I’m a bit behind getting all this posted, but better late than never! Almost 2 weeks ago now….after our super fun last night in our old house, we got up the next morning and hit the road!
We went through Arkansas and Tennessee before stopping in Memphis for the night. After our night in Mephis, we stopped in Nashville for lunch with some great friends. Then, along the way, we stopped for pit stops both for the humans, and for our cat!
At the end of the day we arrived in beautiful North Carolina. I was bummed that I totally missed getting a picture of the NC state sign though! Also, our hour long drive through the Smokey Mountains all happened at night, so I saw nothing but shadows. I can’t wait until we can go back for a weekend trip sometime!
Both nights on the road, we stayed in hotels with a jacuzzi tub! This was TOTALLY worth it to help Emily burn off some extra energy after being stuck in the car for an entire day! If it were summer, we could have just made sure the hotel had a pool, but at 30 degrees outside, this was the better option. I highly recommend it for anyone traveling with kids!
And of course, what road trip would be complete without a stop at Waffle House? This is a favorite of Rob & Emily! I do like their waffles, but otherwise I’d just as soon start my day with a smoothie. Just not a big breakfast eater first thing in the morning. Judging from all the ones we saw, I’m pretty convinced you could travel all the way across the southern states and eat only at Waffle House!
They also had a cool old jukebox in the restaurant – can you believe Emily didn’t even know what this was?! Made me feel a little bit old! It would be so fun to have one of these at home! Expensive, but fun!
After a good breakfast, we drove a few more hours till we got to our hotel / home for 2 weeks!! We decided on an extended stay place with a full kitchen so that we could buy groceries and cook real meals each day instead of eating out. Keeps the costs down, and makes us all a bit more comfortable. We are here for 2 weeks, so we want it to feel like home. Hubby and I have a separate bedroom and Emily has made a bedroom out of the living room / sofa bed.
