I would like to tell you that I didn't sing George Strait in my head most of the way to Amarillo, but I'd be lying... I mean, our goal was Amarillo by (the end of) morning- it would have been rude NOT to. The rest of the car should just be grateful I kept it to myself.
We made a pit-stop to see a building that inspired 'Cars'. This was the best I got since I didn't get out of the car. I thought that getting Thatcher out of his seat for just a few minutes would make him more mad than us just sitting in the car for 5 minutes.
We stopped for lunch just inside the Texas state line at a place I don't remember the name of- but I DO remember it taking the better part of an hour for us to get our food, and then it being sub-par. It was "edible. Not much else." in the review of my husband.
We finally made it to Amarillo in the early afternoon and Thatcher was SO happy to get out of the car! We tried conditioning Thatcher to make Aunt Lady and Uncle Dude his favorites by giving him to them when we get out of the car, so he would associate them as being fun and mommy being the mean one that puts him in his car seat.
The gardens were pretty, but they weren't very big. But then again, it only cost $5 to get in and the kids were free.
I loved how well maintained they kept gardens. I also loved that we were one of two families visiting at the time, so it was like we had the entire place to ourselves.
After spending about an hour here, we got out of the 100 degree Texas heat and back into the car. Today's end goal was Albuquerque, New Mexico, and we still had several hours left in our drive.
Just inside New Mexico's border, we stopped at a gas station for gas and restrooms. Inside the station was a free car museum, so we walked around in there for a few minutes before getting back on the road.
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