Tuesday I reserved for time with dad. We went out to the ranch and if you haven't seen it yet we had a run-in with a bull snake. I was literally following dad step for step which is the habit I have when I'm not 100% familiar with where I'm at or not sure of my footing. I wasn't really paying attention until I just had an inkling to look down and *BAM* there's a five foot bull snake right at my feet.
Me being in flip flops and shorts I wasn't near as prepared as dad was to take on the bull snake nor did I even pause to find out what kind of snake it was. All I knew was snake + country = bad news.
After I said a dirty word (these were harsh circumstances and I was hugely embarrassed after I regained my composure and realized I'd said a dirty word) I took off running in the opposite direction as fast as my flip flopped feet could carry me.
Dad of course being a dad freaked a tiny bit and asked what was up at which point I pointed at a "stick" right behind him and screamed SNAKE! He'd literally stepped right over it, how he hadn't stepped on it is a miracle b/c he very well might have given us both a heart attack if that had happened.
Then dad being dad did what he's done my whole life when it comes to dangerous animals....he played with it. There's a video on youtube of it here if you haven't seen it.
Wednesday was pottery day with the girls:
A trip to town just isn't complete without a trip to the Art Barn. If you're in the area and you haven't been yet, go. Especially if you have kiddos, it's pretty much the cutest thing ever and so many projects you could do and incorporate the kids. Handprints, footprints, make them into reindeer, snowmen...it's endless!
It took a while but I've finally gotten Allison to stop looking at the camera when she sees me taking a picture :) Sometimes I want an "impromptu" picture
Kayla painted the cutest piggy bank ever! (see picture above) I swear...upon the move back to Texas I may have to make one for someone. Kayla does a good job selling cute projects, she always does a great job, I'm jealous.I didn't paint anything this time, just finished off my mom's blanket. My main reason was that I wouldn't be there to pick it up...little did I know.
That night I went to church with mom and supervised as they fed the youth at FUMC. Mom is a queen at cooking for an army :) Even tacos made in bulk are super tasty when made by the Yubetas.
Thursday I ended up hanging out with dad who stayed home sick. He made a super tasty breakfast (he's where I get my love of a big American breakfast) and then decided to go see Thor in 3D.
Thor = hot sauce
It's like Brad Pitt and Russell Crowe got together and morphed their perfect DNA into one ultra perfect human. It's not right how pretty this guy is.
I liked the movie, kind of the same lines as Iron Man. Little bit of humor, little bit of action, top it all off with attractive people and BAM you've got a blockbuster success.
Friday I had lunch with the Wheat people, said my final goodbyes, and then had dinner with Lincoln's parents at El Fenix in Burleson. I did NOT order a margarita...I didn't want to feel like a total lush :)
Saturday sucked...I made sure to have a very specific plan so that I would let my emotions get the best of me and end up staying somewhere longer than somewhere else. So dad cooked breakfast then I headed to mom's for an hour and a half, then I went back to dad's for an hour and a half when Lincoln's mom came and picked me up for the airport.
My flight left at 3. I grabbed lunch at Burger King before taking off and wolfed it down pretty fast due to the fact that the chick behind the counter "accidentally" threw away all the tickets and it took forever to get my food.
The flights were relatively uneventful except for the landing into Phoenix which SUCKED!
I swear the guy would dive and then level out, dive and then level out. It was like we did our decent in a stair-step fashion. I was about to lose my lunch by the time we landed. I wanted to get out and kiss the ground! But there wasn't time so I walked like a mile to my connecting flight (the Phoenix airport is much bigger than I was expecting.)
On this plane there was this super cute couple (for the sake of the story, they were both young and white) that had four (I'm assuming) adopted little kiddos (all around probably 4 years old) with them of all different races. Each kiddo had their own character backpack that perfectly suit their little personalities. While we were waiting for the flight there was an argument amongst the kids about how one of them had drank Lizard Juice (a Sobe drink that had a lizard on it.) And the one who had drank it was just disgusted that it was Lizard Juice and no matter how they tried to explain it he was just mortified that he had drank Lizard Juice.
It was pretty much the cutest thing ever and I wanted to take their picture and make a big poster for "LOVE."
As we approached Cali I couldn't help but smile at the mountains. One even had snow on it still.
When we got closer to the airport there was this thick blanket of clouds coming off the ocean that stopped right at the mountain line. It was like the area was filled with clouds, kinda cool. Should have seen it as a sign instead of a "welcome back, Casey! Cali missed you! Here, here's some clouds, enjoy!!!"
Lincoln was waiting for me at baggage claim with clean clothes and everything :) We went and got take out for dinner and came back to the apartment where I literally almost cried b/c the apartment was spotless! He had cleaned everything and had even done laundry AND vacuumed!!!
We then we ate our weight in BBQ, watched our shows and I crashed early.
I know this was long but that is officially the end of my Mother's Day Texas Trip!
As for now...Reagan will be here in a week to hang out for a day and then make the cross country road trip with me back to Texas where I'll stay for the month of June while Lincoln is out doing his pre-deployment training which he leaves for on Monday.
I have spent the better part of the week eating whatever I want and encouraging Lincoln to do the same. I've made tasty dinners, bought junk food, even made a cheesecake for dessert tonight. I'll do what I can to spoil him rotten before he leaves for the terrible desert.
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