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texas wins.

February 11, 2013 /

Last weekend the kids and I spent two days in Charlotte. In December we drove there for a birthday party.

I can’t even begin to recount the number of Charlotte-bound drives our Suburban has made over the past five years of living in South Carolina. The spotting of the giant peach water tower is always our half way mark.

But after this week, I won’t be heading that way so much.

I’m not going to say I’ll miss the drive on highway 85.

But, if you could hear the depths of my sighs right now, you’d know how much I’m going to miss my destination.

Emma and her family are about to take off their North Carolina license plates and put on some Texas tags.

Sure, yes – I’m genuinely glad for Emma and Jon and the truly exciting new adventures the Lone Star state has up its giant sleeve for them.

However.

I’m also really sad.

For me.

Mapquest says it is going to take me fifteen hours and eleven minutes to drive to see her now.

Where does that put the half way mark?

Is there going to be a peach water tower waiting for me in Alabama?

Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.

Sometimes I just need to indulge in a few minutes of a Grade A pity party.

It will be a Grand Adventure to take a trip to Texas.

But I’m just going to miss my Charlotte Emma.

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3 Comments

  • Allie Pust

    February 12, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    One of my best of friends lives in Dallas. Finally, after 6 years, we drove there for Christmas.
    Let me tell you, it's the most boring, uneventful drive EVER (with the exception of passing 2 Bass Pro Shops).
    But it was so worth it to see our friends.
    We'd consider spending every Christmas with them, except that our families may not approve. Dang it.

    I can't wait for you to get to to to TX!!! =)

    • LaceyKeigley

      February 12, 2013 at 8:15 pm

      That is what I have heard.

      I have, however, prepared an alternate route that mapquest declares to be only 15 minutes longer and it takes me through Nashville and Memphis and those towns sounds exciting.

      Now that I know you have pals there and Jo has family there – perhaps a grand caravan is in order. We travel together to make it more bearable – and then we split to see our various friends and family – then gather back together for the long haul home.

      You think I\’m joking, but I\’m not.