You-Hoo Big Summer Blow Out

If you have ever seen frozen, you have seen this character.

Chances are you immediately started laughing and could not handle the hilariousness of his hospitality, fun, and once of sass. 

My friends and especially myself love this character.  In fact, we often yell  "you-hoo" to greet each other or just to give one another a smile. This road trip was also named "Shannon and Rob's Big Summer Blow Out!"

Here are some snap chats of the adventure that went well:

After a few hours of travel, three episodes of car sickness, a quick change, and getting real comfortable with each other, Rob and I finally get to beautiful state of NJ to pick up Peter. The GPS said we were at our destination, which is when Rob and I looked at each other with concern. The following moment I was on the phone with Peter asking "are we picking you up under a bridge?" 

Luckily no. Even better at a creepy hotel under a bridge. 

Greeted with NJ bagels and hugs. And then the road trip continued! Stopped to pick up Hannah in Pennsylvania. Then finally arrived in DC. 

In DC life was filled games, ice cream, and with the most beautiful surprises!

First surprise... Joe, the best partner in crime, and I visited Julie, the most beautiful role model in my life, at her business school graduation and even managed to chronicle the event with a selfie.

Second surprise... After dinner to celebrate Rob's 21st we walked back to the metro and ran into some people we know. The Dominicans and some Sisters singing on the streets of Chinatown

Then came Kate. A friend from mental health clinical. We always said how we wanted to get together and share a bottle of wine once I was 21. Somehow she just happened to be at the bar the night of my 21st birthday!

This surprise may be one of the best!!! This is Kat! A dear friend who has been abroad all semester in Rome. And I just happened to find her in the Caldwell parking lot on my birthday! Reunited at last! All the random weird emails to each other were now in person hugs and jokes! So blessed to have her in my life.

With a little free time made my way over to the Basillica, where I am always surprised by something. This is usually one of my favorites, but on this day it was extra amazing. Little surprise from above, I think.

The visit concluded with hanging by a fire and learning a little bit more about these people, a night I will always remember, but it starts to get a little "hazy" once the game of King's began. 

And a few last bear hugs from Amanda, the girl who helped me get through another year of nursing school and my first year of ministry. She loves me even though I don't like sleep overs. And she even let's me do 90% of the talking when studying. Forever my fashionista. 

And on the road trip home there were a few surprises in Philly (which I still do not know how to spell).

Fish counters in a really cool market.

Independence Hall. Yeah that's it behind us! Please pardon my obnoxious "excited face"

And love park! 

So many cool adventures, but what made the road trip and visit to DC the most fun were the people I spent it with. It was filled with the perfect amount of hospitality, fun, and sass just like the silly man from Frozen. But I have to say Olaf always wins with "some people are worth melting for" and all the people I met and and all the people who I spent the weekend with made one big puddle in my summer!