Day 4 and Day 5

Hi There!  I am combining day 4 and 5 for 2 reasons.  One, I had spotty internet access at the hotel last night.  It kept turning off.  I was very frustrated and tired and so I decided to skip it.  Reason #2 is that it was a pretty uneventful day.  All we did was drive, drive, and drive.  It was a dreary time.  New Mexico is definitely not a state you want to travel through every day.  It was cloudy and rainy.  Hardly any color or green to be found.   The one thing I would have liked to have checked out were the Pueblo dwellings.  I have always been interested in seeing them.  They are suppose to be really cool.  Alas, I didn't get to go this time.  We were on a schedule and it was rainy.  Not really a good type of tour day.    I did find out that Pueblo means town.  Nope.  I don't know spanish.  LOL  Even finding out that little tidbit helped make the long day pass.   The good thing is that we made it to Texas and we were able to go to The Big Texan Steakhouse.  That was the highlight of the day.  

So we stopped for the night in Amarillo, Texas.  I thought it was gonna be a small rodeo town, but its actually really built up.  They had everything you could imagine to eat.  We, of course, planned our trip through Amarillo to hit The Big Texan.  Its the home of the free 72oz steak if you can eat it in 1 hour.  No, we didn't try the challenge.  LOL  Our stomachs are to small for that.  David ended up getting an 18 oz steak cooked rare (yuck) with mashed taters, chili, and a roll.  I ordered chicken strips with gravy, mac & cheese, chili, and a roll.  It was very very good.  David still claims his steaks are better ( I believe him.  No one can grill a steak like my hubby lol), but he said it was the best he has had at a restaurant.  I didn't know what to think of chicken strips with gravy.  I ordered a side of ranch.  I have to say, it was yummy.  When you think about it makes perfect sense that they go together.  I just never had heard of it before.  Apparently, its a big thing in the south.  We went to Whataburger tonight for dinner and they had chicken strips with gravy too.  They really go good together.  Back to the steakhouse, it was so cool.  They really played it up for the tourists.  All the staff had on cowboy clothing and cowboy hats.  There was deer heads all over the place.  It looked like what you would expect to find in Texas.  All you seen on tv and more.  It had a cool ambiance.  I liked listening to all the Texans talk.  They have the cutest accents.  

After we had dinner, we ran into walmart for a few things.  I needed some socks.  LOL  Its amazing that its the same kind of people who shop at walmart where ever you go.  It doesn't matter what town or state you are in.  They all tend to look the same.  LOL  I did end up finding something cool for my laptop there.  They sold stickers for your laptops that peel off and leave no mark.  I found one that was very pretty and girly.  They were only like $3.  I was sold.  =)  What do you think??  Doesn't it just scream Melissa? LOL

Across the street from walmart is an ice cream shop called Braum's.  I have never heard of it before.  We decided to try it out.  I mean I'd just ate all that food at The Big Texan.  Why not eat some more?  LOL  So I had 1 scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough & 1 scoop of birthday cake on a cone.  David had a banana split.  I have to say it was the best ice cream I'd ever had.  Even better then my beloved Baskin Robbins.  Very cheap too.  We only paid $6 for both of our ice creams.  And they aren't stingy with the ice cream.  They were huge.   I enjoyed every moment of my indulgence.  

Today, we just drove through Texas over to Shreveport, La.  It was weird weather in Texas.  Very cold and windy.  I was loving it.  You all know thats my type of weather.  =)  We stopped at a rest stop on the way here to Louisiana.   It was done in an old general store decor.  I loved it.  It was super nice and super clean.  I think Texas knows how to do it right.  I heart Texas so much.  We stopped at a subway for lunch (surprise, surprise).  My sandwich artist LOL was the best.  He did an excellent job.  There was a pink cowgirl hat there for sale.  I wanted to get one, but David didn't think I'd wear it anywhere but Texas.  He was right, but I still wanted it.  I decided not to get it.  It would probably just clutter up my house.  LOL

Next stop was the New Dallas Cowboy Stadium in Arlington.  Of course, it ends up being friday rush hour traffic around the time we are going through Fort Worth, Arlington, and Dallas.  Not an ideal time.  None the less, we made it there in one piece.  I was doing a lot of silent praying in the car.  It was scary at spots.  We get to the stadium, but we couldn't go in or even park in the parking lot.  They were having some college game festival this weekend and you had to pay $10 to park there.  We parked across the street at a walmart and just took pictures from there.  I didn't end up getting my jersey that I so wanted.  Hopefully, hubby will let me order one online.  Let's keep our fingers crossed. =)  There is cute little footballs and longhorns on the walmart, too.  I loved it.  We found out that Arlington is the place to be for all your entertainment needs.  They have the Cowboy stadium, the Ranger stadium, a water park, and a Six Flags.  Its crazy.  I think I need to come back to Arlington and just spend a week here.  You'd never get bored.  =)

We finally get to Shreveport, La about 2 1/2 hours later.  I have to say I'm so impressed with David's driving.  He really handled all the traffic really well.  And hardly no road rage.  You would be proud of him..my mom-in-law.  =) There was this annoying gold car that kept being like a leech and going behind whoever was going fastest.  She would either speed way up and then slow down or she'd get behind someone.  It was just stupid.  LOL  She didn't get off the Shreveport exit like us, we were happy to see.    Shreveport is hot and rainy.  Nothing much else about it.  I love our hotel room.  Its super nice.  And it has the best bed ever.  In fact, I can't wait to go to sleep in it.  As of now, I have yet to be visited by any vampires.  LOL  But the night is still young.  We'll see.  Anyhoo, I'm gonna go to sleep now.  I'm getting so excited about seeing my family tomorrow.  I miss them so much.  Talk to y'all later.  Bye bye now!