The last few weekends were crazy fun. Last weekend we traveled to Houston to visit Roberto and Lluvia Soler and their sons R.J. and Sebastian. In typical Chafen fashion, the camera was left at home, and Roberto took several pictures for which I need to harrass him.
But they were wonderful hosts and we saw the Katy sights as well as Buc-ees which did not disappoint. Vanilla Diet Coke! Jerky! Hal could not savor Buc-ees gastronomic delights but weathered the long drive well and we discovered playing DVDs on our portable DVD player was the way to go- rear facing, of course, with me holding the screen so he can see it.
This weekend we were so fortunate to have offers of delicious food and good Easter fun. Saturday we went to Babe's in Carrollton for fried chicken with the Beasleys and Shavers and babies Campbell and Ward, both born within a few weeks of Hal! I'd been pestering everyone for months to go to Babe's and they humored me and it was delicious.
Today, for Easter, we trekked to services (waking baby from his nap for the third time in a row ) :) and then Aunt Jan and Uncle Jim very kindly invited us to join the Wilson clan- 8 adults, 7 kids total!- for Easter lunch with ham (my fav) and all manner of delightful foods. We meagerly brought some greens and a pretty fussy baby after a short morning nap and runny nose/maybe a little fever. We made a mess with the baby and, yet again, I forgot my camera.
Argh!
The Wilsons were so hospitable, the egg hunt very fun to watch with cute little ones, and we ran out early when Hal was clearly asking for another nap. I had to perform magic tricks to keep him awake in the car on the way back (so we could have a proper nap in his bed). He'd open one eye and look at me like "Yeah, lady, you keep dancing and waving that cowbell. I'm gonna siesta through any racket you can muster."
This evening, after fulfilled nap, we went to meet the Harrisons with Morgan and Spencer and Cathie and Katie Walsh - in town from Memphis - for drinks at the Belmont and dinner at Smoke.
Both places are great- food excellent and drinks and view at the Belmont comfortable and very un-Dallas like (not always a good thing, but when a 'view' is involved, being un-Dallas is essential) Katie relayed real life Tennessee prosecutor stories which sound made up half the time- they are nutty and involve crazy quotable characters. All real! Morgan told us about her new job, and Edna, Richard and Spencer were so kind to entertain Mr. Long Day Fussy Pants McGoo, helping feed and dance for him. I finally remembered my camera after berating myself for forgetting it all day but did not get the most quality pictures:
SOOOOOO TIRED!!!
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