Like a Band of Gypsies

Friday morning (ish) our party of 7 set off from Dallas on a road trip to culminate in Cape San Blas, Florida.  Our goal was to make it Daphne, Alabama the first day, and the rest of the way to the Cape on the second.

Rachel, Hannah, David and I rode together in Rachel's rented luxury vehicle.  It was supposed to be a Cadillac, but it was actually an Infinity.  We weren't complaining. 

Mike, Eleanor, Jacob, two bikes and lots of luggage rode in Mike's truck.

There was much singing and seat belt guitar playing.  At the end of both travel days we all pretty much felt like this:

We made it safely and are all very excited to be here.  I'd write more, but the sun has just come out and I believe it's time to put on my sunscreen and hit the beach!

Remiss

I have failed to adequately document the Burgers' visit here on my little blog.  Tomorrow we leave for Florida, and I'm sad to say that due to unforseen circumstances, Jimmy and Yolanda won't be joining us.  I will try to be diligent in updating about our adventures to make them feel like they are right by our side the whole way.

Meanwhile, here's a brief update of what we've been doing the past three weeks:  Eating.

As a representative example of our epicurious adventures, here are some scenes from Rachel's birthday lunch at Smoke restaurant in Dallas.

According to one review I read, "...if you're looking for a hipster's interpretation of barbeque, this is it."  Be that as it may, I say it was good eatin.

Excitement Reigns Supreme

We are T minus 5 days from Burger-palooza.  This means my cousin and her family arrive in Texas from their home in Austria for their annual summer visit.  Each year we wait in anticipation for this blessed event.  We all love the Burgers and their children so much we could practically explode. We like to think the sentiment is mutual, as indicated by David's pose below.

More updates to follow as Burgerpalooza 2011 unfolds.