"FREEDOM!" -William Wallace

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In Texas freedom tastes like beer and tonight we are drinking up! We left Little Rock this morning and it finally feels like we have left the Air Force behind. We are taking the best of Little Rock with us...our wonderful friends and of course our new son Cletus. He has Eli's eyes.

We are on our way to Santa Fe and after that, well, we don't even really know. We wanted to document our travels and let you know where in the world we are and what we're up to and how Eli's beard is coming in. We promise to make it as entertaining as possible and when it's not so entertaining, we promise to make stuff up.

After much lamenting about how much stuff I had packed, Eli "The Michelangelo of Car Packing" Tate managed to fit the last box into the car and we still had room for the dog. And as much as Eli complains about the amount of things I need to have around me, I remind him...what if Michelangelo had no marble? If Newton had no apple? If Willie had no marijuana? What then of their greatness? This is why Eli and I work, I give him a problem and he finds the solution and a booster shot of testosterone and now I have a variety of attractive sundresses to wear out to dinner.

Today we drove through Oklahoma and Texas and have crossed 2 states off the "we could live here" list, so that was liberating. Cletus proved to be a wonderful traveling companion despite the little episode of gas which I am still think may have actually been Eli...and the tex mex he had for lunch.
So as we begin the first leg of our adventure, we sit in a hotel just south of I-40 in Amarillo, waiting for our adventures to begin. Thank you so much for all of our friends and families love and support over these past years, we can't wait to see you all along our journey!


Love,
Erin and Eli

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Photos

Moving Out!
Eli and Erin in the moving truck full of all their wordly goods, including that damn giant Guinness hat that Eli just "has to keep".

Cletus
Our newest addition who will making the journey with us. We miss you Lola Belle!

Sad
This is how we feel about leaving all our wonderful friends in Little Rock! We miss you guys already!

REAL HAPPY
This is how we feel about starting our new life, having no schedule, no Air Force, and eachother!

Texas
Howdy!

Pre Roadie Cocktail
It's empty!

By Eli
There's room for Cletus and Super Scrabble too! Look out for the party!

Travelin' Man
Cletus loves life on the open road!

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Right Around the Corner
Hey Guys, Enjoyed reading the blog thus far. Cletus has stolen the show. Just wanted to let you know I'm trapped in Albuquerque until mid-May. Please don't stop by on my account; but, if you find yourself in the vicinity, give me a holler - dinner's on me. [phone]