Off to Lake City

somewhere around Lake City-- this is obviously borrowed from Evette!

Hello from Colorado! Aaron and I arrived in Colorado Springs yesterday and we are off to Lake City in the morning. The highs are going to be in the high 60's to low 70's with lows in the 40's. I am a little apprehensive. . . I have never been there before, I don't know how to fly fish and I am not overly fond of eating trout. However, there will be great company (and our favorite nephew Burke) and I am bringing lots of books.

What I'm Reading

It has been a while since I have updated my "reading" posts. I have read a few books, but the most interesting has been The Boy in the Alamo by Margaret Cousins. I had intended to read it before I visited the Alamo, but didn't get around to it. I did read it right after we got home and enjoyed it even more than I thought I would. It was great to have a picture in my head of all the structures and history that they talked about in the book. While this book is classified as fiction, it is heavy on actual history and great learning tool. I know all you Texans out there are familiar with this time period, but for a Mississippi girl like me, this was a great chance to learn some wonderful history about the Republic of Texas!
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Hide and seek, sort of

Malorie and Aunt Leslie at the birthday party that she planned for me!

Tonight I was invited to play hide-and-seek with my niece Malorie. First I counted and she hide behind a tree. Then she counted and I hid behind a car tire. But Mal went inside to look for me and stayed there until I went in looking for her! So, it was my turn to count and she hid behind a bush. Then she counted and I hid by the front door. But, again, Mal went inside to go to the bathroom and left me wondering what was going on! Well, after this rough start we played a few more rounds without incident. What fun!

Our trip to Texas

Here was our first stop in Texas: Tyler. Mimi took us to my favorite place- Mercado's. Then we had some banana pudding- Mimi sure does love her grandson! We had a good sleep, went to WalMart, then ate at Taco Bueno (yum!).

We then drove to San Antonio. We checked-in to our hotel, then met our friends Jennie and Steve for dinner. We went to La Fogata and had a great meal. They had great outdoor seating and fun fountains. We then went on a tour of San Antonio and ate ice cream. Then off to the theater to see Star Trek.

Aaron went to his conference on Thursday, then we went out to Boerne, TX, to see the Smith and Cairn families. Here is a fun picture of them all together. We had a great dinner and wonderful fellowship together.

On Friday, Aaron was again at his conference and I went to Sea World with Jennie, Ana and Bennett. The above picture when we were waiting for the Shamu show- we even got splashed at the end! The water park was very fun and I only got a little sunburned on one shoulder.

That evening we (Aaron's conference group) were given a private tour of the Alamo. It was quite impressive, even if a little warm.

After our tour, we met the San Antonio Gentrys for dinner. We walked down to the river and had some great bar-b-que. Here we are: Sally, Leslie Marshall "Marsh" Gentry, Leslie Nicole Gentry, and Aaron. I had only met them a few times, but it was a great chance to fellowship and learn about each other.

On Saturday, Aaron wasn't feeling too good but went onto the final conference meetings. We were then off to Houston to the Brack's. We were happy to see, not only Collin and Amanda and the kids, but also David and Betty! There was a great Italian meal and pictures of the Brack's trip to Europe. Aaron felt terrible on Sunday morning and had a fever of 102. Amanda thought he might have the flu- swine flu! But the test turned out negative and so we were off for home.

I had to drive all the way home from Houston. This was not an easy task because I usually go to sleep as soon as I get in the car! But we made is home safe and sound after lots of stops to keep me awake. We had a great trip but are glad to be home. I will update you on our July 4th celebration later.