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Good Grief! It’s going to be a very long fortnight! 😥
Veritas et Fidelis Semper
Reminds me of the time my family thought it would be a good (“fun”) idea to vacation to Florida cross-country from Nebraska in a minivan.
Let’s just say it wasn’t a very good idea…
We’ve all seen that face at some point. The real fun will come years from now when you find yourself yelling at the backseat while trying desperately not to laugh!