The tail end...

Man did we get behind on this or what?
So here are the last three stops we made...

Oklahoma City/Houston


We left the farm in Kansas for Oklahoma City. It was a pretty uneventful drive, flat land, fun sunglasses found in the car, and going the speed limit the whole time because we heard there were tons of policemen that would pull you over for going 4mph over the speed limit. Once in OK, we let ourselves into the one and only Amy Whittle's house. Amy is a Roanoke College soccer friend. We were 2 of 3 seniors that finished all four years of soccer - and we were both walk ons. So funny. Anyhow, we waited for her to get home before going for a walk around the lake and to dinner. The next morning we got up and headed to Houston.

We stopped in Austin, TX for lunch. Everyone has told us that we should definitely go there. We would have loved to spend a night there and go to a show, but between not having anywhere to sleep and wanting to get to the people waiting for us in Houston, we just stopped for lunch. Austin was a cute little town though.

We then made it to Houston where we spent time with Saraben (a PC friend) and Scott. We had a blast. Sitting around and catching up on the last year and laughing. It was pretty bad, we didn't take any pictures of them, or of anything really. Except at the Prop 8 protest, against the banning of Gay Marriage. Which was really cool to be a part of. And hopefully one day we can say we were a part of something that eventually changed in America.


Pensacola, FL


Our next desitination was Pensacola, FL, with yet another planned lunch stop. We got to New Orleans for a late lunch and walked around a bit. On our way out of town you could still see a lot of hurricane mess. So sad really. The pictures of Mississippi and Florida, are obviously not ours - and the Alabama was actually from the next day. Why you ask? Well Phil fell completely asleep on me all the way through those states. Plus it was dark. But I had to find the Mississippi sign because I thought it was hilarious that it's moto is - 'it's like you're almost home.' For those of you who don't know, I was born in Mississippi and spent the first four years of my life there. And i thought it was hilarious, actually laughed out loud to myself.

Also on this leg of the trip we had our first serious car trouble. A flat tire. AHH. luckily though it was on the right side, so we could just pull over and be safe changing it. And phil did it in record time. Go Phil! So we were on our way - with only 20 miles left or so. We spent the night with my college bestis, Megan and Mike, where we played with the dog and cat and lounged around with a home cooked meal and dessert.

Atlanta, GA

Georgia! Yet another uneventful drive. We got to Atlanta late afternoon and we were very excited to see some more Peace Corps folks. We spent the first night with Amanda and her ninja cat. Great food, The Farmer's Market, lots of wine, and rummy cube. We had fun to say the least.

The next day we met up with Tait, and visited Emory, where Amanda is going to nursing school. That evening we had a dinner party and Tait's mom's house. Another pc friend, Kelly Cox, came over and a childhood friend of Emma's, Sam, came to hang out too. Yet again, lots of wine and great company.

Next stop - Phil's home and a wedding.