Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suites College Station

Socks was born on May 10, 1995 in Tallahassee, FL. He was our daughter's cat - a "college cat." We adopted him in 1996.

In 2007, Socks was diagnosed with Leukemia which was in remission. However, in the past ten days he hadn’t been feeling well. An ultrasound revealed that his Leukemia had spread to Lymphoma. Three veterinarians including Dr. Rossi from MA suggested that we put Socks to sleep since he had 3-6 months max to live and to avoid ...

The Museum's exhibits reveal the unique influences and challenges that shaped George Bush’s life and presidency. The exhibits lead the visitor to an interactive walk through history’s textbooks with displays that explore the most important events of the 20th century from World War II through the Persian Gulf War. Original artifacts, film, photographs, documents, music, and interactive kiosks make the ...

Left Arlington, TX early in the morning. Heavy rain predicted later on in the morning, definitely wanted to leave before the rain. Ran into rain anyway so it took longer than usual. Texas received heavy rain the past 2 weeks that caused severe flooding in the Dallas / Houston area, of course this is where we are .

I guess this was the main reason I came back at this time for vacation. On the plus side - got to see the whole family in one place over a couple of days.

Outside of having to dress up in a tux, it was a good time. And my rental car even got into the wedding.

Made a quick stop by the Traveling Aggies office to make sure everything was taken care of for my Peru / Machu Picchu vacation next year. I was a little worried trying to do everything from across the pond.

Looks like it will be a good trip & I got the names of the other travellers.

Met up with another high school friend living in College Station. Conveniently, his kids were playing flag football at the same time as my brother's step-son.

Then off to the hotel. My suite on the top floor, right next to the Hilton emblem.

This year I only get to make one football game from Scotland. The Aggies are playing Oklahoma State. Krista is able to make her annual game as well. Not sure if the win streak will continue - every game she has gone to over the years, the Aggies have won.

Update - well, the streak is over. Wasn't as close as the final score. But it was a good day out, even if the weather wasn't as nice as forecasted.

... to quickly tell their personal story and then introduce the honoree they were riding for.
Bob's brother, Bruce and his wife Carolyn came to the event, which was really nice considering it was 8:30 AM on Saturday morning.
My honoree this morning was Roger Contreras. He had Myelodysplastic Syndrome, which is a disease in which the bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells. He received over ...

... restrauarants to check out. That led us to South Congress, which is another very fun, filled with people area. It has been pretty rainy and cold the whole time we have been in Texas, which we know is not the norm, because every single person here tells us it's not. So, it was not a great night to explore, but our initial reaction was good. Need to get the job part figured out, but it seems like a pretty cool option so far. We'll be back on Sunday, so we'll see how it ...

... Thursday will be spent getting familiar with the neighborhood around the hotel (including locating an Internet café), changing money, a lecture on Ancient Egypt and a session on "Survival Arabic". I'll try to send an update that evening. Have a great day, Larry