Ok - I know how lame I am for trying to do better with the blog and failing miserably - sorry!
We have a lot to catch up on...
A week or so after I left off Maverick got sick - we have no idea what is was which is a little scary, but basically he would cry inconsolably when he tried to get up - lose his bladder sometimes, and just cry like mad. It was AWFUL to watch so we got him into the vet asap. They did a hip dysplasia test which was clear, it's not wobbler's (which is GREAT and what I was worried about), not arthritis or anything age related, so they gave us some meds (anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, pain med) for him to be on for the next 2 weeks, and graduatlly it cleared up and got better, until there was nothing? And there hasn't been any sign since - so crazy??
Maverick catching some rays by the pool
So we switched his food back to what he was on when he was younger (higher protein) and have worked on getting some weight off of him to relieve any stress his back/legs may have had, and all has been well! Hallelujah! I can't tell you how worried we were... A couple weeks later, we decided Maverick was up for going to the Spring Bark which is a yearly event - this year it was at the lake and we all had a great time watching Maverick make lots of new doggie friends!
Maverick and a bull mastiff - new giant best buddies!
As summer has begun we have also enjoyed the boat again this year - still enjoying wakeskating, etc. and our days out on the lake have been a blast! This makes summer so wonderful! We also got some great new patio furniture which has made summer evenings (and mornings) so nice - we just chill out there and eat or talk, and enjoy the R&R!
We also were very fortunate to attend an Astros game in AMAZING seats thanks to some good friends through YL who have some connections - whoop! It was such a great game - we won, the fireworks show was out of this world, and it was such a great night overall... sigh!
Then came Memorial Day which was the perfect combination of activities and relaxing! Me, Ma'am, Mom, and Kendyl had a girls day at the zoo one day, and on Monday we took the boat out and invited some friends to hang out with us as well... it was so fun! Heather and Danny have a little girl, Sonora, who just turned 1, and she was out there with us the whole time - she was perfect and we all had fun wakeskating!
Then of course, as it was late May, we had many high school graduations/parties to attend which was really fun, too. Kind of sad b/c we have a lot of great YL seniors that will be leaving us, and Greg (Curt's stepbrother) has also graduated, so we know quite a crowd of special young adults who will be setting out to make a mark on the world! Congrats to everyone and best wishes!
And THEN came Wilderness - Curt and I took 6 YL kids on a trip into the Wilderness, into the Rocky Mountains in Colorado for a 6 day backpacking trip... and yes, it was hard! We knew it would be as this was the same trip I did in high school (with Pam!) when we graduated high school and it changed my life, so Curt and I were so excited to have the opportunity to lead on this trip. And by lead I do not mean guide - we had 2 guides assigned to us that work at the base camp over the summer so we didn't have to worry about the survival/trail stuff, so that was nice. But our friends were so fun, the scenery was gorgeous, and once again it was such a life changing, once in a lifetime (and lucky enough to be twice for me!) experience. Of course on Wilderness there is always that one day that you think you're going to die, and for this trail it was on Day 4. Day 3 was really tough, don't get me wrong, but Day 4 we had to wake up at 3:30 a.m. to try to ensure we would be able to pass over the Divide (yes, the Continental Divide at 13,500 feet altitude - try breathing up there with a 60 pound pack on your back, falling through the snow), and we hiked that day from 4 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. We had to scale a mountain in snow and loose rock, and it was just crazy. But wonderful - by the time we hiked to our pick up point on Day 6, and had to get on the bus to go home, everyone was devastated to leave... we had a picture party though with our new YL friends a couple Fridays ago, though, to have fun and relive the memories, and it was fun! We had them over to our house, fed them dinner, watched a movie in the media room, and spent some time in the hot tub after - too cool.
Right as we got back was Father's Day, so as my Dad was out of the country, we went up to College Station to meet CP for dinner and margaritas, and it was great! Courtney came up as well, so it was a fun family get together...
And this weekend was pretty laid back - we had Greg's Graduation party today so we went down and had a nice, late lunch and fun in their pool.
Anyway, that's a very high level past couple months in a nutshell. In the next couple of months we have a maybe trip to China (well Curt will go for sure, but I will hopefully be attending with him for a couple of weeks vacation)!
Otherwise all is great, and I will make a harder effort to post more often so I can stop giving the nutshell versions of what's going on!
Love,
Tasha xx
