^{11/10/12 - Arrived in Amarillo, Texas just before dark. Ah... where to spend the night...that is the question.  Various thoughts are running through my head and after awhile I silence them praying for a quiet, warm, safe, affordable place to stay.  Up ahead I spot the Texas Travel Information Center.
Always looking forward to being greeted by each state with Welcome Center employee smiles and
freely offered informative literature. When I asked the attendant for suggestions on very affordable accommodations, right away she replied, "you can stay here!  Travelers do that all the time."}

^{That's me in the photo!} 

 

<sup>When I discovered the area was patrolled by a 24 hr. guard, had bathrooms very close by, (146 leisurely meditative steps actually (felt like counting them for the fun of it), and the temperature was forecasting a comfortable 55 degrees, I decided sleeping in my car right here worked just fine for me.   

 Thanks to a local hotel just down the street and my willingness to speak up and ask for my what I needed, I was offered the warm, cozy lobby to set up a writing area and blogged several hours.</sup>

^{If you haven't noticed by now,} 

 ^{a few of my personal mottos are:} 

 ^{"You never know unless you ask"} 

^{"Ask and you shall receive."}

^{.. and remain open and focused on wonderful surprises!}  

 
Here's the makeshift bed in my back seat. It's quite comfortable even though I can't totally stretch out my legs.  It looks really small here, but that's just the angle of the pic

 

 ^{Gabriele, thank you again, sister,}

 ^{for suggesting I create a sleeping nest.} 

^{It works!} 

^{Slept peacefully undisturbed all through the night and rose when the sun beamed its brightness through my house windows.  I am referring to my car for it is my home in current time.  Opening the drivers side window, I greet a new day with a smile on my face in a hum in my heart.} 

^{Thank you hospitable Texan folks at the Travel Information Center}

^{for a good night's stay!} 

^{With a banana and protein bar in my tummy, I'm on the road again.}