Hello my family!
I was so glad to
find a campground only 9 miles from my dad's house in Kyle.
Unfortunately it felt like a longer drive to get to his house because
it was back road driving. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers & I
was so happy to see my family. It had been a year & a half since
I'd seen them…..I think. Either way it had been a long time. I also
wanted to see my mom & brother in San Antonio so we decided to do
2 days in Kyle & 2 days in San Antonio. Gotta be fair. The
campground in Kyle was brand new & very very nice. A bit pricey,
but they were brand new so I guess they need to pay their bills, eh?
They had a huge store inside with all kinds of goods you might need &
you could order pizza right then & there. The bathrooms were
beautiful & so clean & the laundry room was top notch. They
had digital codes on the doors, which I appreciated for safety
reasons. Our rv site was well…...scary for me. You see we were at a
bit of a slope & although hubby said we were level my eyes said
no way. I thought for sure one jump inside by my kiddos would send us
rolling forward & crashing into the folks across from us. I
probably barked at them more than I should about no jumping or
running inside the trailer. Yes I was paranoid. I don't think it's
too much to ask for everyone to tip toe, do you? Ok more about this
place. There was a really nice lake on the property with a huge
cement area with covered seating & benches next to the rails for
fishing. All it was missing was a playground. The roads were smooth
for bike riding, which the girls did. Dalton still had no interest in
learning. They also had a nice spacious dog park next to the entrance
of the campground, which was close to where our site was, but I saw
more than one dog turd in there so we didn't stay long. My kid's feet
are magnets for poop & all other stuff gross. Why don't people
pick up their dog poo? Laziness I tell ya.
I was so glad we
made it to Kyle in time for my daughter's 9th birthday &
my dad's 71st birthday. I wanted to celebrate them
together since I'm always missing my dad's birthday. My sister was so
nice & went out to get some birthday decorations & I picked
up a cake & had my daughter's name put on it. We had gotten her
an early gift, a small laptop, and said it was for homeschool
purposes then games afterward. Unfortunately we discovered that it
wasn't Windows & she can't play her online horse game that she's
all crazy about. I point the finger at hubby on this one. He said
this one would be better so I went with it. Oopsie. Oh well live &
learn I guess. Hey at least she can still do schoolwork on it...haha!
Unfortunately there
wasn't too much celebrating going on because my dad's two Labradors
had gotten out of the back yard the day before & only one was
found & back home. Cadie, the female, was still missing. Sadly on my dad's birthday he found his dog in a ditch area
with her bottom half submerged in mud. She was old & had
arthritis and he said it looked like she got stuck in the mud &
simply couldn't free herself. So sad & not a pleasant way to
spend your birthday. Sorry dad :-(
On the flip side my
son was in heaven during our 2 days in Kyle. He is sandwiched between
his sisters so he has no boys to play with, poor kiddo. He's always
asking for a brother, which I'd gladly give him, but we gotta get the
daddy on board with that. In the meantime he was playing up a storm
with his cousin. They wrestled all over the place for hours &
when it was time to leave my son had a big 'ol frown on his face and
kept hugging his cousin. It was so sweet & kinda sad at the same
time. I told my son we'd be back at Christmas & he could play
again & for a longer period of time. That didn't seem to make a
different. He just hugged his cousin & wouldn't let go.
On our second night
we went out to eat some TexMex food. Ohhhh how I was so ready for
that. When my folks lived in Corpus Christi we would always go to
this one TexMex place called Kikos. Every time we came to visit we'd
go there. I remember years ago when the whole family, spouses & children
would go. At that point we were a party of 14 I
think, but now if we all get together it's more like a party of 21.
Our family has grown fo sho! This place in Kyle, however, was a bit
different & well it just wasn't the same. I had some expectations
& they just didn't measure up. It was ok & filled my craving,
but it just wasn't like Kikos. Oh well at least we got some good
tortillas & I showed my youngest how they were made right there
in the restaurant. They had a machine that did it all so it was
interesting. Of course no one makes tortillas like my mom, but these
were still good.
We said adios to my
folks, my son got more cousin hugs & set out for San Antonio to
see my mom & brother.
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