vacation games with mom

from carlsbad to el paso, texas. to abilene with peggy & ray and then mckinney with judy & ivan & butch (& james & erin & tiger-man.) to jackson, tennessee to "the mouth."

i drove the +500 miles to mouth of wilson, virginia, today. so that meant mom was in the passenger seat trying to come up with creative things to do. last year she made me say all the states in alphabetical order. this year, it was all the capitals (thankfully, not in alphabetical order.) if i couldn't think of the capital, she would proceed to give me some hints. i hope you enjoy some of them as much as i did.

Montgomery, Alabama
Juneau, Alaska - my clue: how my Korean students say 'did you know?'
Phoenix, Arizona
Little Rock, Arkansas
Sacramento, California - mom's clue: the Lord's supper in Spanish (I didn't need a clue.)
Denver, Colorado - mom's: a famous country western singer whose first name is John
Hartford, Connecticut - mine: "In _____, Harrisburg, & Hampshire hurricanes hardly ever happen."
Dover, Delaware - mine: the horse Eliza Doolittle cheers for
Tallahassee, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia - mine: where Scarlet O'Hara went to see her aunt
Honolulu, Hawaii
Boise, Idaho - mine: what little girls say - "BOYS! Eeeeee!"
Springfield, Illinois
Des Moines, Iowa
Topeka, Kansas
Frankfort, Kentucky - mom's (& my personal favorite): the guy who went to Samoa with Rebecca
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Augusta, Maine - mom's: Caesar at the time of Jesus' birth
Annapolis, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts - Emily's would have been: "ooooooh!"
Lansing, Michigan
St. Paul, Minnesota
Jackson, Mississippi
Jefferson City, Missouri - mom's: our music minister's son
Helena, Montana
Lincoln, Nebraska
Carson City, Nevada
Concord, New Hampshire
Trenton, New Jersey
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Albany, New York - mom's: the first syllable is a man's name spelled with two letters
Raleigh, North Carolina
Bismarck, North Dakota - mom's: a ship & something having to do with her brother's first name and the beginning sound of his last name (my first guess with mom's clue was Brasmark)
Columbus, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Salem, Oregon
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Providence, Rhode Island
Columbia, South Carolina
Pierre, South Dakota
Nashville, Tennessee - mom's: the city we just drove through
Austin, Texas
Salt Lake City, Utah
Montpelier, Vermont - mom's: a big, French hill (hahahahahahaha!)
Richmond, Virginia
Olympia, Washington
Charleston, West Virginia - mom's: the real name of Emily's date to the prom
Madison, Wisconsin
Cheyenne, Wyoming

TADA!