We left town last Friday and headed west to Eldorado for a 5 day trip of fun. On Saturday we celebrated my mom's 60th birthday with a Cajun food fest and lots of great friends and family. On Sunday we enjoyed spending time with Eric, my brother Justin, and my dad Joe Max (aka Pappa Joe)- three of the greatest fathers I know! Eric headed home on Sunday afternoon, but Sam, Stella, Molly & I stayed for a few extra days at 'camp' Momsie and Pappa. We had lots of fun swimming in the tank, feeding the calves, drinking margaritas on the back porch and generally relaxing. I even got in a couple of visits with dear friends. On Tuesday morning we got a call from Pappa as he left the house telling us that there was a motorcycle parked across from the cattle guard and a tent pitched in the bar ditch. We 'watched' the tent with interest until finally at 10:30ish a young man emerged and packed up his gear, then knocked at the door to tell us he'd run out of gas at 2:30am and decided to camp until the morning. He is a 24 year old, named Ryan Akers, who is criss-crossing the country and living his dream to see the United States. You can check out his website at: http://www.ruckin4america.com/ We helped him with a little gas, a sandwich, chips, cookies, and an apple (food courtesy of Molly- who was VERY impressed)! He headed on his way and we felt lucky to have met him. On Wednesday morning we began the process of packing and loading the car for the trip home. It was a tight squeeze, but we got it all in and made it home safe and sound that afternoon. We are all glad to be here and Stella especially missed her bed. She slept from 7:30 last night until 7:45 this morning! Both babies took 2 hour naps this afternoon, also giving me a chance to unpack and start laundry. Tonight we enjoyed take out from Pei Wei (something they definitely don't have in West Texas :)
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