after a 14.5 trip that normally takes 11.5-12...

i want to thank...
~brianna, for keeping me sane
~phillip, a 20-yr-old black man with a beautiful, pimped out truck
~credit cards
~early mornings - though they stink, it allowed us to get to the mechanic before it closed at 6.00
~chevrons with attached mcdonalds (we needed ice cream after our 2.5 hr adventure)

i do not want to thank...
~the scarey mechanic man without a voicebox
~walmart "mechanics"
~cell phones - even though our 2 phones had full reception, we couldn't get anyone on the other end
~the narrow shoulder on I-35E, north of dallas


hopefully i'll have the energy to type out the story of our adventure tomorrow night...no promises though