Road trips

Today I'm blogging about a favorite thing of mine road trips.  They can be very fun at times and they can also be uneventful.  They can be crazy and they can be wild.
The first road trip I will discuss was the Rose Bowl road trip of a lifetime.  This was one of the best trips of my lifetime I will never forget.   Some friends and I drove 22 or 23 hours to Pasadena, California from Fort Worth, Texas to watch the Frogs play in the Rose Bowl on January 1.
Some highlights on the trip are me rapping randomly in the car at night.  Another highlight on the trip was when I fell asleep in the front seat while my friend EJ as driving.  The last highlight I remember well was when we a few of us in the car hid while passing through the border patrol.  It was so cold in El Paso when we were driving out of Texas.  I was freezing while at the gas station while helping pay for gas.
We finally arrived in Pasadena at the family's house we were staying at around 10 in the morning.  After we had arrived, we slept for three hours.  After the nap was over, it felt as if we had slept all day since we were so tired from the long drive.
The day after winning the biggest win that we have seen in our lives at TCU we drove home.  The drive was just as long but even more satisfying after the win.
I was able to go on a road trip to Branson, Missouri for a reunion weekend at Discipleship Focus.  This trip was not as long as the trip to California.  It was only an seven to eight hour drive compared to the 22-23 hours to California.  This trip started out being a very cold and rainy one.  It rained for most of the time we were in Texas during the trip to Branson.
I went on this trip to Branson with someone I had not seen in a long time and their sister.  It was great I got to go with then on the trip and get to know them.  We jammed out to some music on the trip and just caught up on life through the years.  We arrived in Branson at around 9 and stopped at this piazza place for a bit after the long trip.
The weekend was filled with fellowship, D-focus worship, and being reminded of truths that are essential to living life in Christ.  The first night we were there we shared how God makes messy things beautiful in our life. It was awesome to reflect on this fact in my life.
On Saturday night, we went to Silver Dollar City Christmas, which is a spectacle to see.  They put Christmas lights all across the theme park where we working.  The design is so intricate in how the people that work at the city put lights all around the buildings.  I was able to go on the Barn Swing in the pouring rain that night.  That was a cool experience.
The only thing I don't like about Missouri is the hills.  The hills of Missouri and my stomach don't cooperate too well.  I threw up while we were going past one of the hills in Missouri on the way back.  Other than the hills, the trip back was very relaxing.
I finally made it back from Missouri to Fort Worth around 10:30.  The trip was so tiring I went to sleep I went to sleep soon after I had made it back from the trip.
In essence, road trips bring people together at times.  They are a great time with friends and can also be very uneventful at times.