Welcome to the Wild and Free Podcast, episode 16.

I'm Ainsley-Arment here with Tina Ingold, and today we're talking about why we love going on spontaneous getaways with our families.

And we also talk about our own personal journeys for homeschooling.

So grab a cup of coffee and join us on the front porch.

Let's get started.

Music of coffee and join us on the front porch. Let's get started. I loved this month's bundle on Journey.

I don't know.

It got me excited just reading the different articles. Yeah, I know.

I thought it was such a good one, but I just love all the content and the ideas that came out of it.

Well, you know this, that we thrive on spontaneity. So reading it made me excited for even

summer journeys and different plans that we have. Sometimes when we plan things out, our family has this

level of expectation. And when that expectation isn't met, we feel really defeated. So I think

our families learn that we function best if we just fly by the seat of our pants. And sometimes

those are some of our best memories and journeys that we've taken have just been more spontaneous.

We definitely plan trips and getaways because I think if you don't plan them, sometimes it

does, time gets away from you and you don't do it. And they're still memorable and there's

something to it. But I think you're right. Some of our favorite getaways and trips have been

super spontaneous. And even last year, we just decided the week of to get in the

car and drive six and a half hours down to Mount Airy, North Carolina. Ben grew up watching

the Andy Griffith show and just loves it. Like it's such a part of his childhood. And he got our

boys hooked on it. They watch an episode in the evening sometimes. So they have an

Andy Griffith Festival every year in Mount Airy, which is what Mayberry is based after, that little town.

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