On the road day one and two

Our first day started at 6am so we could make it to Dallas that night. The first day was the worst day for me. It was very sad to leave my family and friends. As my emotions were running high I'm sure Scott was thinking "Is this going to last all four days in the car?" Well it didn't by the time we reached Louisiana I was kind of back to my old self.

I was exposed to a lot of new things on the road that day: the mighty Mississippi, crop dusters (the job not the bodily function), I had brisket in Dallas and did you know that most of the Texas roads are known as FM roads which means Farm to Market. Had no idea that even existed! Now everyone who reads this will know too!

Below is us entering the great state of Texas.

Once we finally got to Dallas we met up with Rhodes for some Texas barbecue. We went to a place called Hard Eights. Scott worked in Dallas last year for a few weeks and fell in love with this place so we had to make a trip. I had brisket for the first time there. It was really good. All this food talk is making me hungry!

It was great to see Rhodes. I promise you he gets taller every time I see him!

Well the next day we got up and did it all again. Our plans for day two involved seeing The Dorman's whom I love.

Just to let all ya'll know...there ain't shit in West Texas. I'm not kidding, there is nothing! Well except for turbines. They are everywhere and they are HUGE!

We finally got a reprieve from the heinousness that is West Texas as we made it to New Mexico.

Southern New Mexico is much like Texas but better because the Dorman's live there. The city they live in is quite interesting. Carlsbad is like living in Spain. There are siestas, not kidding. Here's what happened, LHD told us to get to Carlsbad around lunch so we could go to her favorite lunch spot. We'll we didn't get up as early has we wanted to so that put us behind by an hour. Now in a "normal" city most restaurants are open from 11ish in the morning to 10ish at night knowing that after lunch and before dinner would be a little slow. Not Carlsbad they think well no one will want food between 2 and 5 so we will close to take a nap. (not sure if they actually nap but they aren't working and could have made good money from us as we were hungry!!!) So we arrive at 2:15 with no where to eat that was authentic to Carlsbad. Well we ended up at Chili's. We drove 2 days to eat at Chili's! Ha! But the most important thing is we go to see our friends.

That night LHD made dinner and enthusiastically showed me how to make it so that I am more domestically desirable. Her and I drank 2 bottles of wine while the boys finished a bottle of Sweet Tea Vodka we brought them. It was a late night than another early morning.

Days three and four to come...

J