Go West! - Leg Three (and a half)

Our night in Jackson was interesting. Remember the rain in Alabama? Yeah, that was nothing. It was a literal downpour the entire night and well into the next morning. We practically had to swim our way to breakfast. I sat down to watch the weather channel and learned that there were flash floods in Austin. I asked Brandon what on earth we were doing. Moving every few months, driving all over the country in crazy weather... sometimes, I think I might just want to go home. But, the call of the unknown and our need for adventure is too strong. And, we have loans to pay. So, we move forward. :)


From Jackson we cruised though Louisiana, stopping in Dallas, TX.

We were heading out of MS when we suddenly found ourselves on this really cool bridge. We were like, "Wow! Check this huge bridge out!" ... and then we realized that we are idiots. I suppose they named it the Mississippi River for a reason.

We took a break in Ruston, LA for a couple of hours. Brandon's brother, Nate, will be moving here at the end of the summer to get his Ph.D at Louisiana Tech, so we were looking at some housing options for him (BTW, Nate and his wife, Laura, welcomed our cute niece, Abby, into their family this very day!)

We didn't see any more rain,
but we did have some really cool looking grey skies.

For some reason I was absolutely in love with our hotel in Dallas.
It had been recently remodeled and looked really nice.
It was huge (2 bd, 2ba), had granite countertops, flat screen tv's,
and really comfortable beds. Ahhhhhhhh...

The next morning we took off for Round Rock. It was supposed to only be a short 3 hour drive. However, in the middle of Nowhere, TX, we found ourselves in a virtual parking lot. We literally didn't move for 45 minutes. Texans are a different breed. Brandon and I were completely amused as we watched everyone get out of their cars and walk around. They were making friends with everyone, speculating about what the hold up was, passing along news they had heard... it was just funny.

This way to Round Rock!

Here is our first glimpse of our new home!

After 3.5 long days, we made it. I can't even tell you how great London was through the whole thing. She got a bit restless one or two times, but she really was remarkable. She's such a good girl.