Typically, because of busy schedules and short weekends, mom and daddy do not get to come to town very often. So, I was really excited to have them both in town for a few days. Daddy was in the middle of summer school and had a couple of weeks off and Mom was going to be out of work for a few days recovering from carpal tunnel surgery (her left hand this time and her right coming up in a few weeks). So, they came to College Station for a relaxing weekend this past week. Friday night we played 42 and Saturday we shopped for updated Aggie Gear - Daddy was in need of all sorts of things for the new school year! We stopped by the Association of Former Students so Daddy could see the giant Aggie Ring since he couldn't make it down for Charley's Aggie Ring weekend. And of course, I took their pictures. Then, one of the most fun things we did was go to Alfred T. Hornbacks, a local bar, and play pool and dart for couple of hours. There was NOBODY at the bar, except for us, so we had everything to ourselves. Pool was fun. But, then we switched to darts. That is when it got intense. There were 2 dart boards and Vic and I played on one while Charley played both mom and dad (they were sort of a team). Vic beat me and Mom ended up beating Charley. So, we let the losers play one another and the winners play one another....
For those of you who know Vic, you know he is pretty competitive. Well, you wouldn't always know it about my mom by her regular personality, but apparently she can be a little feisty and competitive too! As we watched, she would purse those lips, aim and if she did badly, she'd get a little frustrated. It was just really funny because they had to play one another.
So, they continued to play and got down to the last turn for each where they both got the number of points they needed! Vic hit the center, which was the last thing he needed and we were all excited. It was a tie! So, then they had a tiebreaker and....MOM WON!
Now, let's sum this up here. Vic, who had a dartboard with his roommates in college and played every single night got beat by his little short mother-in-law who was recovering from surgery she'd had on her other hand just 48 hours before and probably has not played darts in years and years. This makes me laugh just thinking about it! What's funnier is that Vic could have played the nice "I'll let my mother-in-law win" card, but he didn't and still got beat. It was just really fun!
We had some back porch time visiting that night, Church the next day, more shopping, more movies and then they had to go back home on Monday. It was just so nice and relaxing...if only they would want to move here to do this more often........
Pictures from the weekend!
Charley - this picture was much easier to take on this day than on Fightin' Texas Aggie Ring Day - much less people!!!!
One of my favorites....
Another view of the ring.
The Official Stance (the pursed lips are happening even if you cannot see them).
And, she wins! Look at her with all of her empty beer glasses....she looks a little "extra happy" here if you know what I mean....hmmm. Okay, so mom doesn't even drink beer.
Mom was a "champion" and Daddy was on the "losing" side. 
So adorable!
I am so glad they came and so proud of how good they are both looking (Daddy - you look so good!!) and feeling (Mom - I'm glad you are getting these hands fixed!) and glad they got to have a little mini-weekend vacation!
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