Ramada Inn College Station

... further suffering. On their advice, Socks died peacefully in mommy’s arms on October 28, 2009 in College Station, TX.

People who knew Socks would all agree that he was one spoiled cat. How could anyone not love him? He was a lap cat who constantly purred and was always at the door to greet us when we came home. When he sensed that we were sad, he would sit on our lap and purr.

Socks loved to camp with us and to explore each new ...

... both entertaining and educational.

During his presidency, sweeping changes took place across the globe. The collapse of the Soviet Union, America’s archenemy for fifty years, heralded the spread of democracy and freedom in Eastern Europe. His excellent leadership provided stability during reunification of Germany, a country divided for fifty years during the Cold War. The success of Operations Desert ...

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.

... br>Anna Ramsey - Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donor - my honoree
Hannah Foster - 16 year old organ donor killed in an auto accident
Chi Psi Beta Fraternity - Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Supporters
Debra Zavondny - Blood Donor
Allen Orr - Organ Donor
Michael Stephenson - Donation Advocate
Don Hamblin - Blood Donor
Allenn McBride - Marrow Donor
Nicholas Sambilay - Transplant Recipient ...

... was The Gallery at Round Top. I really enjoyed chatting with owner Linda Tibolla, who had some impressively detailed water colors in the shop. Not being much of a painter, it always amazes me when an artist is able to get such saturated colors and hard edges with water color! There were many beautiful paintings, bronzes, and textiles, but I was excited to leave with a silver ring made by Jim Foley. Just a simple ...

We drove in our minivan to the Dr. Pepper Museum in Dublin, Texas. And we got a tour of how they bottle the soda. And I got ice cream and my mom and dad got Dr. Pepper, root beer, and grape sodas. I got a yoyo in the gift shop. I also found out that the guy that ran in the place in the 90s drank 12-15 bottles of Dr. Pepper a day. Now we are driving for another 3 and ½ hours to my dad's friends house. More later...