NM to VA: Owl-y Breakfast, Southern Lunch, and Lots of Trees

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Whenever you visit Santa Fe, you must always eat breakfast at Tecolote Cafe. This is a must. But you do not need to pose like a pathetic-broken-winged-owl in front of the Tecolote Wall.

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Pa and I drove and drove and drove.

We do not have many pictures of Texas, mostly because I managed to nap the entire way. 

We did, however, see this:

 

(I guess it's ironic that we later passed a town called "Atkins".) 

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Pa and I did not stop for beef.

But we did drive, drive, and drive some more towards Pork. And Elvis.

                                       

And I guess Elvis is about as cool as Rare Bears. ....

Or so he wishes. 

 

Pa and I found our Pork.

And after making a solemn pledge to someday bring Ma to such Pork, we then drove and drove and drove some more. 

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Until we finally arrived in the land of trees.

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Hello, Virginia!

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CA to NM: "And they decided that all cars bear some semblance to hippos..."

Road Trip Revelations: Day 1

-Cars and Hippos. Don't the side mirrors on a car remind you of hippo ears? Or is this observation a result of spending most of the night packing and re-packing the car? Hmm. 

-The Beach Boys like geography. And girls. At least this is what my Dad thinks when he listens to "California Girls".

-I missed New Mexico more than I thought. It is so wonderful to be back, even if for a short while. I love the fresh mountain-y air, the reddish dirt, and even all of the adobe houses.  My dad and I ate dinner at La Casa Sena::La Cantina. (My dad used to take me here on dates when I was 6 or 7. I love my dad.) The building brought back many memories, and I fell in love with New Mexican architecture all over again. New Mexico, I love you I love you I love you.

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A dog standing on its' hind legs? A woman with puffy bangs?

I love the highways of ABQ because they always lead our family to the zoo! How handy!

Hello, Jeep. Hello, rocky rolling hills. 

So, so luscious and green right now. :)

And so piercingly blue is the sky. 

"Puff!" say the clouds.

And we are happy. 

Cheerio for now!