Thanksgiving in Texas

WOW! What a trip. It was great to be able to see Chad and Erin (and Peanut). I know that it was great for Elsa to be able to just get away from the stress of MN. It's amazing how much you get to know about someone when you're trapped in a car with them for 40 hrs. That was about the total amount of time we spent in the car from MN to TX then back to MN. I'm using 'car' in the widest sense of the term. We actually rented an SUV from Enterprise. It was supposed to be a mini-van, but when I went to pick it up, they said they didn't have one and instead upgraded us to the SUV. They wanted to know if that would be ok? Like I could really say, "No, excuse me, I know you don't have any other large vehicles available so I guess I'll jsut cancel my trip." While it guzzled gas, it was also a pretty sweet ride. They gave us a 2004 Durango. I was just happy not to rack up 2600 miles on my own car :) The trip was a ton of fun. We got to see how Texans live, eat, and even partake in their night life (bowling if you're wondering). We also learned that massive amounts of swearing will occure from anyone (male or female) who plays any type of driving game. The guys spent numerous hours playing NASCAR 2005, while the girls enjoyed Mario Kart. Swearing became the standard for any driver that day.

I can hardly wait to go back. I know that Elsa, Jill and Jay feel the same way. I'm sure that next time though we will end up flying down. The drive was fun to do once. Maybe if we had more time for vacation we would drive again, but I think we'll be saving up for some flights. And flights should be cheaper when its not a holiday weekend. I know that Elsa would also like to actually see more of Texas. She's a HUGE fan of the TV show Dallas as well as a JFK history buff. We would have stopped at South Fork (I think that's the place where Dallas was filmed) if it would have been closer to our route. Too bad she found it on the map too late ;) I also wouldn't mind seeing some of Houston, or going down to the Gulf. We will what happens. For right now its back to the grind stone. SSDD.