Texas-isms

"Drive friendly - the Texas way" - driving in Texas was fun and fast, the speed limit rose at least 5 miles an hour faster than any other state we've visited, ranches lined the interstate, and all the off ramps for the interstates had frontage roads along the side that kept you at around 55mph - helpful but you definitely had to know where you were going.  Another side note - there were Texas emblems everywhere on bridges and overpasses - you can make out a square on the side of the overpass to the left of the "Welcome to Texas" sign.

9 Nails - I guess they have a specific clientele? Either that or you have to pay extra to get your tenth nail done? :)

Our favorite Texas vehicle - a Jeep Wrangler with longhorns on the front!

Lots of interesting store decor in small towns that we drove through.

After talking to a local to confirm this, we found that Corpus Christie calls this area "city of lights" - which is a line of oil refineries on the Gulf before you get to Corpus Christie city.

Texas pride - Margo kept calling our waffles "America waffles" I had to correct her that it was just the state of Texas, but I think most Texans would be happy to hear her call this shape the USA. :)

Dallas skyline

We saw Whataburger restaurants all around Texas and finally stopped at one for lunch.  They may be a Texas thing, but I still love my In-N-Out Burger! :)

Crossing over to Tennessee!  A Memphis building is this pyramid that doesn't have anything in it right now but was built as a 1/3 replica of a pyramid in Egypt because Memphis is named after the city in Egypt.  It was good to know we were getting closer to home once we crossed into Tennessee! :)

Our last night in a hotel after over two weeks on the road - we were ready to get home but Margo loved checking out all the amenities and toiletries in our room and getting settled in.