Chris did it! In the 110 degree heat he qualified for Nationals in June.
We both left early Wednesday morning for Austen, Texas. I ended up flying through Oakland to get to Austen; a round-about way, but eventually I made it.
That night we met up with Chris' parents and sister at a fun, very fresh Tex-Mex called Vivo.
On Thursday we scorched in the bleachers all afternoon watching the women's polevault, but it was worth it because Kari qualified.
That night Greg, Karina, and little James drove in from Dallas. We went to a very nice Italian restaurant in downtown Austen, and then spent an hour and a half on a wild goose chase trying to find a Coldstone. Four Coldstones have gone out of business in the Austen area in the past year. Finally, we ended up at McDonald's for the $1 sundaes because it was the only place we found find open.
Friday was the big day!
Afterwards we went to Rudy's to celebrate. We saw Prince of Persia that night.
Saturday was a fun lazy day. We played in the pool for a couple hours. Then we went and got pizza, and we did find an ice cream; Amy's. Saturday night we watched some fun races at the track. The 4x400's were very exciting!
Before heading back to the hotel I wanted to go see UT's football stadium. We got there about 11:45pm. The front gates were open so we walked right in. It was huge and I loved it. That is how a football stadium should be! We almost got trapped in there. As we walked out, security guards had just locked the big gates. Luckily, they were still close by and came and opened the gate for us.
The best word to sum up our week: HOT. But it was very fun!
Unfortunately, I didn't take many pictures.
The proud fam
Little James playing in the pool with Uncle Chris
