Who We Are
Susanna, editor
Mom, Fire Chief, Piano Instructor, Writer, Traveler
Mom - to two young men, Caleb and Charlie, who make me so proud. I'm most excited about this trip for them to experience our National Parks.
Fire Chief - my day 24/7 job. Being a firefighter is a way of life and more than just a job. It's the best job in the world.
Piano Instructor - 36 years playing and I enjoy passing on a love for music to neighborhood children.
Writer - authored many professional pieces. My life goals include publishing fiction novels.
Traveler - love to travel (road trips), I'm not a fan of flying (deathly afraid). I've been to all but 11 of our states. I'll knock off four more with this trip.
Mom, Fire Chief, Piano Instructor, Writer, Traveler
Mom - to two young men, Caleb and Charlie, who make me so proud. I'm most excited about this trip for them to experience our National Parks.
Fire Chief - my day 24/7 job. Being a firefighter is a way of life and more than just a job. It's the best job in the world.
Piano Instructor - 36 years playing and I enjoy passing on a love for music to neighborhood children.
Writer - authored many professional pieces. My life goals include publishing fiction novels.
Traveler - love to travel (road trips), I'm not a fan of flying (deathly afraid). I've been to all but 11 of our states. I'll knock off four more with this trip.
Johanna
I am the Mom of three wonderful kids! I am married to my highschool sweetheart, we just celebrated 15 years married and have been together 24 years. I love to travel and this will be my 4th time heading West! This time hopefully we will make it to the Pacific Ocean! I am very excited to witness my kids seeing all of these amazing wonders that I got to see as a child for the first time! One of the things I am most excited about seeing is the Pacific Ocean, Las Vegas lit up at night and hopefully a MOOSE!!!!
I am the Mom of three wonderful kids! I am married to my highschool sweetheart, we just celebrated 15 years married and have been together 24 years. I love to travel and this will be my 4th time heading West! This time hopefully we will make it to the Pacific Ocean! I am very excited to witness my kids seeing all of these amazing wonders that I got to see as a child for the first time! One of the things I am most excited about seeing is the Pacific Ocean, Las Vegas lit up at night and hopefully a MOOSE!!!!
Patrick
I am Jakob's twin, "the smarter and more athletic twin." I am excited to see all the cool things we are going to see, but not excited for all the hours we are going to stay in the car. I am excited to go on this once and a life time trip with my family.
Jakob
I am 13 years old. And the better looking twin! 😂 I like to travel with my family. The farthest I have traveled west is to Texas, north to Prince Edward Island Canada, and South to Florida. I am most excited to see the Prairie Dogs, Moose, and Devils Tower.
I am Jakob's twin, "the smarter and more athletic twin." I am excited to see all the cool things we are going to see, but not excited for all the hours we are going to stay in the car. I am excited to go on this once and a life time trip with my family.
Jakob
I am 13 years old. And the better looking twin! 😂 I like to travel with my family. The farthest I have traveled west is to Texas, north to Prince Edward Island Canada, and South to Florida. I am most excited to see the Prairie Dogs, Moose, and Devils Tower.
Pink Fluffy Unicorn
I am very excited to go on this big trip with my family as long as Yellowstone doesn't explode. I LOVE UNICORNS! I am excited to see prairie dogs (they're so cute), the Grand Canyon (as long as I don't fall off the mountain), unicorn poop, and A MOOSE (only to say we saw one to my moms friend. She was really upset when they didn't see one on one of their girl trips my mom took with her)! Also some of my favorite trips were Texas, NYC, and Canada/Vermont Trip.
I am very excited to go on this big trip with my family as long as Yellowstone doesn't explode. I LOVE UNICORNS! I am excited to see prairie dogs (they're so cute), the Grand Canyon (as long as I don't fall off the mountain), unicorn poop, and A MOOSE (only to say we saw one to my moms friend. She was really upset when they didn't see one on one of their girl trips my mom took with her)! Also some of my favorite trips were Texas, NYC, and Canada/Vermont Trip.
Caleb
Like many teens, he was "too cool" (aka too busy on the computer) to write his own profile so mom is doing it for him. Caleb is 14 and just finishing up freshman year of high school. He's very excited to travel across the US and see the "Hollywood" sign. He's been as far north on the east coast as Boston and Niagara Falls and as far south as Florida. He's been west to Dallas, TX on previous trips. Caleb has also had the fortunate (or unfortunate) opportunity to experience catastrophes on road trips with mom: car fire, transmission failure, flat tires, etc. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree as Caleb, much like his mom, is a #nerd. He just finished up freshman year at an early college. He will graduate high school with his diploma and an associates degree.
Charlie
Charlie too wasn't excited about writing a profile so mom has got him covered. Charlie is larger than life and will be our vocalist during long stints in the car. Mom is hoping to secretly record him to share on the you tube channel. Charlie loves to play games on the PS4 where he can enter into challenges with other friends. Charlie, brother to Caleb, is also very excited about traveling across the US and has been to the same places as his brother. He too has experienced the catastrophes that we seem to encounter when we travel. Charlie likes soccer and is on the defensive line for his team. Next year he will start middle school where he will be in band and mom is secretly hoping chorus as well.
Like many teens, he was "too cool" (aka too busy on the computer) to write his own profile so mom is doing it for him. Caleb is 14 and just finishing up freshman year of high school. He's very excited to travel across the US and see the "Hollywood" sign. He's been as far north on the east coast as Boston and Niagara Falls and as far south as Florida. He's been west to Dallas, TX on previous trips. Caleb has also had the fortunate (or unfortunate) opportunity to experience catastrophes on road trips with mom: car fire, transmission failure, flat tires, etc. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree as Caleb, much like his mom, is a #nerd. He just finished up freshman year at an early college. He will graduate high school with his diploma and an associates degree.
Charlie
Charlie too wasn't excited about writing a profile so mom has got him covered. Charlie is larger than life and will be our vocalist during long stints in the car. Mom is hoping to secretly record him to share on the you tube channel. Charlie loves to play games on the PS4 where he can enter into challenges with other friends. Charlie, brother to Caleb, is also very excited about traveling across the US and has been to the same places as his brother. He too has experienced the catastrophes that we seem to encounter when we travel. Charlie likes soccer and is on the defensive line for his team. Next year he will start middle school where he will be in band and mom is secretly hoping chorus as well.
Grammy & Pop Pop
We are Johanna & Will Schmitt, Mom & Dad, “Grammy” & “Pop Pop.”