Austin to Texarkana, TX
We left the Ewings at 10 am in the hope that we would miss traffic in both Austin and Dallas. Other than a brief slowdown to 35 mph in the middle of Dallas, the drive was smooth, but a little long clocking in at 6 hours. Upon arrival to Texarkana, which is actually two towns straddling the border of two states I hope I don't have to name, we checked into the worst La Quinta we have ever seen. It was clear that this La Quinta was recently some other motel and they just slapped a new name on the front. We were actually looking at the nearby Budget Host Inn and America's Best Value Inn and wondering if they would be better. At least there was free Wi-Fi, so we searched tripadvisor.com for a good restaurant in the area. Having skipped lunch we went to the #1 listed restaurant called Ironwood Grill at 4:30, and it did not disappoint. Tara had the Fish Tacos and I could not pass up their Sirloin which was cooked to perfection. After running an errand at Target, we purchased movie tickets at the Cinemark and perused some of the surrounding stores, spending most of our time in the baby section of TJ Maxx as Tara laid out potential wardrobes for Baby Millie until she was 5 years of age. I managed to talk Tara down to just two items. The movie that we saw was the delightful Julie & Julia. Do not attempt this movie on an empty stomach, you simply won't make it all the way through and you'll rush out to find some boeuf bourguignon.
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