What did we do on Day 3?

Day 3

What did we do on Day 3?  Let's see, we woke up in NC, had an awesome breakfast, kids played and I got to catch up with my friend.  Took us a while to get moving, but we finally said our goodbyes and left their house.  We made a quick stop at a dollar general for a few things and then we got moving on I-40 West.  We tired to visit another friend in Marion, NC, but we couldn't reach her... bummer!!!  Shortly after we headed out, we stopped to seat the Biltmore Estate.  The rain was hit and miss.  Seemed to be following us.  Took us a little while to locate the estate, but then realized it was closing within a few minutes.  we drove in as far as we could and vowed to come back to see the entire estate.  What we saw was so amazing,  We went into the ticket office and watched a short video.  After that we headed out for our next stop...somewhere in TN. We passed into a different time zone and it took us a while to figure it out!! I was hoping for Jackson, but we stopped about 30 minutes before Jackson.  It was a LONG day.  We knew by stopping sooner we would have to get up early for an 8 + hour drive into OKC on Saturday.  We stayed at a Days Inn in Holladay, TN.  Not the best room, but perfect for sleeping and a small breakfast before hitting the road again.  We encountered our first "issues" of not getting along in the car.  When we drove through Memphis, TN we got distracted by a new BassPro on the Mississippi near the Arkansas .  So we turned around and went to Bass Pro.  As I pulled into the parking lot, I drove over a screw.  OMG.  I felt it go in the tire.  I parked the car and called roadside assistance.  As I waited for them to arrive, a super helpful security guard / Memphis Police officer showed up and waited with me and waited while the tire repair man repaired my tire.  He didn't have to wait, but he did.  Father to 3 boys, we had some similarities to talk about!!  After the repair guy was on his way, we headed into the store.  We wanted to go to the viewing deck, but to ride up the elevator and check it out was $40, so we declined.  I didn't think that was nice of BassPro.  I can see charging a few dollars, but not $40.  They aren't getting my $$.
We left BassPro and headed west.  We continue to count state license plates and have great conversation and dance parties in the car.  We are really enjoying our time together.  We stopped once for gas and arrived in Oklahoma around 3:30 pm.  The kids were very excited to cross the state line into Oklahoma.  That last two hours was treacherous.  Are we there yet, how much more time mom??
We arrived at Tim's house for dinner a few minutes after 6pm.  What a good feeling.  We made it.  Tim & Kate had prepared a nice pasta dinner for us.  We enjoyed dinner and an awesome dessert of Strawberries Pavlova.  Talk about yummy!!  Tim and Loyd and Murle took a few of the kids shopping for fireworks.  Kate gave me a nice tour of their home and by the time the guys got back we were ready to watch fireworks and set off some of our own.  Good times.  It felt so good to be here with family enjoying a holiday.  After fireworks we headed back into OKC to Murle & Cherry's house and we all went to bed pretty quickly.  Long wonderful day.