We drove through Texas and about halfway through Oklahoma today.

Why did I eat so much?

After last night’s dinner I suffered until about 3:00 in the morning. It’s my own fault. I ate too much flour and sugar. Between the dinner roll, mac&cheese, and carrot cake my mouth was so happy but my tummy certainly was not!

Let’s make miles

We got a fairly early start - Tony got some work done until I woke up after 7:00 and we got ready. We warmed up some egg bites and Tony had some leberwurst on bread. After my sleepless night I didn’t think I’d ever want to eat again but of course I woke up hungry.

We didn’t dump tanks from just one night, and we had been level without unhooking so packing up was fairly easy. We got on the road around 9:30. We went about 20 miles then stopped for gas.

It’s like we’ve been here

We are starting to recognize landmarks as we travel along Interstate 40 through Texas and Oklahoma. We’ve made the trek to Indiana several times now and thought I try to mix up the route, we have taken this route a few times. We pointed and talked about the times we had stopped at the Cadillac Ranch, the crooked water tower in Britten, and the giant cross. We remembered the time we recorded a part of a podcast episode on a highway frontage road into Shamrock.

How we pass the time

In between reminiscing about the past, and planning the next few days (and sometimes years), we listen to podcasts. Tony usually queues up several hours of podcasts before we hit the road. Today, he did it while I took the trash to the dumpster. We listen to other RVers, we get financial advice from Clark Howard, and we learn from Josh and Chuck at Stuff You Should Know and from Peter Tilden and Jason Alexander on Really, No, Really?

Snacks

We needed a potty break, and wanted snacks so we stopped at a Love’s. Don’t ask me which one, they all melt together after a while. We do stop at Love’s whenever we can, especially for gas, because we signed up and the app and get ten cents off every gallon. That really adds up!

This Love’s had a Sonic so we tried to order some snacks but they were so slow and the card reader was not working properly, so we gave up and got back on the road. After a few miles we saw a Braun’s ice cream with sufficient parking. I was pretty hungry so I also ordered a Jr. burger. I don’t know if that’s what I got - my burger had two patties so I suspect they messed up but it sure tasted pretty good. “Kid” burgers are the only time I eat ketchup (well, also when I make meatloaf) and the burger had plenty of dill pickle slices. I shared with Tony because I knew I would end up too full with the burger and a scoop of ice cream!

Tonight’s campsite

We had thought of staying at a Love’s RV stop tonight, but then I realized that tomorrow would be a longer drive and we’d get to our rally destination a little later than we wanted to. So we went ahead and drove to Seminole Oklahoma. Never heard of it? That’s not surprising. I don’t know if there is an actual town or not. What I found was similar to a Love’s RV stop, but at a Stuckey’s.

I may be starting a weird trend, but I estimate 50 to 100% of the RVs here tonight are likely to leave of their own accord. Good odds, huh? When we arrived, we were the only camper here. Then a 5th wheel pulled in. I can’t really imagine needing to spend more than one night around here, so I’m going to guess that we will both hit the road tomorrow. Although, there is a casino right across the freeway.

There actually is also a Love’s across the freeway from here, but they don’t have RV sites.

Finally found a way to keep the office furniture stable on the road

Giants are playing jacks on the freeway in Oklahoma City

A sneak peek at next week's recipe and gadget!

our only neighbor at Stuckey's RV park in Seminole Oklahoma

Stuckey’s

I remember an exit on Interstate 15 in southern California that used to have a Stuckey’s. I honestly am not sure if I ever remember it being open, or if I only recall the closed building with a Stuckey’s sign.

California was not the only state to have a Stuckey’s. In fact, Stuckey’s stores are alive and well in over 60 locations throughout the south central states, including their home state of Georgia.

First opening as a pecan stand in 1937 in Eastman, Georgia, Stuckey’s has had quite a history of selling and buying. The company is currently owned by WS Stuckey’s granddaughter Stephanie. If you’ve been to a Stuckey’s, chances are you’ve tasted the famous pecan roll, which was perfected by WS’s wife Ethel.

According the the website, hundreds of Stuckey’s stores were closed after the company sold in 1977. Seeing old photos on their website, I think I actually do remember being in a store. Maybe the one in California or maybe not, who knows? I can’t trust my memory for much any more, as shown below:

Oh, dumb me

This afternoon Tony got a text message detailing late check-in procedures for the campground in Hot Springs. I didn’t understand whey they assumed we would be late. I opened the original email and discovered I totally goofed up. Our reservation was actually for TONIGHT! Dang it! The official rally start date is tomorrow, so I got confused and totally scheduled us a day late.

So, tomorrow we will get up and get on the road as early as we can so that we can get there and start partying already!