I recommend you just stop short of DFW and land in Albuquerque. Take a short drive to Rio Rancho and come on over to ABQ's back yard. I can have decent BBQ from the smoker to the table in 24 hours (no less). I have inch and a half Rib Eyes in the deep freeze. Few hours to thaw, a nice Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Onion Powder and Chile Pepper Flake dry rub. Get a quick sear on it and let it grill for 5 on each side, take them off the fire, wrap them in foil and let them sit for about 10 minutes to render. Plate them, slap a generous slice of decent real butter on top and serve them up with a Chopped Green Chile, fresh sauted onion and Mushroom relish.
The Girls can have spicy Bloody Mary's or whatever they want. We can have a couple of Leinenkugel Harvest Shandy's, maybe a couple of shots of decent Canadian Wisky and a nice cigar or two.
Anyhow, that's what I might do.