Spare the Gun, Spoil the Child

Officially in San Antonio!
After several phone calls I have internet but not a bed hooray!
This title was inspired by a phone call to my Uncle Robert, happy 47th birthday! He (jokingly) reminded me, spare the rod spoil the child, and since I've seen so many places selling guns or talking about guns or people with guns, I abbreviated the saying a little bit.
Today was a long long long drive. We spent a lot of time on good ol' i-30 west, about 500 miles to be exact, and I actually drove a lot of the way! And slept a lot of the way.
As we drove further and further South, the people got bigger and bigger and the heat got hotter. When we stopped for dinner at 10 pm it was a pleasant 94 degrees. Cool...
Also Herman is broken, my dad ripped off part of the front bumper, so we will be finding a dealer tomorrow morning, somewhere in between finding a mattress, registering, and moving me in to my apartment (wow I'm such a grown up, got an apartment and everything). 
Highlight of the day was probably the amazing sunset out my window as I was rocked to sleep by the car steadily coasting across America. Or finally getting a new watch!!! I just traded my old one in and got a new one for free, I love free stuff! This one actually works and is not inflicted by water damage.
Tomorrow, I'm pretty nervous, I'll be meeting the folks I'm going to be working with/living with/ interacting with for a whole year(ish). But I'm so excited for this new culture and to be honest I'm pretty sure I'm just too tired to be nervous, which is good because I'll probably give a more honest first impression.
I read the entire Rick Perry Wikipedia page, I heard he is a kind of big deal in Texas, so I figured I should do some investigation. He seems like a strong personality, which I can respect. I don't support a lot of his views on some fundamental issues, but he has done some good stuff according to Wikipedia. Coming from Illinois, where our past couple governors have always been iffy, I'm ready for anything Texas politics can throw me.
Daily Hero: I could have never made this road trip without my rents. They are amazing people and even though a gap year is a scary idea they have supported me and helped to get me here. Not only are they my daily heroes but my everyday heroes. Love ya mom and dad.
And a song to end with: 
Home, home on the range. Where the deer and the antelope play. Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day.