What do these 4 states have in common? We went through all of them on Saturday! We left about 6 a.m.--an hour late Jared was quick to point out!If you haven't ever driven through Louisiana and Mississippi on I-10 you need to. It is one of my favorite drives. I love driving through the swamp land. It is so interesting to me to see because it is so different than the rest of our country. It is so green and beautiful. I love it. This was probably our last time through that way for a while. So I tried to soak it all in to make some good memories. I think I love it so much because the landscape has not been touched by commercialism. It feels so peaceful.
As we went through New Orleans I could see the Superdome over the tops of the trees. I saw a few houses that seemed to still have a waterline visible. It's a different world there. I remember the first time we drive through that area on our way to Disney World...just 6 months after we'd moved to Texas. It was eye opening to be in the "SOUTH". I think the thing that struck me the most was as I looked at people walking down the street or sitting on their porch I found myself envious of their laid back "simple" life. I come to the realization often that I clean WAY TOO MUCH. I need to spend more time just "being". It's much like when I find myself in deep thought about the pioneers. They did not have jobs for a "career" necessisarily, they worked to have food and a home and clothing for their families. I do enjoy my luxuries, but I sometimes think I loose sight of what's important. For whatever reason driving through the south helps me remember.
I am finding on this trip that I really am a lot like my parents. I found myself saying to the kids as we were entering into New Orleans, "Kids this is one of 2 places we will cross the Mississippi on this trip." That would be from my dad.
From my mom: by hour 2 on the first day my ankles were the size of small cantaloupes!
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