Austin and Baton Rouge Following the oversized attitude of Dallas, we were definitely ready for two towns like Austin and Baton Rouge. After about a four hour drive from Dallas to Austin, we pulled up to the state capitol building and had our “touristy time.” We walked around the grounds, which were beautiful, and wondered inside, which was just as immaculate. We learned that the capitol building in Austin is 15 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol, which didn’t surprise us, that place was huge! We learned all about the portraits of past governors on the huge wall, and said “Hi” to George Bush’s picture. We got to stand in the middle of the huge dome and clap our hands for a very loud echo. We took a tour of the building and learned a LOT ... read more

Today was our first official day of driving…the doctor said that my eye was still in pretty sad shape, but that we’d be ok if I kept going to doctors on the road every few days. My eye officially hates me, but at least its getting better! I can open it, so that’s always good news. We decided not to go to Tulsa to see Katie and Kelley ☹ we figured it was bad timing, as Katie is sick and Kelley will be very busy, so we’re going to try and make it on the way back. So Dallas here we come!!! 15 hours on the road? No big deal. We started driving at around 10 this morning and made it through Colorado, Oklahoma and are now conquering Texas! (No Marilyn, we didn’t get to Oklahoma ... read more