the night before the night before

OK so my first blog, unusual choice for the dyslexic i know but hey if you don't mind the typos i wont sweat it.
So tomorrow D, the Bebo and myself all pile in the car and head west.
Houston has been our sweet sweaty friend for eight years now but now we are leaving, heading west.
The west, it conjours so many images.
when you grew up in a housing project outside of Glasgow, Scotland. It lives in your mind as this huge expanse filled with john fords characters and dust.
I wonder if we will meet any such dusty 'searchers' along our way?

SO the route as of today ( it could all change tomorrow so stay on your toes!)
Is this;
Houston- San Antonio ( stop for dinner at Casca bell, last amazing Mexican food i fear till i return to tejas)
San Antonio- fort Stockton ( which i hear from a reliable source has a stellar pizza hut)

Fort Stockton- Scottsdale AZ, ( OK so this is a big drive, but a beautiful resort awaits us for much cheapness as it is hotter than the sun there right now, perfect for my blue Scottish complexion)

Scottsdale AZ- LA, CA (we get to stay at our good friends Holly and Dave who ironically are in Berkeley this weekend, would you credit it?)

Bonus- we get to see Katrina and Benjy in LA on Saturday night

LA- Berkeley ( pick up keys, sleep on bare floor until van with belongings arrive next day)

So as i said coming from Scotland most of my images of America are not imagined but provided in some form or other by Hollywood.
So it is with in trepidation that i notice as i type this i keep humming the theme to National :lampoons vacation.
Lets hope we have no deaths or Christie Brinkley incidents, I'm not sure D is up to it.

Oh well wish us luck,
Lx