Inspiration on the Road (Part 1) – Episode 104 - a podcast by Brandi Sea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week is part one of the conversation Brandi and Michelle had about the past few weeks and Brandi’s road trip through the midwest and all of the interesting, and inspiring things she found.



Inspiration on the Road (Part 1) – Episode 104

Michelle’s week:

For starters, Michelle almost got a “breakup haircut” not because she broke up with anyone, but because so much has been changing and happening in her life that she wanted to control one thing. Fortunately, she didn’t change it that much and she got a great haircut. She’s just in a place where change isn’t bad it just feels bad. And Michelle finally saw Bohemian Rhapsody finally! Go, Michelle!  

Takeaways from this episode/Brandi’s family road trip:



* Still recovering and trying to remember all that she did on her family road trip. Brandi had been to all the places they stopped before except for the Nashville Jacksonville area and Chicago. Starting in New Mexico they drove to Texas. 

* In Houston Texas, they wanted to go to the Johnson Space Center. They also stopped in Huntsville Alabama to see the largest space museum. In Houston, they specifically saw the Saturn 5 rocket which is 60 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty! Fun fact that Brandi loved was that when building the campus for the Johnson Space Center, they designed it like a college campus so as to create a community. What stuck with Brandi from the space center though was on a timeline of the space race. At the very end was blank vinyl with nothing on it, and to Brandi, that blank space meant the future; it meant where we can and hopefully will add to the timeline. 





* The Monument Au Fantome by French sculptor Jean Dubuffet was another fun stop in Houston. Jean Dubuffet also designed another sculpture that Chicago and Brandi had already seen a sculpture if his while on her trip to New York.





* The good thing to note is that Galveston is the best beach ever! For Brandi, it was like swimming in a bathtub the water was so warm. And it was shallow for a way’s out which made it great for swimming





* They also watched fresh taffy being made with like 140-year-old taffy machines in downtown Galveston.





* In New Orleans, after some scary flood warnings, they made it safely and got to walk around Jackson Square. Sadly they didn’t walk Princess and the Frog. It was also really hot so New Orleans is much more enjoyable at night rather than during the day.





* Brandi had crawfish etouffee for dinner one night and she really liked it! 





* They stayed at the Andrew Jackson hotel where they still give you actual keys for the door which is a cute detail. And they serve your continental breakfast to you in your room on a silver platter. Super fancy! 





* At the French market, they had the important foods Gumbo, Jambalaya, and gator sausage. Sadly, Brandi’s daughter Jasmine is a bit traumatized from being forced to eat “weird” things in New Orleans… Oops  





* Next stop was Nashville where they met friends Dawn and her son Johnny for cronuts at Five Daughters bakery at The Factory in Franklin

* Also at the Factory, Brandi found a really cool record store

* Sadly because of the CMA’s they didn’t to Nashville so that will be a trip for another day

* They also got fresh Georgia peaches (Joelle is jealous haha) 

* Next stop was Chicago and the first morning was rainy and cloudy and the tops of the building were disappearing in the clouds which were so pretty. For Brandi, who loves rain, this was the perfect introduction to the city for her.

* It was also Sunday when they got to Chicago so they took...

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