Believe it or not, but my teen daughter was not psyched to go on a summer-long road trip with her mom and little brother. Go figure.
She’d rather stay home with her friends, doing nothing in particular, and she’s holding on to the hope that I’ll cut this trip short.
I’m still hoping that she will enjoy this trip, and that someday she’ll look back on this with fond memories. With high hopes, I’ve tried to include stops on this trip that I think she’ll appreciate.
Since she loves spare ribs, and we were going to pass the one place in the world that has BBQ that is so good that it’s listed as one of the 1,000 places to visit before you die, we added a meal stop in Kansas City, MO.
The book lists the legendary Arthur Bryant’s as the place to go for BBQ, but I checked in with my Twitter friends just in case there was a better choice. BBQ is serious business in Kansas City, and I received a few responses, but in the end, I went with the popular choice.
We weren’t disappointed. It’s a rustic, totally self-serve, hopping busy sort of place, but the line to place orders moves quickly, and the prices seemed reasonable (even if some reviewers complained about recent price increases.)
We shared a rack of ribs, and I have to admit, these were different. I’ve never seen ribs so well cooked that the flavor seems to have seeped through to the bones. The kids were also very excited to discover a new kind of soda, a red cream, that was too sweet for me, but delicious to them. I prefer the southern sweet tea.
She still won’t admit it, but I can see that she’s having a good ‘ole time, even with bossy mom and annoying little brother!
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Those ribs sure look good mmmmmmmmm finger licking good..Never had there bbq must try some one day soon…
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You know, I was really envious that you were able to convince a tween/teen to go on a trip with you. It is a battle to get mine to go anywhere with me. It’s refreshing to know it wasn’t as easy as all that
Hope you are continuing with the good times…
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Oh, no. Teens and Tweens are rarely easy, even when you offer them something you know they want! Even my younger son, who was so eager to go on this trip, suffers occasional bouts of homesickness.
It’s mostly good times. I think/hope that we’re growing closer, spending so much time getting to know each other better, bonding through amazing adventures and book discussions.
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