How big is this state anyway? Well, I will tell you! In a six weeks period of time I have spanned the state from north to south, east to west, from panhandle to coast. This is one HUGE state!!! Why in the world am I traveling around the state you ask??? Because gas prices are down...we are celebrating...NOT! The answer pretty much sums up the last few weeks of 2008 and the first few of 2009.
As you have read and I am sure are as sick of it as I am we were a bit obsessed with football this fall. The Wylie Pirates, our home town high school, made it to the state finals. In the process of getting there we said our final farewells to Texas Stadium and took two road trips. The first road trip took us on another adventure to Waco. We are able to go down and back in a day, luckily! The boys know Waco now about as well as they know Garland. Travis feels comfortable telling Bill where to turn when we are driving to Floyd Casey Stadium.
(Sidebar for those Aggie fans...you will never find a Baylor grad naming their kids after the football stadium! AND it is not because our team stinks. Can you imagine naming your kid Floyd Casey???)
Ok, I am back...After winning in Waco the team moved to the state championship in Houston. Since we are always looking for an excuse to drive down and see Chad and Samantha (old high school friends) we loaded up the car and drove down I-45. I hate the drive to Houston it is just about as dull as they come. OK, scratch that comment...Our next road trip was about as dull as they come. On Christmas morning we drove to El Paso. That drive spans the length of the state and takes no less than 9 hours. 9 very very long hours!! I used to blame the miserableness of the trip on small kids, nope now it is just me whining. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? This trip ended our family travels for the time being. On Tuesday the girls I work with and I are heading to Corpus Christi, TX for a workshop. This will take me to the southern coast. Yipee!
You really do have to love a state that consists of forests in Houston, rolling hills to Waco, deserts in El Paso, and a beach in Corpus. Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?
2 comments:
Yea...it's big. To think we can getto England in much less time than it takes to drive TX is funny to me.
After moving around to a lot of States I still miss the big State of Texas.
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