--4:00am up and at em
-4:40am rolled out of driveway
- feeling like an adult with a family, making those memories that will be told to future generations! First road trip, first twilight exit, first family vacation!! What's even more amazing to me is how quickly you can get out of the house when you actually take time to plan ahead and prepare and pack early... Which also leads to over packing and a very full car!
- there is a giant We {heart} Houston sign off of I-10 in the heights!!! Must go back to take pics... Feeling kinda silly because I pass that intersection twice a day, every day on the bus to and from work, but am always on my phone wasting time instead of looking out the window! Must pay more attention... There is way too much development going on right now!
- it takes about 30 minutes flat with no traffic to cross Houston (from beltway W to beltway E)! Wondering how that compares to other cities?! - update: and about a full hour from grand parkway w to grand parkway E! Dang!
- haven't seen the east side of Houston in a very long time. Last time I remember being out this way was around 1997 or 98 going to Beaumont for the BFF Amanda's catholic confirmation!!
- thought for sure leaving before 5am the girls would go back to sleep... Cori started talking the second I put her in the car and as of an hour later is still up and asking for snacks! Daddy quote about C: "F-it, I'm up!" Edie asked questions non-stop for the first 40 minutes until we told her it was time to rest... then fell right back asleep!
- 6:03am Beaumont! Cori finally back asleep after 3 mini muffins! Dusky- looking forward to the sunrise soon!
- 6:18am both girls awake :/ Edie asks "is it morning?! Can I have my snack now? Are we there yet?!" ... Ha! No.
-6:33am Louisiana!! First movie: strawberry shortcake berry merry christmas- not my favorite...
-6:40am first peek at the sun!
-7:25am first pit stop Jennings,La, second movie meet the robinsons, switched drivers... My turn!
-10:30am second pit stop + gas this time in Slidell,LA! Wiggle and play time at McDs! Finished movie #3: Lady and the Tramp II! Beautiful, peaceful drive through the swamp (everyone was sleeping!) and lot of big, cool bridges!
- 12:00pm Biloxi, MS! Rob and I have been singing Biloxi Parish by Gaslight all day! Movie #4 Aristocats! E's favorite!! She's finally starting to sing along to the songs too!! Post lunch everyone is full and happy and will hopefully be napping soon! "Amelia!" (My fav line from uncle Waldo in Aristocats!) Hehe
-12:34pm! My favorite time! Only 3 hours left!!
-1:11pm Mobile, AL! Did you know?-Greenbow, AL is not a real town :/ Rob and I big kinda bummed about that! Movie #87 Cinderelllllah! High 5 to Mobile for a pretty cool looking downtown and an awesome tunnel!!
- around 2:something we made it to Pensacola and against some good advice to stay on 10, I persuaded Rob Togo south so we could enjoy the coast and thought E would like it too. E was asleep about 3 minutes before we saw the water, and then it took us 2 hours to go 80 miles :/ will listen next time!
- 3:45pm Made It!! The second we got there E was whisked away in the golf cart with gparents aunt uncle and cousins for sno cones! Later we went down to the beach and E was fearless in the surf with her lifevest and Daddy!! Cori and I put our toes in sand, but she wasn't a huge fan. Then after a big family spaghetti dinner with all 13 of us and the girls both making happy plates, the three big cousins are sleeping in the fold out sofa together!
Very much looking forward to spending the next few days with this big house full of family and celebrating my father in laws 50th birthday with family portraits on the beach tomorrow!!
