The night before was supposed to be an early night, but it was not to say the least. I did not end up going to bed until around 1:00 AM. I am a night owl, so normally I wouldn't care, but the alarm was set for 3:45 AM. Joe and I woke up and were able to get ready rather quickly. Thankfully the car was packed the night before (we actually stayed with Drew and Katie since they had a mattress in their guestroom and all we had left was an air mattress that kept deflating). We leave and get going (for those of you who don't know me, when I travel by car, I get ANTSY if we fall behind schedule). Everything was going well as far as time goes. We needed to get gas...no big deal. But at 4:30 AM, gas stations don't offer gas. We pulled into so many gas stations trying to pump gas...I was not a happy camper. :-) Finally we found one. NOW, we can get on the high way. Nope. Joe realized he forgot to leave some paperwork, money and keys at the apartment's main office. So...we had to go to an ATM and drive to our apartment and drop off the necessary items. I just kept my eyes closed.
Joe and I were ambitious on our first day. We figured we would have the most energy and be the most excited. We drove through South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi (the fog was so thick, we were driving through clouds; we also got to cross the Mississippi River), Louisiana and stopped in Tyler, Texas. It was a long haul, but totally worth it. We booked a hotel room with a jacuzzi, which was awesome. The extra money was worth it: we were exhausted from packing the truck the previous weekend and then sitting in a car all day. Dinner at Cracker Barrel was so much fun...we were definitely in Texas. It was fun seeing real cowboys come in the restaurant. We went to bed early and crashed...
