How was everyone's holiday? So if you read the post where I answered if I thought we would get a white Christmas, just go ahead and ignore that. I knew I should have skipped that question, no way would I be able to answer it straight. Christmas morning we woke up to a very cold and rainy morning. We opened gifts with the kids and had our breakfast. Once we were all dressed and rainproof, we loaded up and headed to Texarkana to my Grandma's house. We had a delicious turkey dinner and a lovely gift exchange. We were there for a few hours and as our gathering was winding down, snow began to fall. Big, huge flakes coming down at a fast rate. We still had another stop to make at my other grandmother's house and wanted to see my older sister and kids. In the 30 miles between the first grandmothers and my sisters house we saw 7 cars already in the ditches. It had only been snowing for an hour! Texans do not know how to drive in snow, so this is a common occurance.While we made our last 2 stops, we were discussing and decide if we should really try to drive back to Fort Worth in the weather. Stephen was suppose to report to work the next morning, so we didnt want him to miss if possible. After very short hellos to everyone, we decided we would try to get back.
Hours later we were on the highway going 15 miles an hour. After 3 hours and watching cars around us fishtail and making us nervous, we made the decision to take the Longview exit. Lucky us, our families our there to stay with. Stephen's family was the closest to get to and got us off the roads quickest, so thats where we stopped. We were completely unprepared for an overnight stay(in the future, I will not make that mistake again). The kids were already over exhausted from so much time in the car and such a busy day, and they didnt have the things they are use to going to bed with. It was one of the worst nights ever! The kids werent comfortable in their sleeping arrangements, Stephen and I were on a leaky air mattress. No one got very much sleep. I cant tell you how happy it made us to wake and see a bright shiny sun and clear roads outside! We got up and cleaned up as much as we could. Luckily the kids had gotten clothes for Christmas, Stephen and I were stuck in ours a second day but at least we hadnt done anything too messy. We loaded back up, stopped for drive thru breakfast and set out to make it back home.
As soon as we were home we all showered/bathed and all of us took a much needed 3 hour nap. Once we all woke, we were all starving, so we went out for some Mexican food. If you are near the Mid Cities area, and you're looking for Mexican food, try Mi Pueblos. They have a couple of locations but we always go to the one near Northeast Mall. Its in the strip with Olive Garden and Red Lobster. I promise you will keep going back. It is really delicious and they have fast service. When you have to toddlers with little patience, speed of service is so important. The food is always excellent and they have a friendly staff. Sorry I didnt mean to turn this into a commercial, but really they are very good!
Once we made it home, we spent some time playing with new toys with the kids and then sent them off to bed. They were still tired, so they didnt put up much a fight. Now Im enjoying the silence of the house and watching some more Brothers & Sisters.
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