Trip to Texas

Well, well, well. Something I thought I would never do is have a blog on the net. But here I am.

Mom and I went on a road trip adventure last week and I thought that would be great material for my first ever post.

Here's a pic of the hotel Ryan and I stayed in the night before I flew out from Salt Lake. We have been so busy over the last few months that we decided we needed a little vacation. This place was so colorful. The zebra striped stool in the bottom left actually has gold tassels around the base.


We flew down to TX--actually we met there because my mom lives in CO--to help my two aunts go through what was left of Mema's old stuff. It was a whirlwind packing trip and there were lots of things that we were taking with us back to our own homes but somehow we managed to get it all stuffed into Molly's car, which she sold to mom. Good thing the car was coming with us too. We'd have never been able to get all that stuff home otherwise.
Here's what the car looked like when we were ready for the return trip to CO. The rear view mirror was a little useless at this point. Driving was definitely a two person job.


And here's a lil' Texas gecko. I used to catch these things all the time. Isn't he cute with his little pink feet and stripy tail? I was really happy to see one on this trip, because I don't know when I'll be going down to TX again.


Before we said goodbye to the valley (McAllen/Mission area) we got to visit the Erchingers and see, one last time, the house my parents rented from them. George and Sally are a wonderful couple that we were able to live beside for three years. During that short time they were like grandparents to my sis and me. And you can't tell from the picture, but George is a great woodworker. The walls of the living room were covered with elaborate crosses and religious plaques that he made. He gave us three crosses before we left: one for Ryan and me, one for mom and dad and one for Erin and Daniel.


Here's our little rented home. George built this house for his mother before he was twenty years old! Impressive, huh?

We only lived here for three years (we moved out shortly after Erin's third birthday) but whenever I think of my "childhood home" I think of this place. There was tons of space to explore and Erin and I had so much fun running around the yard and just being kids.

We also got to see Roger and Darcy and Kim. Darcy makes great salsa! She also has a cacti garden that I was just drooling over. Of course, down there they can just plop those plants in the ground outside and they grow just fine.


Doesn't Roger look just like my dad? They are brothers. I guess that explains it. ;)

We also got to see mom's brother Michael and his wife Colleene on the way out of TX. And I got to see Michelle and my cousin Rebecca and her cute little Emma who is...2, I think? She is a little energizer bunny, that's for sure! She just ran around the house in circles singing, "Emma funny, Emma funny," in a high little voice.

And that's about it. We drove up to CO and then I flew home to ID, and now that I'm back Ryan and I are going on a date to see The Dark Knight a second time.

Life is good.