Lack of Scenery = 3rd Day of Journey

Day #3 of the journey to SoCal is complete - we landed in Albuquerque, NM for the night.

Apparently it's the "land of enchantment" around here...it's pretty, but I think "enchantment" might be overshooting a bit. (I remember thinking the same thing when I was here for work 5 years ago...a little full of ourselves, aren't we NM?)

The day started with a bit of a sad note...before heading out of Oklahoma City we made a stop at the memorial and museum for the Oklahoma City bombing downtown. It's a very somber place, but the memorial is absolutely gorgeous. It was really well done - a beautiful tribute to those lost on April 19, 1995. Seeing something like that definitely puts a little perspective on things...being worn out from driving across the country is not actually something to complain about, but rather to be grateful for.

The rest of the day was a bit...how shall I put this...lackluster? We really drove through the middle of nowhere for the majority of today, or so it felt. Oklahoma, northern Texas, and New Mexico do not have much to offer in terms of varied landscape. At times it felt as if we just kept driving through the exact same super flat, brown field over and over and over again. Not super exciting, but had to be done. And if that wasn't bad enough, it was CRAZY windy for most of the day...meaning the truck was all over the road, no matter how much I tried to keep control and not swerve endlessly. I'm just glad we didn't tip over...not sure how Roadside Assistance would have handled that call....oh wait...nevermind. There also wasn't any cell phone service for a good portion of the day either. Sigh...

Vital stats for day #3:

• U.S. states covered = 1 full state, 2 half states
• Number of unidentifiable white plastic things that hit the windshield on the highway = 1
• Number of times "Dynamite" was listened to and sung along with in the truck = 7 (definitely beat out "California Gurls" today)
• Number of dead armadillos seen on the side of 40 West = approx. 20 (there were SO many of these today...poor little guys)
• Number of Texas cops seen in cowboy hats = 2 (both at the same gas station, but not together)
• Number of pieces of the truck that fell off as a result of the crazy wind = 1

• Number of amazing tshirts seen in Albuquerque Walmart = well, too many to count (but this was my favorite)

• Miles done today = 558.9
• Total miles done of trip = 1803.1

And finally.....number of FABULOUS cities we will be hitting up tomorrow night = 1.....VEGA$ baby! The goal is to gamble enough to win the money to pay for this move out to Cali - come on, roulette tables...mama needs to pay for a Budget truck!