Homecoming week on campus is fun. Activities are going on. Friday Staff Senate decorated the campus with streamers down the mall. I recruited Jordan. I knew someone wouldn’t show and two people didn’t. He had fun getting out of the office.
Monday we had a 2nd line parade with cheerleaders and the band it went all the way down the mall. Trying to get people to attend was a little difficult they were busy. Seriously? It’s the band and cheerleaders walking by. Unless you’re really into walking to the pavilion to get a hotdog from Chartwells. Cause I’m not. I used the GoPro for the heck of it was a whopping 1:32 I believe.
Wednesday was the Steps Contest Prelims. I was a judge. So it’s not entirely what I thought it was. Steps says it in the title right? Well some tried to turn it into a dance recital? Talent show? Not sure the correct terminology to use on that. But it was dancing not stepping. There where boys who had no clue what was going on. But they thought they were cute.
And it’s also Whitni’s birthday sadly her birthday day present did not make it here in time. And all Quinn is worried about is Cake. Which I did not make. But I will make now. Cause Quinn is queen of birthdays it seems and needs some cake. So a white cake with buttercream is was made and delivered.
Friday Night Bonfire, it was Awesome! We actually had perfect weather for it for once. It took a quick min for once side to light and the other side well, it was so going. But it caught on. And then the best part the fireworks went off 4 mins 87 seconds of fireworks roughly $10,000. Derek said “hey huffy ya’ll are kind of awesome! “Yeah we are. Now we smelt of sulfur and smoke and not sure what the heck I got in my eyes but all was well. Toby spent the night at Gran’s since we were not home most of the night and we were leaving for the ranch in the morning.
As we know my least favorite place to visit. And let me say this is my 3 weekend to go there. Yeah THIRD! I have been a good egg, a Super Trooper! I so need a trip somewhere good for a weekend. But that’s not happening anytime soon.
We headed out and a stop at Walmart to get odds and ends. And a stop at Meme’s Klean Kitchen for an old fashion greasy burger and fries. And we were off. I’m sure border patrol thinks we are crazy we are either laughing or all smiles when we pull up. Arrived at the ranch and hooked up the camera to watch the back door. Derek shot his pistol and I honestly am not in to shooting anything. But the question always comes “hey huff want to shoot my pistol? “And it is so much easier if I just say yeah, sure. It’s never a yes. It’s loud, its nerve racking. But I did it, and I sucked at it. And I think he may have given up
Later in the afternoon you could see if was raining in Mexico and He took me to the family cemetery where we visited the pasted and I suppose the future. We shouldn’t tell them that though. And then off to Canyons I’ve never seen. And I can actually say those are where pretty.
We saw a skunk and silly me said shoot it and well he did. And then like a dog he brought it to me. And waved it around. Stunk up the truck, himself there are hardly words. Back to the house for a shower in dawn and some chicken nachos. I would say we had some adult beverages. But he clearly had, had enough. So I had a beverage and I really didn’t get a nacho.
Derek crashed and I sat up talking to Ivie most of the night while it slowly quietly rained most of the night.
Morning came and I was ready to go home! I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. Got all the way to the gate and Derek’s tire needed air. Made it back to the house and made the decision to put the spare on. Finally out the gate and headed to Del Rio. Ivie was texting about an Apple Pie and apparently nobody in the family makes an apple pie cause there isn’t one in the cook book. Well I have to recipes and they have failed me. She sent us to Chinto’s to get breakfast. We did laughed at the idea. And I really thought Derek would do his usual this. But No he asked where it was. Her directions where find the red gas station off the main highway and it’s behind it. Derek had no clue about a red gas station. And he had never heard of Chinto’s before. Well apparently the whole family eats there and if her mother ever gets divorced she is going to marry the Chinto’s man and live about the restaurant and eat burritos every day. Well it’s on 6th street and it’s not a red gas station it’s a liquor store. And it was pretty good.
It's a Sweet Life 
I did have fun! Good post!
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