Come Full Circle

This morning we left Denton, TX, as the sky opened up, and it began to rain. As we drove further north, the outside temperature started dropping and soon was hovering at the freezing and below mark. The rain had covered the trees in ice, and on a sunny day it would have been beautiful. The further we went, the more ice we could see on the trees, and then by the time we got to Oklahoma City, the ice was forming on the road. From then on, it was touch and go as to whether we could keep going, or the roads would be closed, and we would stop. We got to Tulsa and decided by accident to take 44 NE to Joplin, and accidentally began to get out of the worst of the storm. Then at Joplin, we took route 71 N toward Kansas City and quickly came to Carthage, MO, where we had spent three nights on our way south to Texas. So, we had come full circle on our travels. North of Carthage the roads were dry for the most part, and we made good time pulling into Kansas City about 5pm. It was good to stop.

We decided that a Kansas City Strip Steak would be good for dinner at the Hereford House, and they were much enjoyed! After dinner we drove from downtown to see the lights at Country Club Plaza, where all of the buildings and windows are outlined by many many Christmas lights. Ths is one of HW2's favorite shopping places, and, sadly for her, the stores were closed, but we did enjoy the lights. At dinner we talked about favorite restaurants, and this will become the subject of future blogs.

Tomorrow, hopefully, if the weather cooperates we will get to Omaha and enjoy the Holliday clan and good friends, and snow, too, we hear. Safe travels, all.