Day 1

And so our journey has begun...

We left the comfort of our home at an early 8:15 this morning and started our travel southward. Then, suddenly, a parent's worst nightmare (with having children in a moving vehicle): vomit. Katelynn had a series of incidents in which she emptied the entire contents of her stomach. Without going into much detail, we had to make a stop to clean off the carseat, air out the van, etc etc. Fortunately, she quit after that. We're hoping (say a prayer) that this is an isolated incident and we won't have any other misfortunes. She doesn't have a fever, and she ate okay at lunch and dinner, otherwise she has been in good spirits. Caleb did a great job entertaining her in the car.

Going into Arkansas...

Going into Tennessee...and a view of Memphis.

We did a little sightseeing while in Memphis. We went by Graceland and took a few pictures!

Then we had some of the best BBQ that we have ever tasted! It's well known around these parts and was showcased on the Foodnetwork show "Diners, Drive-Inns and Dives." Wonderful food!!

So far we have had a good trip! The 8.5hr drive went by surprisingly fast and we had fun tallying up driver's liscense plates from different states. Just today we counted cars from 28 different states while on our drive here to Memphis. Also, when we thought gas prices and police officers would be in abundance, we were quite surprised that gas never reached over $2.60 a gallon, and we saw a total of 10 police cars out on the highway. Pretty good for Memorial Day Weekend!

We are starting to learn more about the South since we've been here. So far this is what we've learned...and I'm sure the list will be growing:

1) Sweet tea down here is really sweet!

2) Portions come large *gulp*

(my figure is already expanding)

3) When you order a meal, you must either a) finish it or b) get a to-go bag, otherwise it's not good manners.

Well, we're calling it a night so we can start our trek to Asheville tomorrow. We'll be stopping by Nashville at the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch tomorrow before we get into North Carolina. We're looking forward to the scenery as well-we've already seen beautiful (non-flat) terrain!

We'll see what tomorrow brings...