Thankfully, the third night on the road was the charm! Colin finally slept a little more normally last night and we both got more sleep. He only ate once during the night and I was able to quiet him down with the pacifier alone during his other wakings. MUCH better! He also napped normally today and went to sleep tonight at his normal time. I took a nap when he did today, so that helped me to feel a thousand times better.
Today was a beautiful day and we all packed up and went on one of our famous family scoots. A really nerdy tidbit of info about my family...we love to find places to eat in really small towns in East Texas. If it is on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere, we have probably been there. We have a whole list of favorite places to eat around here and we call it "going on a scoot" when we head out. In all fairness, that practice of calling it that started when I was about 10 years old, but I know it is still nerdy none the less. ;-) Today we went to one of our all time favorites...The Shed in Edom. I had chicken fried steak with gravy, mac and cheese, corn nuggets and peach cobbler! SO BAD! That did not help with how fat I am, but it was fantastic!! Colin had a blast...all the girls were kissing on him and he loved it as usual. The weather was great and the scenic drive in the country was just what I needed. I love where I am from. I really do believe that East Texas soothes the soul.
My little hometown is very unique. It has a population of about 180,000 people and is not a suburb of a major city. It just exists out here all by itself. It is surrounded by all the tiny country towns that we "scoot" to...but the closest big city is about a two hour drive away. I was thinking about that last night when I went to pick up dinner...I know every single street here and every building. I can tell you a story about every corner of this town. I have so much history here. When I was a kid, I could not wait to get away. I spent so much time thinking about being grown up in the big city, but now as I drive around, I can't help but thinking about how peaceful it was to grow up here. From going to dance class and being a cheerleader for our little elementary school to dancing on the Drill Team and cheering for the Red Raiders every Friday night. I think I probably embodied every small town cliche there is, but I had the best time in the world.
Oh, and for those of you keeping count...I have had several Mama Sandwiches this week! ;-)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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Why Why Why do u do this to me?
I type this in my best whiny voice "I wanna go home"
You seriously should have been a writer.. i felt so much emotion when I read that... tugged at my heart for sure. You left out my fav Tyler high school detail... Carol and the permeant face extra.. THE CAMERA!
Damn, if I knew you were going to be in T-town for so long, I would have given you some money to stop in Canton on your way home to stock me up on Suzette's Candles. They used to be in Frankston and now they are in Canton. Anyway, my mom and I have loved them forever.
I don't like going back now. It's changed too much. I don't like the growth (of course I don't live there, so of course I would say that). I want it to permanently look like it did in 1994. Forever.
Population 180,000! When we moved there in 1981, it was a pop of about 45,000. I used to play on the construction site that is now Times Square. I would giggle at the teens who cruised around it in the mid 80s because I literally lived next door to it.
I need to get out of my magic time machine. :)
P.S. Did ya'll ever go to The Hut? It was NE of town if I remember right. We loved their burgers and it was a total dive. I wonder if it's still there?
P.S.S. Are you still up for early April in T-town? Looking forward to that little getaway is the only thing keeping me sane nowadays. :)
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