Tuesday Slice: The weekend

Our Memorial Day weekend began on Friday afternoon with last-minute packing--two suitcases and a backpack for our son, and an overnight bag for my husband and I.  Then we hit the road for DFW.

We encountered some beautiful clouds along the way:

By the time we got to Dallas, night had fallen and the holiday lights were on.

We settled into our hotel just a couple of miles from the airport.  Since we didn't have to rush in the morning, we enjoyed the hotel breakfast and arrived at DFW International with time to spare.  One last selfie, and our traveler joined the TSA line.

We stood outside the line until we saw our son pass through the xray machine, and then he was gone.  After a few texts and a quick chat to make sure he made it to the gate, we headed for the parking garage with a quick stop at the airport Starbucks along the way.

Not wanting our kids to have all the fun, we decided to take the back roads home to Austin, via Fort Worth.

We didn't realize it would turn into a tour of four county courthouses!  We stopped at each one and took pictures.  They were all built in the 1800s.  I loved the architectural details.

Meridian seemed like a good stop for lunch.  The public library was next door to the restaurant, so we just had to go in.  We were the only visitors there until someone showed up to return books.

Back on the open road...I am so thankful there are still views like this in our country.

We were tired at the end of our trip, but happy that we avoided the construction and traffic on the main highway.  When I checked the flight tracker just before bedtime, our traveler was flying over the Aleutian Islands.  We were awakened just after four a.m. with this picture from his sister:

Our children have reunited in Japan!  Our son will spend the next five weeks studying with his journalism cohort.  He'll rejoin his sister for a week of sibling fun before he returns...and we'll hit the road once more to pick him up.