from nashville to austin.

john and i left home bright and early on friday morning for our 

13 hour drive to austin, tx.

 truly, it wasn't as long a trek as you might think- that 13th hour was really the worst 

 part {there is no comfortable way to sit at that point} 

but the rest was really a breeze. 

to avoid the low-energy that comes with eating fast food at truck stops, 

we packed a cooler full of healthy snacks- apple slices, carrots sticks, baba ganoush, 

slices of cheese, pretzels and peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat bread. 

let me tell you, that made a HUGE difference in our stamina for the day!

stamina or no stamina, i learned my driving threshold peaks at about 3 hours 

at a time- 

basically, i'm a big baby and get far too antsy, stiff and bored. my husband, 

on the other hand, is a superstar- 6 hour stretches, the rockstar. 

 {dallas, a very pretty skyline}

some fun ways to pass the time: lots and lots of good tunes, 

alphabet road trip games, passenger manicures {window open, please} 

and instagram stalking. 

we're back home now after a delightful celebration with my husband's family, 

but it's nice to relax in our own home again. lots more to 

share from our trip later this week!