We've wanted to go to Disney for the past couple of years and timing and just life has gotten in the way. However, with Jason's new job and the wonderful time off he gets as well as our kids age it's now or never!! We really feel 11 and 9 years old will be perfect!
Our kids still believe in everything and the Magic of Disney is very REAL!!!
We love road trips as a family and living in Texas, really the drive isn't too bad...well unless it's been raining for 5 days and the main highway in Louisiana is shut down...WHAT!! yep.
But, hey...we want an adventure right!!??!
The kids had school and Jason had to visit 3 dealers today and after putting 3 heads together to get the luggage in my BMW we were off!
Trust me, Jason is very happy to go on this trip. However, it took over 7 minutes just to get this selfie, and tears were shed including mine just to get my traditional "on the road" Family Selfie!
Our first stop was Rowlett to drop our baby Jackson off at Nana and Dede's. OHHHH this was so hard, he is my buddy when everyone else is at work and school.
First though, we ran into an accident on the way. It was so awful!
We were on George Bush Highway and about 5 cars started to break really quick and I saw a truck or a car slide from the right of the highway to the left super quick!!
People slowly started to move ahead and we saw tons of debris and junk on the highway and several cars pulled over and people running everywhere. The truck I saw slide was a large pick up truck with a bed of junk!! Truly Junk spilling out of the back. Then we saw an small SUV upside down, Jason knew he immediately had to get out.
As parents we did struggle (quickly) with the dilemma on the fact of do we stop and subject our children to this site, not knowing exactly what we would see. Are there children involved, is the person alive? However, we felt teaching our children that we need to help in distress to those in need are most important. Out of respect for the young lady in this car, I didn't want to zoom in but through the side window we could see her laying there. Trapped. My heart was breaking as the men and women including Jason were trying to talk to her, keep her calm because they all knew she would need to be cut out. Once the ambulance came, we thought it was best to leave.
FINALLY arriving at Nana and Dede's after Jackson jumped out of the car and ran to the wrong house after getting in mud...he was finally happy in the arms of dede, which is where he will stay until we get back :)
Ok, so finally by 5:00 Just in time for rush hour traffic we are on our way. Gotta love Google maps though, it took us the back way through Heath and Forny we were on the highway heading to our first stop Longview.
Cracker Barrel for Dinner in Longview
Connor winning of course
So, Tomorrow is day 2...until then.....
Thank you for reading...
Goodnight,
the Duncan's
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