Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Lake Texoma and a family crisis

Two days after we returned from California I drove Erik to the Killeen airport so he could spend the week in Tennessee with his family. I had to work 3 days plus I had an inservice that I had to attend so I couldn't go. At the end of the week he and his parents drove down to Lake Texoma, Texas which is about 1 1/2 hours north of Dallas. I dropped the dogs off at the vet/kennel (where the girls go crazy over Crockett) on Saturday and headed up there. We went to the pool and walked around some and just relaxed. On Sunday Erik's parents drove to Love Field airport to pick up Natalie who had been working in New Mexico. On their way back from the airport an SUV rear-ended them at a stop-light that wasn't working. No one was seriously injured, but Natalie was taken by ambulance to the ER at some hospital in Dallas. Erik and I were eating at The Jalapeno Tree (yummy food by the way) when his mom called us. So we drove to Dallas and spent the next 7 hours waiting for them to clear Natalie to go home. Unfortunately she suffered some bad whiplash and their car was in really bad shape. We spent the next 2 days hanging out by the pool, kayaking, and grilling out. It wasn't quite the vacation Erik's parents and sister had in mind!

Erik's parents car.



Our first time ever kayaking. It was hard work!



On our condo balcony. Can't you just tell how much Erik loves to take pictures?



Waiting for the elevator. Erik is too cool for pictures.



Our condo was really nice. Two huge bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, a living room, dining room, and kitchen.