Pottsboro Slumber Party

When we made the decision to return home prematurely from Taipei, Amy and I decided to keep our schedule open so that we can have time for family. Usually the Spring and Fall are booked every single weekend with games, activities, etc. and we end up going months without having a chance to go and see family.

This past weekend we wanted to be in Granbury for a POA meeting on Saturday morning. Grandmommy and Grandaddy were also there and we got to stay in one of the beautiful lakefront homes that he's trying to sell. Waking up to the sounds of the lake is always a treat and the view from the back of the house is just ... unbelievable. The house is awesome and I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the right person snatches it up.

We were keeping Saturday afternoon open and were either going to return home to Pflugerville or maybe even drive down to Houston to see Grandma and Grandpa. On Friday night Marsha and Cindy (my cousins) called to say they were going to be in Pottsboro with Me B and Pop (my aunt and uncle). They wanted us to drive up for a fish fry and slumber party. We had seen Me B in Houston a few weeks ago for my dad's surgery, but we hadn't seen the others since the reunion last Summer.

So we decided to go from a lakeside view in Granbury to a lakeside view in Pottsboro - about a 2.5 hour drive. We got there just in time for dinner and we feasted on some white bass that Pop caught last year on the lake. The girls couldn't resist having Cindy do their nails and then we finished up the evening with a game of Mexican Train dominoes:



On the way there, the kids got into a spirited discussion about what kind of cousins they were to Cindy, Marsha, and the like. First cousins, second cousins, third cousins... Gavin summed it up for everybody: "I don't care, they're just cousins." Voila:



Marsha graciously donated her bed to Amy and I so that she could have a slumber party with the kiddoes downstairs. Except for Geoff's nocturnal methane emissions I think a good time was had by all:



Next week our weekend trips continue with a trip to see Grandma and Grandpa in Houston!