Arriving in Texas

So howy'all doing? We were only in Texas for less than six days and I would "find" myself starting to talk like a Texan. After much deliberation about taking the whole family, in the end, just Gerard and I went to Texas for my brother-in-law's wedding. We left all the children in Auntie Theresa's very capable hands. Thank you so much. I know it is a lot of work taking care of four kids aged six and under. And there were moments when I thought of them as they would have loved to see this or that, but it would have made the trip so different. (busy, stressful).
The road system is just crazy out there. There would just be levels and levels of roads and ramps going here, there, and everywhere. They try to never stop the flow of traffic with stop lights, so would just build a ramp conjoining this highway to that highway. (I think we could learn a bit) We would often take a wrong turn or road WITH a GPS. Gerard said that was his new "girl" and I was totally fine with that. No stress on me trying to read a paper map and trying to make heads and tails of it all. Take the wrong turn, it's the "new girls" fault. The GPS was a big investment for one trip but I don't think we could have done without it, traveling Texas. (a total marriage enrichment gadget, no blaming)

We went to South Forks Ranch. It was where a T.V. series was filmed. I had never seen it or heard of it, but it was still an interesting tour. And then it started to rain...WHAT!!! we just can't seem to get away from it.

... and then it started to POUR we were soaked in seconds but it was still really hot, so we just continued walking around looking in the barns and seeing everything that there was to see.

Then late that afternoon was the rehearsal. Followed by dinner at Curtis's elder's house. It was a nice time to meet some of Melanie's family. (she has four sisters and two brothers, so it was a full house) There was also another little girl there with hearing aids, she is only three months younger than Sharleen, so we had a lot to talk about and I found out about a dehumidifier that I didn't even know existed and am looking into getting. (costs a bit though, but will be worth it in our wet climate) Talk about a coincidence. Getting ready for the BIG day.