8:55am-We leave the hotel and head out to fill 'er up. Gas was an amazing $3.64 a gallon, costing us $34.58 total. I am still amazed every time we see how cheap gas is.
We also saw this sign as we were leaving the gas station. New Mexico is still capitalizing on these alien references. I may or may not have totally looked up how far away Roswell was. Too far.
11:36am-RED SLUSH TIME! There are no Sonic drive ins near where we lived in California. I've only gone to Sonic a few times but when I do, I get a red slush drink. It's heaven in all its sugary, red dyed glory. I need it.
We sit at the outside eating area while waiting for my red slush to be brought out and enjoy the sunshine. There's a nice group of elderly people sitting near us. The chairs are the most uncomfortable metal chairs I've ever sat in. Combine those chairs with the concrete we're sitting on and it makes for nails on a chalkboard feelings every time you move the chair. The group of elderly people decide to switch tables. They then insist on dragging their metal chairs across the concrete to another table. It was the most excruciating sound of my existence. And it JUST DIDN'T STOP! I'm assuming they must have been half deaf because I refuse to think that they could hear that horrific sound and just keep doing it. Just pick up the chair already!
12:09pm-It is now 1:09pm. We are now in Texas. The future. And scared.
2:33pm-Had to stop for gas in the Lone Star State. Quite a few good ol' boys in these here parts. Paid $3.55 a gallon, totaling $31.50.
2:53pm-We have a lively discussion pondering the phrase 'should of'. Why do so many people think that the word 'should've' stands for should of? It's should have! How does 'should of' even make sense? What does should of mean? I should OF went to the store? I'm sad for our future.
3:06pm-My notes say 'car is a terminator'. I have no recollection why this may be but I'm suddenly worried that SkyNet is reading this blog.
3:37pm-Dear State of Texas, Please hire some people to clean up the sides of your roads. In all the states I've ever been to, yours has got to be full of the most dead things. Every few feet on the freeway lies another dead animal. I've lost count at over 25. This is a bit crazy, don't you think? Isn't there someone you can hire that can drive around and clean these up? It's icky and makes me never want to come back. Love, me.
3:41pm-OKLAHOMA where the wind comes sweeping down the plain! Don't think this song didn't get sung a million times.
5:30pm-We get to our hotel early and head out to a local favorite, Bad Brads BBQ. It was the most delicious BBQ I have ever had.
We started our meal with an appetizer of cornbread and 'cowboy beans'. I first asked the waitress, what exactly are cowboy beans. She responded by telling me 'I have no idea'. OK then. We'll take 'em! They were spicy and delicious. The cornbread was moist, fluffy and melted in your mouth.
We had BBQ sandwiches for dinner with fried, delicious pickles. The meat on the sandwich was incredible! It was so tender and juicy. We couldn't eat it fast enough.
For dessert I opted to try the blackberry cobbler. I am a big cobbler fan and the Yelp reviews for this place raved about the dessert. Meh. I wasn't impressed. It was mushy and lacked the sweetness I usually associate with cobbler. Oh well.
Back to the hotel for us to get some much needed sleep.
Total mileage for Day 5: 529 miles
Total driving time for Day 5: 8 1/2 hours
Total spent for Day 5: Approximately 211.08
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