We are finally home from our whirlwind trip to Texas. It was so great getting to see our families. We started out on December 18th, staying with Brian's step-sister and husband, Amber and Randall. We had a blast. His step-brother and wife, Tom and Cristina, came over as well. We watched some oldies, but goodies: The Neverending Story and Star Wars. I was pulling for Legend and The Last Unicorn, but was outvoted. :(
The next day we drove to San Antonio to see my sister Kaeli, her husband Rusty and my two fabulous nephews Sutton and Mason. Sutton is growing like a week and Mr. Mason loves his Aunt LaLa. He's the only baby that will let me hold him without screaming. :) Looks like I'm getting better at baby holding. We went to dinner with Brian's Dad and his sister Miranda at The Pearl in downtown San Antonio. I had a fabulous time catching up with them.
Next we were off to Victoria to see my Dad, step-Mom, sister and brother. Dad made fried venison and I pigged out, as usual. We celebrated Christmas a few nights early. Brian and I got a lot of Texas memorabilia which will make our Qatar home feel a little more like our real home, Texas! While in Victoria, I put Brian and Dad as users on my bank account. Since we will be in Qatar, Dad is taking over as slum lord for my house in Houston and needs to be able to access my information.
We then drove to Houston to see Brian's Mom Karen and step-Dad Jack. Karen made a HUGE feast for Christmas Eve and we got to spend time with Brian's sister and her fiance, Erin and Joe. We stayed up late playing Clue and The Game of Life....I lost. Meh. It was fun and I love spending time with all of them.
Next we were off to Goliad to stay with Mom at the ranch. Brian got to shoot at some hogs, but luckily for them, none were harmed. I got to see my Aunt Janey, Uncle Mike and cousins Dustin and Layton. Dustin brought his fiance (girlfriend at the time - they got engaged last night) Brooke and we all played games and shot fireworks. We went over to my Uncle John and Aunt Barbara's ranch to see the wedding location and to try to find out where we are setting up the wedding tent. It's huge and there are only a few places it will fit. I also got to see my cousins, Lisa and Jenny, whom I haven't seen since 2008. We also drove to Refugio and had lunch with my Aunt Brenda, Uncle Bruce and cousins Barbie, Becky, Molly and Kate at Moya's.
Finally, we drove back to Houston to Brian's Mom's house the night before we flew home on December 28th. I FINALLY got to meet Brian's step-sister Amanda. It's hard to believe that it took two years to finally meet the McClures. I love them all already!
We drove 915 miles in 9 days....Needless to say we were happy to be home, but loved every second of our trip.
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