BBQ/Sweet Tea: None. We have passed the great divide and things are healthy again. My salad had VEGETABLES today. And none of them were drenched in butter.
A few notes on vegetables:
1. In TN, Mom and I were looking at our BBQ options and with the sandwich came several "vegetable" sides. Listed under such was:
a. Cornbread
b. Macaroni and Cheese
c. Apple cobbler
d. Cheesy Tators
e. Pork and beans (beans cooked in bacon grease....yum)
2. This is the norm in the south according to my Mom, and got me to wondering: How is cornbread a vegetable? And, how did Mom and Dad not grow up with scurvy? This explains a lot about Dad's dental work... :)
But seriously - on the scurvy thing - how? We had meals with literally no greens for miles. Does the chocolate brandy pecan pie offset the scurvy onset? (British sailors used to use rum!) These are the conversations you have missed out on in the car. I know you are sad.
Anyway, we woke up in New Mexico (Land of Enchantment), crossed over into Arizona (Wildcat Country!), and found ourselves in Flagstaff for lunch. Flagstaff was neat - very historic and pretty up in the mountains, though confusing as it was unexpectedly on pacific time. How? We wondered as we were denied lunch because we arrived too early. Apparently AZ is a lone ranger, and does not abide by daylight savings time. Mystery solved!
Overall we were in favor of NM, as it did live up to being a land of enchantment in terms of scenery. But then I fell asleep after lunch and apparently missed some amazing AZ scenery. I woke up and Mom's first words were "Arizona wins!" Now, she was saying this while driving AND trying to take a photo of said scenery so I'm glad I grabbed the camera and saved us from dying :).
And that leads us to...
ChipGate 2012.
Someone bought pringles. And then did not put the top on said pringles (mom) so that said pringles spilled all over the seats/under the seats (mom) and chips were everywhere while we were driving (mom). She is also launching a propaganda campaign saying that I do not stop enough and let her take photos. This was said RIGHT AFTER I pulled over on the highway to let her take photos. Please do not heed her wild words. :)
Anyway, long story short we are now in CALIFORNIA! And though we have driven for hours, we are seriously like nowhere yet. California is a big state. And if you want to get to the coast you have to plan for an extra 3 weeks. Also, lots of mountains. But, excitingly, the bug quotient is way down. The windshield is practically clear! (Akansas, on the state competition you lose. Flat, dark, and bugs. Sigh).
If you are still with us, give us a sign of life. Tomorrow is our last lap before we arrive in San Francisco on Saturday. We could use the pep talk :)
3 comments:
So I heard about your move just recently...apparently the grapevines gone a bit dormant. Your road trip looks like its been fun. Are you moving to San Fran permanently?
CORNbread and beans are vegetables and in defense of the Pringles incident, (they are not a southern vegetable by the way); I would not have bought them except upon request (Christie).
Have you ever tried to retrieve a can of Pringles from behind the drivers seat (2 inches of space) of an SLK going 85 mph? I rest my case.
photo scavenger hunt: I want to see a picture of a joshua tree, a car that should be on pimp my ride, a donkey, and a sunset over the ocean. go!
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