My First Thanksgiving Outside Texas

After 24 years of living, I have now spent a Thanksgiving Day away from my family. Actually, this is partially true. I spent about six hours with my family on Thursday and then Joanna and I left for Arkansas about 4:30 that afternoon. The drive was fine, another road trip. I love those things. The days in Arkansas were fun. I learned a lot about the city. The people are called Arkansians (Ar-can-zee-ans), or Arkies for short. The city is named for its little rock on the west bank of the Mississippi River, the first rock seen when traveling up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. I will go into more detail later. However, I would like the record to show it was nothing like Deliverance and I really did enjoy myself.