Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A Day "OUT" of the Sun!!!!
Posted by Senette Chavez at 7:23 PM 0 comments
GARNER ANNUAL FAMILY CAMPING
EVERY YEAR FOR AT LEAST THE LAST FIVE YEARS THE CHAVEZ FAMILY MEETS FOR A LITTLE "R&R!"IN GARNER STATE PARK. THE FIRST YEAR I WAS SKEPTICAL BECAUSE IT RAINED AND NOAH CRIED THE ENTIRE FIRST NIGHT "DADA I WANT TO GO HOME TO MY BED." BUT FIVE YEARS LATER ITS REALLY A TRIP I LOOK FORWARD TO. WE EAT, SLEEP, SWIM AND EAT SOME MORE. THIS IS ONE FAMILY TRADITION I AM GLAD I MARRIED INTO!!! ON OUR WAY: THIS IS A STOP WE MAKE EVERY YEAR BEFOR GETTING TO GARNER. WE STOP IN HONDO, TEXAS TO STRETCH OUR LEGS AND BUY SOME SNACKS AND FILL UP ON GAS. I TOOK THIS PIC OF MY FATHER-IN-LAWS TRAILER BECAUSE ITS PRICELESS. ITS GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE THE TRIP A SUCCESS: BIKES, BEDS, FOOD, TENTS.....YOU NAME WE TAKE IT!!!!
THIS WAS OUR VIEW AS WE DROVE TO OUR CAMPSITE ON THE GARNER STATE PARK GROUNDS. ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
THIS TENT HAS SUCH A BACK STORY. TOM PURCHASED THIS TENT AT THE PAWN SHOP WHERE HE WORKS AND HE LOVES IT, HE THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY GREAT BUY. AND FOR THE MOST PART IT IS, I FIT A QUEEN SIZE AIR MATTRESS, SUITCASES, AND A TWIN BED IN THERE AND I STILL HAVE ROOM. ITS THE SETTING UP THAT I JUST CAN NOT ADJUST TO. WE NORMALLY START SETTING IT UP BEFORE EVERYONE AND FINISH AT LEAST 20 MINUTES AFTER EVERYONE ELSE. WE HAVE TO ENLIST THE HELP OF ALL THE FAMILY AND TOM GETS MAD WITH EVERYONE WHO IS HELPING BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HELPING CORRECTLY. IT HAS A MILLION POLES AND FIGURING THEM OUT IS A NIGHTMARE. BUT MY HONEY LOVES IT, SO HE REFUSES TO TRASH IT. I ALMOST TALKED HIM INTO THIS TIME AROUND. MAYBE NEXT YEAR!!!
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Summer School!!!
As you all know I have been attending summer school this year, and it has not always been a joy. I was taking my second natural science earth history, with mr. steinburg. it was sooo boring, we talked about the geologic time scale, precambrian, cambrian, mesozoic, are you feeling my pain yet. it was a four hour class from 5:30 to 9:30 mon-thur, it was pure torture. well as boring as it was i succeeded and made a B in the class yeah for me! now it is on to another boring class pre algebra....this class is to prepare me for college algebra....then like i said before save the date cause i will be recieving my associates in december....i can't wait the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter then ever now.
Posted by Senette Chavez at 10:45 AM 0 comments