What do these things have in common?

March 7-13
Airplane Flights
Traveling in a 11 seat white van
Visiting Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa
Seeing this Country
7 Women(the children of the parents)
2 Parents
Late Nights
Early Mornings
Learning New Things, Gaining Knowledge
Lots of Walking
Talking, Laughter, Crying
Spiritual Experiences
Gaining Appreciation for Pioneers
Rain
Muddy Roads
Meeting Awesome People

What do all of these things have in common?

They occured on the Church History Tour that my parents took me on with all of my sisters last week.

More info will be coming as to specific places visited and my experiences.