Monday was a day full of driving to our campground in Gardiner, Montana, just outside of Yellowstone National Park.  We got everything mostly ready to go while multiple kids were having appointments with their therapists.  Charlie suggested that I drive into town to pick up some gluten-free treats at a gluten-free bakery we had found, so I headed off with Annette and Amelia to purchase some goodies. 

Of course, when I got to the bakery, we discovered that it was closed on Mondays.  Ugh!  I should have known to look that up before I made the drive.  Charlie and I talked, and he agreed to go ahead and start driving toward Yellowstone.  I was just going to run another errand or two and then catch up to him. 

After finding a natural foods grocery store, we discovered that there was a Costco right across the street.  We definitely needed a few things, so into Costco I went.  Unfortunately, this also meant that I bought some refrigerated items on a hot day.  We had a cooler, so then I went off to find ice. 

When all was said and done, we were two hours behind Charlie.  So much for meeting up with him somewhere.

I ended up driving the entire way to Yellowstone.  This meant that I was in the car from about 8:30 that morning to 7:30ish that evening.  While I usually don’t mind driving, I was done with being in the car by the time I made it to Gardiner.

As soon as we parked and got out of the car, Charlie told me that he and I were going out to dinner.  I told him that that sounded great, as long as we didn’t have to get back in the car!  Fortunately, our campground (Sun RV North Yellowstone was our favorite campground so far!) was within easy walking distance of the town of Gardiner and the Yellowstone River.  We walked into town, found a restaurant, and sat down to relax – with the assistance of Huckleberry Margaritas!

Evidently, I can really neglect picture-taking at times. This is the only picture either Charlie or I have for the entire day. We didn’t even take a picture of our date-night!

And not to worry about the kids… they were happy to be rid of us for a little while, and Charlie had made them pasta for dinner.  Give the kids an internet connection, or even just a computer with a DVD drive, as well as dinner and some yummy huckleberry treats for dessert, and you won’t find much complaining going on!

Rebecca