in Milaca for Megan's graduation party.  I love a party.  You get to see a lot of relatives at once.  And usually I hang with Fred when I go to parties.  This year we will see as he may or may not be going.  Sure sucks when our older relatives get older and not feeling well. 
And that is why my trip to see my littles has grown.  I want to make sure I see all those people who have been important in my life because I may not get another chance.  Life is not promised and I want to tell them in person how much I love them.
When it is time I will head back west myself.  It's going to take up almost the whole month of July.  I feel blessed to have the freedom to do this trip.  I'm not worried about the drive back.  I will go slow and see some sights I haven't seen since we started flying to MN.  I've made this trek many many times and it will be fine.