Surprise!!! Well I tried didn't I?

Ok so maybe I haven't been so faithful with posting this last week...or so. But I've been busy, I had to pack, I had to work things out about going down to Mexico with my brother and a ton of other things. So yeh, I have been busy. And to top it all off I had to keep it all secret from Terry, as he thought I was coming on the 24th instead of the 21st. So now I'm going to update you on all that I've been up to this last week. Be prepared for a really long post.

Sunday May 14th
Yes yet another ballooning day, and guess what? The last ballooing day I'm going to see for a LONG time if i can help it. And I'm late, not only because I woke up late, but because somebody forgot to wake me up and thus I slept in late. And not to mention I am going to IHOP which was packed when I get there. Lucky me, eh? So yes, I got there, its packed, and there's no place for me to set up my table, so I stand there for about 2 or 3 minutes till I decide to just set up my table in the middle of the place...yes, I'm tired, frustrated, and annoyed that I'm the ONLY person to be going out today. So yes, I get all set up, and people start leaving, it almost gets empty, and then it fills up again. Does that quite a few times in the 4 hours I was there. So anyways, I get through that, and thankfully IHOP has started giving us breakfast again, that is at least something to look forward to.
Ok I get home, and Livi asks me if I wanted to help her out with taking the kids skating, sounds like a plan to me, so I eat my IHOP food then I get all ready to go and we leave. Great fun we had, I got to say goodbye to a bunch of people that worked there, I will miss them, here are a few pics that I took with them.

So we spent basically the rest of the day there at the skating rink, it was fun, I'll miss people, they were kewl, and then we went back home, and had pie and icecream to celebrate Livi's birthday. And then I tackled my packing and drank a bit. Trying to finish off whatever alcohol I had left over, but I ended up just giving it to Livi.

Monday May 15th
I'm tired, went to bed around 3 or 4 the night before. But I'll survive, just sleep on the bus, speaking of bus's Nathan needs to call me, as I need to know what bus to take. His phone's being a turd, it just goes to the answering message. Oh good, he's online, I'll drop him a line, hoping he'll see it and either call me or send a message back. I get neither, for at least another 15 minutes to half an hour. Its trying my patience as the first bus leaves at 12:30 and the next one leaves at 3:30, and I have no clue which one he wants me to go on. Grr....ok good he called. 3:30, ok that sounds like a plan, I'm going to be in Austin by 6:45 or 7ish. It ends up being 7:15. Anyhow, I have a couple more hours at home, so guess what I do? Yes...I sleep, I'm tired, and I haven't had much sleep the last week, so here I am trying to catch up on all the lost sleep I've suffered from. Livi comes in sometime around 12:30
Her: "LANI?!? I thought you were leaving this morning?"
Me: Yes...well things change, and I'm still here, not leaving till 3:30.
Her: Oh...ok, well I guess this mean we can take pictures now! As you were packing till God only knows when last night.
So, I drag myself out of bed, and we take pics...not many as she has Anjie's baby to watch, and it isn't being so quiet. Then Julia calls, they want to come see me, but...just my luck I'm leaving in an hour. So that doesn't work out...sniffle.
2:20 and I'm just leaving to get to the bus station...yes I know I'm late in leaving..and yes it probably is my fault. Oh well, I get there half an hour early, lucky me, there aren't that many people going on the bus, but I have to pay $20 overcharge for an extra suitcase that is also overweight. heh..I guess I just never learned to pack light.
I get on the bus, and the first two things I think are...ok this is it, I'm leaving houston, and oh please don't let any weirdo's sit next to me. Yes I'm safe, no one has sat next to me....yet, great some person just had to sit next to me now, well...its ok I guess as their engrossed in their book and all I want to do is sleep. Wonderful, he's moved to another seat as someone has gotten off the bus. And now I've finally arrived in Austin. Um...how am I going to move all these bags from here to inside all by myself? Wonderful....I guess I'll just have to move them one at a time. YES! I've succeeded...and just my luck, Nathan now chooses to come walking through the door. So we load all my stuff in the car and run around and do some errands then stop at subway and get a sub to eat, his treat. Don't I have such a wonderful brother?

Tuesday May 16th
Today was comprised of us traveling back and forth from Austin to San Antonio, because they had a 3 vehicles to move and only 2 drivers...if only I had been able to drive as well, they would have only had to take one trip, but it was ok. We stopped at Cracker Barrel, and had a yummy brunch there. I am a Cracker Barrel virgin no longer. And to tell you the truth...I didn't have any clue as to what Cracker Barrel was until about 3 or 4 months ago, I always just assumed it was some kinda clothing store or carpentry shop or something. But yeh...we learn something new all the time.
So we've finished running around and driving vehicles to San Antonio and we get there in time to attend the after-party of Wordstock. It was fun, I got to see Mari, I was happy about that, as I was afraid I wouldn't be able to see her before I left, and I got to see some other people that I hadn't seen in FOREVER! It was great fun, except everyone was smashed by the time we got there..and the booze was fast running out. But I still had fun, with my two beers.

To be continued....