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This is how much we loved the Texas rest stop:
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Breakfast:
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A single tree that broke my heart:
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(and a lucky shot in a moving car, i'm not handy with digital cameras)
It's a science:
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First, life looked like this:
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Now it looks like this:
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Rates were pretty good here:
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Arkansas BBQ delight:
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ICBs with the fellas on Aug 24th
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We saw several of these. Ponder this marketing plan for a moment.
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Now stop pondering that. I leave you with this image:
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