We got a lot of "you are CRAZY!!!" looks when we told people we were going to drive straight through to Texas and do it overnight. Yes, in some ways it was crazy, but it worked out pretty well. We left Knoxville around 6:30 pm on the Friday before Christmas and drove to Charlotte's in Grapevine. Lucky for us, about 30-45 minutes outside of Knoxville, we crossed into Central Time and quickly gained an hour. We managed to stop in Nashville, just outside of Memphis (because we did NOT want to stop in Memphis around midnight!) and then somewhere outside of Little Rock before we got to Texas. There were a few stops in Texas, mainly because it was morning by then and Taryne insisted that we stop to use the bathroom in almost every town. The highlight of the night was the 3 1/2 hour window that was my "rest/sleep" time. Taryne talked NON-STOP from 1-4:30 am...A.M.! Kyle was going crazy and I was exhausted.
After a stop at Shipley's and then Charlotte's for breakfast, we made our way to Llano. Those. Four. Hours. Were. Long. We were all ready to be out of the car and all I wanted was a shower. After a shower, we shuttled ourselves to the first of many activities planned for the week. No time to rest!
We managed to get in 2 trips to Mamacita's (well I got in 2, Kyle only got to eat there once) and 2 trips to Inman's and we found a taco truck for a breakfast taco. Yum!
I have a random assortment of pictures from the trip. I guess I wasn't in the "camera carrying" mood the entire trip. It gets old after a while.
After spending several days with our immediate families, we made the trip to the Houston area to visit my grandparents and aunt/uncle/cousins. And of course on our way back to Tennessee, we stayed with Joy in Alabama. Everywhere we went, Taryne was quick to note that we must see the cows and any other animals that may be around. Our trip home was uneventful (which is good) but it was long. I think I almost prefer the overnight driving versus the 2 long days of driving. But I require sleep. I am not a late night person, so maybe it is best to do one of each of these on a trip instead of both ways overnight.
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| Going for a ride to check the cows... |
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| Little Miss |
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| Checking out the cows with Daddy |
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| Pixie was being VERY silly! |
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| Taryne and Hayden finally were able to meet their cousin Reagan |
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| Taryne all dressed up as Belle and giving Hayden a check-up with her new doctor's kit |
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| Checking out the cows and Grandma and Grandpa's house |
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| Hayden, Grandpa Clarence, Taryne and Grandma Milady |
We made one other stop on our way home...we took a mini driving tour (with no guide) of the University of Alabama campus. Really I just wanted to see Bryant-Denny Stadium, but pictures of that next time.
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