You’ve probably guessed it – ROAD TRIP!!

The last week in January we set out on a journey joining up with a larger group of people to take part in a Lemon’s Rally – a group of cars traveling from one point to the next in “lemon” cars (or just really old cars, or any car that would normally give you a disadvantage on the road, basically). We took our old Buick Roadmaster that my husband had bought and used as a tow vehicle for a while and which we love spending time in – mainly because it feels like we’re just hanging out on our living room couch. The rally awards points for all sorts of things along the way and is basically like a big scavenger hunt. We also got to dress up the car to go along with our team theme – which we decided would be Disney-Pixar’s Cars themed! I’m sure you know where I’m going with this because we could not theme our car without also themeing our outfits!

Day 1 – Moscow, PA to Pittsburgh, PA

Our first day of the rally was SO cold! We were up super early and on the road to registration in the negative-degree weather. Although you can’t see our Disneybounds under all our layers, they were as follows:

• Dom – Lightning McQueen: Red Cars shirt that reads “Float like a Cadillac, Sting like a Beemer”, jeans
• Juli – Mater: rust colored sweater, jeans, brown boots, Route 66 purse
• Lizzie – Sally: blue onesie, jean jacket, blue headband, blue socks, silver leggings

It was a long, cold day in the car but we were parked next to the right people at start up and continued to run with them the entire rally. Lizzie was a champ but by the end of the day we were all worn out so we got to bed quickly at the hotel in Pittsburgh.

Day 2 – Pittsburgh, PA to Lexington, KY

Day 2 saw us leaving Pittsburgh and traveling to Kentucky by way of Ohio and West Virginia. We followed the Ohio River through some really cool places and nearer warmer weather. We didn’t get a picture of all of us during day 2, but our Disneybounds were:

• Dom – Ramone: Ramone’s Body Shop shirt, jeans
• Juli – Flo: mint shirt, white sweatshirt, jeans, Route 66 purse
• Lizzie – Fillmore: mint onesie, mint sweater, gray pants

This was such a fun day with the highlight being Hillbilly Hot Dogs in Lesage, WV. We ended up eating here and it was just such a cool experience. From the atmosphere to the hot dogs, this is one place I would eat at again! I can’t wait to bring my parents and sister there – it was that much fun. You sort of have to see it to understand. I would definitely recommend visiting in warmer weather though.

Day 3 – Lexington, KY to Nashville, TN

By the third day we were grateful that final check-in was at 3pm. Sitting in the car was taking it’s toll on all of us and it was nice to get out and look at other cars for a change. We met at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville and arrived to beautiful weather – you could even see our Disneybounds in the photos from the impromptu car show!

• Dom – Doc Hudson: blue shirt, blue jeans
• Juli – Smokey: orange shirt, orange plaid shirt, jeans, Route 66 purse
• Lizzie – Cruz Ramirez: yellow onesie, yellow sweater, blue leggings, yellow socks

At the 3pm meet-up we were judged on an unknown set of critera for our cars while we got to check out the museum which had a huge selection of cars from the private collection of Jeff Lane. Afterwards we checked into our hotel and then got together at a bar across the street for dinner.

Day 4 – Nashville, TN to Leeds, AL

The final leg of our trip was definitely the warmest and one of the most anticipated. By the time we pulled into Barber Motorsports Park it was dusk, though, and we never got a family “end of race” photo. For this day we were:

• Dom – Michael Schumacher: Ferrari shirt, jeans
• Juli – Luigi: black long-sleeved shirt, yellow shirt, black pants, Route 66 purse
• Lizzie – Guido: blue onesie, gray pants

We walked around all the cars to see how all had fared, listened to the awards and the cars being recognized, and then met up with some new friends for some post-rally BBQ!

An extra touch that I added for these Disneybounds, and often the only part of the ‘bound visible with the cold weather, was creating car eyes for each of us on each day. I was particularly proud of these DIY accessories and I may post about it at a later date but I think it really made the Disneybounds stand out.

This trip was beyond cool and we will definitely be doing another. To see all of the stops we made on the way, check out my Instagram posts from January 29th through February 1st at @Rogue_Princess_

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