Day One Stories

WoW! What a trip down to NOLA. We left Stillwater,OK on a Thursday morning. Before we reached Tulsa, we noticed a taillight was out on the huge Penske. Not wanting a ticket, we called it in the the Penske people. They told us to come to their facility in Tulsa to get it fixed. Totally out of the way and 2 hours later, we return to our planned route. We planned to stay the night in Marshall, TX. Apparently, there was conference in town that night and only 1 room left in town going for $200. Well, we planned to spend less than that for 2 nights on the road. It was 9pm and my body (being preggo) was pushing my limits in the car (since 8am). So, Owen spots a motel across the interstate on the wrong side of the tracks, if you will. They had plenty of rooms- it cost $42, so you the do the math on the ammenities they offered. Well, Owen was trying to pull the truck around to park but ended up getting stuck at a spot that the truck couldn't drive through. It's insane to drive to turn around a big truck like that, which was also towing one car. Well, some old man decides to park behind Owen (at the attached motel bar). I kindly ask if he could park on the other side (about 10 feet away). He proceeds to mock Owen for getting into a sticky situation. This sets off my temper. I (no longer sweetly) tell him to move his truck so we can get out. He finally moves the thing, but I was in no mood to be messed with at the moment. Mocking my husband is one way to anger me very quickly. Anyways, we just have to end up parking it b/c we're stuck. We come out in the morning to an empty lot, move the truck, and head out towards New Orleans.

Day 2 story to come tomorrow....it only gets better.