Down the Road
On a bright and sunny Saturday,
When neither of us have anything pressing to do.
You look at me and grin,
“Want to see what’s down that road?”
In a ponytail and dance pants,
I follow you out the door.
The air is crisp and the sun is shining,
And we’ve never gone this far down the road before.
The miles fly by,
The city traffic fades away,
And soon it’s just you and me,
On a long stretch of Texas highway.
The music is blaring,
The wind is blowing through our hair.
You nod to a tiny white Mexican cafe on the side of the road,
and ask, “Want to stop there?”
And inside the small cafe,
there’s a sense of that special magic.
The special magic that comes from a hole-in-the-wall with incredible food and people,
With the same locals that come day after day,
A secret that is kept close,
And only the lucky can find.
Although it’s not on the menu or a special of the day,
they giddily whip up blackened tilapia tacos for me and nachos for Ben.
With fresh salsa, refried beans, corn tortillas and an apple pie sizzling in a fajita skillet,
It’s as close to heaven as you can be.
And before you know it,
We’re joking with the owner,
Sharing stories with his daughter,
And the hours slip away into the afternoon.
Bidding goodbye to our new friends,
Our full bellies stretching at the seams,
We drive off into the blinding afternoon sun.
With my feet on the dashboard and my hair whipping in the cool breeze,
We sing and talk and laugh,
And the wheels roll down the road.
And then the city blinks overhead,
The miles slow as the traffic jams around us,
And the open road turns to a crawling one dotted with lights and people,
Exchanging freedom for routine and demands,
Adventure for shopping and errands.
But as we pull in the driveway,
Ben looks at me and grins.
“I think next weekend,
We may have to go down the road again.”
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! Tomorrow we have a new Pemberely Pet Shop story and Thursday, a delicious recipe! Friday a new Dallas Jean and Saturday, more whimsical fun! Stay tuned!
March 9th, 2010 at 3:54 am
You guys are so adorable.
March 9th, 2010 at 4:15 am
Days like that are to be cherished.
March 9th, 2010 at 4:37 am
I LOVE those days…how very special!
March 9th, 2010 at 5:52 am
Okay, I might have to steal your life.
I mean, I’d feel bad about it. But that wouldn’t stop me.
March 9th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Sounds so fun!!! I love delicious mexican food!!!
March 9th, 2010 at 6:31 am
Stopping by from SITS….Love your pics. great job. Love to take my camera go on that same road trip. Everything looks beautiful.
March 9th, 2010 at 6:44 am
Just follow the yellow line and see where it goes!
March 9th, 2010 at 6:52 am
I love days like that. I love it when you wake up and your best friend (hubby) is there and you feel like the world is your oyster
. Sounds like an awesome day.
*kisses* HH
March 9th, 2010 at 7:42 am
How fun. I enjoy days like that!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:58 am
That sounds like a perfect day!!!!!!!!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Sounds like heaven to me. Glad you have each other to share it with.
March 9th, 2010 at 8:01 am
Beautiful!
There will more adventure to discover a long the road. Enjoy Miranda & Ben!
March 9th, 2010 at 8:18 am
You guys have the best adventures!
March 9th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Great post! Nothing is more fun that discovering the unexpected, being spontaneous, just going with no real destination in mind.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:12 am
Your stories make me smile from ear to ear
Sounds like you two love birds had a great day.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:48 am
That was just soooo awesome!! Thanks for taking us along!
March 9th, 2010 at 9:57 am
What fun! I love just riding around with the Knight too…
March 9th, 2010 at 10:05 am
So basically, I am craving two things right now…a road trip and a stop-off at a roadside cafe full of fabulous foods!!
March 9th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Road trips rock!
March 9th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Road trips with a loose destination, and no planned agenda are the best!
March 9th, 2010 at 10:42 am
Amusing and nice day!
My weekend surely was not so funny!
March 9th, 2010 at 10:46 am
Sounds like a great weekend!
March 9th, 2010 at 10:53 am
What a great day! The food sounds awesome! The company great!
March 9th, 2010 at 10:58 am
That sounds absolutely wonderful! Isn’t it great to see where something new leads you?
Looks like you had a great day, and the food delicious!
March 9th, 2010 at 11:23 am
You two are so darling! I’m glad you took a trip down that road!
March 9th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
You sound like the most fun couple to hang out with.
What an awesome day! My honey and I should go on adventures like this more often.
March 9th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Looks like you had a great day…. and those nachos look to yummy BTW.
March 9th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
What a fun road trip and playful post! Sorry about the b’day goof. Happy b’day to your hubs instead of Bear (well Bear too of course, I wouldn’t want to hurt his feelings
March 9th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
So sweet!
March 9th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
It sounds like a perfect day. I hope there is one in the books for you next weekend as well.
March 9th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Spontaneous trips can be so fun!
March 9th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Great post – I love finding fun little Mexican joints that have tasty food. We love going on drives too.
March 9th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Awww, you two are adorable! Sounds like the perfect Saturday!
March 9th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
You and your husband are so cute! I love going on long drives and just seeing where the road takes you.
xoxo
FashionEye
March 9th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
I am on love with the day you had.
March 9th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Sounds like this was quite a find. I love tilapia. Will be back for your other posts that are coming up. Thanks so much for sharing. Cheers, Lia
March 9th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
delightful freedom and adventure – we all need to exchange the mundane for this!
March 10th, 2010 at 1:17 am
Aww I want to go on a Duckie road trip now!
March 10th, 2010 at 4:57 am
Perhaps, one day, you and your best friend will head down Pennsylvania way. We’d love to rustle up some grub for you here. We even have sun these days:)
March 10th, 2010 at 5:42 am
oh darl loved the post! what a wonderful way to spend the day! we use to do that kind of stuff growing up mumn dad would pack us up in the van with our friends every wkend and just head out we would end up in all different places some of my best memories and happiest!
March 10th, 2010 at 6:40 am
Love this post! The food looks delicious! I am craving tacos now!
March 10th, 2010 at 6:47 am
So fun and very special!
March 10th, 2010 at 7:39 am
How fun! We love hole in the wall places to eat. We love to ask the locals where to eat while we are traveling…that really paid off a couple times in New Orleans!
March 10th, 2010 at 11:39 am
What an awesome day! We used to do stuff like that all the time. We need to roam–so much fun!
March 10th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
You two are soo fabulous!!
I Love the words you use to describe these great photos!
You are simply awesone!
Betty xx
Blog love to ya!
March 10th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
That sounds like a perfect day!
March 10th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
A beautiful image and feeling has overcome me reading this. I love it. Totally loved that little escape.
March 10th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Little roads trips like this are just the best thing ever! Looks like a marvelous day!
March 11th, 2010 at 7:41 am
Road trips with ya man, can’t get any better than that!
March 11th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Great story, you have a good writing style, keep it up!
March 12th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Sounds like my kind of day!! It’s fun to just go and explore new places, especially with your Love. =)