Life On The High Way
The Travels and Adventures of the High Family
Day 4: Amarillo and Jordan’s 40th
Jordan turns 40 today!! Forty sure sounded old when we got married at 28, but here we are and I have to say, it’s not so bad! Of course, I have another 4 months before I hit that milestone.
We arrived in Amarillo about 12:30 which was nice because we are only here one night. Jordan and I are getting pretty good about tearing down and setting up the RV. It sounds silly, but we are finding our groove and aren’t as intimidated by the process anymore. Checklists help!
Our itinerary changed right before we left and we weren’t planning on stopping in Amarillo so I hadn’t made arrangements to go to Palo Duro Canyon. This morning I called Palo Duro Canyon State Park, but couldn’t purchase day passes because they were sold out. State parks are limiting the number of people allowed in per day due to COVID. So we shifted gears, again, and decided to go to Cadillac Ranch. We told the kids we were going to spray paint cars and Hudson was adamant he wasn’t doing anything illegal. He is going to make a great risk officer someday. Once we assured him it was legal and actually encouraged he was on board.
We bought our spray paint and headed out. The kids loved it until Hudson got spray paint on himself. It was crowded and I was a little taken aback from all the discarded paint cans on the ground (there is a dumpster at the entrance and exit!), but we had fun. We painted a big 40 on a car to celebrate Jordan.
For Jordan’s birthday dinner, we got take out from The Big Texan Steak Ranch. This restaurant is somewhat famous and the advertise a lot on the roads leading into Amarillo. It would have been fun to eat inside, but it was very crowded and we decided to play it safe and eat in our RV. We had a nice bottle of wine Jordan’s mom gave us before the trip and I made a peanut butter pie for dessert. Lucy made Jordan a card. Hudson decided he didn’t want to make a card and instead gave a speech at dinner about what a great dad Jordan is. I wish I would have recorded it, but Hudson wouldn’t have liked that. It was very sweet.
We ended the day watching Raiders of the Lost Arc. Hudson said “This guy looks really familiar.” Jordan replied “You ready for this? Indiana Jones is also Hans Solo.” I think Harrison Ford might just have new fan for life. While we were watching the movie a rainstorm came in and our trailer started rocking! We looked at each other and said “is that the wind?!” Sure enough, it was, but it settled fairly quickly. I wouldn’t want to be in this RV though when major winds came through!
Lest you think the day was all sunshine and rainbows, we are still dealing with sibling squabbles, marital miscommunication, and other individual frustrations. At least once a day a kid exclaims “I wish we never came on this trip!” So far an adult has yet to say it, but in the course of two months I’m sure one of us will have our doubts. All in all though, I think we have adjusted pretty well to living in a much smaller space. I anticipated the transition to be much bumpier. Maybe that’s the trick – low expectations! Tomorrow we finally get out of Texas as we head in to New Mexico.
Until next time…
Sarah
Life On The High Way 
Love the way you write ,Sarah!! So entertaining and funny. I can just hear “ I wished we had never come on this trip”.😂🤣Makes all the effort seem so worth while!?????🤔😠😩
Happy trails to you all!!!
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