Homebound

Checkout at...1pm? Woo hoo! I got to sleep-in! There's nothing quite like the feeling of waking up and realizing you don't have anywhere to be, anything to do, and you can close your eyes and go back to sleep. Am I right?

Taking advantage of my sleeping-in rights, I slept until noon. Then, I showered and prepared for the longish ride ahead of me (honestly, it wasn't too long after a 10hr. drive previously).

A donut shop? Open past noon? Yes, we stopped for donuts for brunch before we were back on the road. It was sort of cute that we went to the same donut place that my parents used to go to "back in the day" when they were still dating (30+years ago).

Call me crazy, I was looking forward to the trip home. Not only was it a mere 2.5hours away, but I was getting used to spending the time together with my someone. I think we managed to listen to every CD he owned on our Texas trip, but I can't remember anything but those long conversations on nothing. It was wonderful.

Okay, I fibbed. It was unintentional though, honest. It wasn't a 2.5hour trip home from Dallas. No, apparently it was a 6hour drive home due to "construction" (with not a trace of construction), traffic, and a "blizzard". Did I mention there wasn't a trace of snow on the ground by the time we made it across the state's border? Because there wasn't.

This gave me the greatest opportunity to scope out all of the gorgeous places along the road that I want to take pictures of in the future. Stop...and go...stop. For 3 hours we screeched through hoping we had enough gas to make it to the next station.

By the time we were back in town, I wanted nothing more than food and my pretty little puppy. So, we enjoyed some yummy chicken spaghetti (courtesy of my mother) and went to get Laila Kay.

Appreciating our "getaway" we were even more appreciative of the chance to get back home. All-in-all, our conclusion was this:

We cannot wait to go on another trip...NOT in Texas.

and...

We have yet to decide on a stain for our wood floors.

Goodbye Spring Break, Hello World.