2 down.
This is a long drive.
A very long drive.
I left my house at 8:30 yesterday morning. A side trip to Philly, a lunch at Cracker Barrel, an hour of traffic, and about 10 quality driving hours later we ended up in Knoxville.
To get to the hotel, we actually turned right on "Honor our Troops Dr.", then right onto "Historic Preservation Ave." and then left on "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Dr." Whatever happened to "Main St." and then like?
The hotel was nice, and waiting in the room for us were two bottles of Dr. Enuf soda and two moon pies. The moon pies were good, and we'll try the Dr. Enuf tomorrow morning. We just put it on ice.
Today, after eating a big breakfast at the Marriott, we got on the road at 10am. We made good time all day...drove all the way across Tennessee and Arkansas. We stopped in Little Rock and ate at a Mexican restaurant. We ordered some guacamole that the waitress made in front of us and while she was mashing and folding, she said she'd have to try it someday, but that she hasn't yet because doesn't eat vegetables.
No vegetables.
Except for potatoes, pickles and ketchup, that is.
Potatoes are a starch. Pickles and ketchup are condiments. Both have tons of sugar in them.
So I think that no vegetables is more accurate.
Is that weird or what? Welcome to Arkansas.
Now we're in Dallas (got here at 10:30), and I'll take Clay to DFW tomorrow morning and meet up with my dad just after.
2 to go.
Posted by amy at August 7, 2005 07:04 AMDoes she eat corn? Because some people say that it's not. I believe this waitress may be the critical vote.
Ironically, Pat...I wanted to ask her that, and we talked about it (my brother and I). Clay was SO SURE that she didn't eat corn that he said there was absolutely no point in asking. Think about it. She considers potatoes a vegetable, and makes it a point to say that she DOES eat them. As far as I'm concerned, corn has more vegetable points than potatoes do...
Ah yes, the American road trip. If nothing else, it reemphasizes how WEIRD people in the middle of the country really are. I mean, who would want to live in Arkansas? But hey, congratulations and welcome back to the states. Best of luck to you, Sammy, and the little one out in Arizona. And if nothing else, at least its more spacious than Paris.
Interesting side note: My brother was asked to write an article for a travel magazine about our trip to Paris, sort of a "first time in Paris" guide for Americans. I'll let you know when its published and send you a copy. Talk to you soon!