Last summer I packed up my kids and we headed off on a 3 week road trip throughout Oregon.  This summer I got those photos and memories off my computer and onto our coffee table.

Because it had been a year since our trip, I relied heavily on my itinerary and the online journal I kept throughout the vacation while creating this book.

As I wrote about awhile ago, I’m a big fan of the Oh Life service.  Every night on our trip I emailed off the details and funny stories of our day.  Before I sat down to work on this book, I simply visited ohlife.com, exported my entries from our trip, and cut and paste them into my book.  So many sweet little conversations and moments I surely would have forgotten if I hadn’t written them down!

In some cases, the photos tell the story, and other times a few words + the photos help paint the complete picture.Take a few moments today to jot down the Top 10 memories of your most recent trip.  Someday you (or your family) might be glad you did!