We ended up spending most of the weekend with the C family. They were staying at a rented house out on the lake in Lago Vista. We got out there a little after 7 on Friday night and hung out and had dinner-- spaghetti with three different sauces, bread and salad. Only half the crew was there that night (of an eventual total of 20 people?)-- another carload arrived about 30 minutes after we left.
On Saturday, Mariela had dance, so I stayed home and waited on her. Meanwhile, Rick and Andie went back out to the house and everyone went out on the boat for a few hours. My crazy husband and daughter even went swimming, even though it was WAY too cold for that. When I picked up Mariela, we joined the party. By the time we ate that night, I wasn't feeling great, but I did eat some delicious tandoori chicken. The girls and I slept over that night-- Rick had to go home because he worked the next day.
Sunday morning we got up, ate breakfast, played a little while, and then the girls and I headed hom for a brief laundry folding mission. At home, the girls made celebratory signs for J's triumphant MS 150 finish. We went to the finish line and met everyone at about 1:00 and J crossed sometime around 2. It was very exciting to see him and celebrate what he's accomplished-- biking from Houston to Austin! Andie's now saying she wants to do it next year. I don't think so, kid.
We hung out near the Texas Children's tent for a while before finally deciding to go eat at Pappadeaux's-- it's hard to find a restaurant to take 20 people on a busy event day without a reservation! Dinner was delicious. Mariela spent a lot of it snuggling up to the grandmother crowd and lapping up the attention. It was good to get to talk to J a bit, since he hadn't been there the rest of the week. Rick missed out!
Everybody headed home again at about 6. Fun, full weekend. And somehow I managed to lose a pound-- not sure that's ever happened after a C family weekend. Ugh, come on, body! Eat up! Pack it on! Now's your chance!
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