Now that is a big surprise

In the last weeks leading up to my dear wife Karen’s every-other-year family reunion, niece Stormy kept teasing us all on the group Facebook page about a big surprise. When we all pulled into the tri-plex on a Monday, her mom Lynne said Stormy and Brad would arrive by car a few hours later for…

Everybody needs to pick a good place for lunch

With at least four hours of flat and open road in front of the adventurous four between our first stop of San Antonio and the Family Reunion proper on South Padre Island, my dear wife Karen and terrific daughter Elisabeth took a deep dive into their devices. A diversion to Corpus Christi would add just…