DAY 40: Wichita Falls, Tx - My Lance Is All Grown Up....

Friday, July 10: Wichita Falls, TX

Today we were so anxious to get out of the mosquito infested, mad-cow smelling, hot as haites, armpit of Texas town known as Dalhart that we didn't even shower before heading out.  We just pulled in the slides, fired up the engine and took off.  

We were headed to Wichita Falls, Texas, where my nephew Lance and his girlfriend, Sarah (I remembered the "H" this time!) are attending college at Midwestern State University.  He is a Senior this year graduating in December and Sarah still has a couple years left before graduation. Once we arrived in Wichita Falls, we stepped outside just to be hit by a wall of 110 degree heat!  Mercy!  Who turned the oven on????  It is ridiculously HOT here....  After a couple hours of running both A/C's on the coach, the temperature finally came out of the 90's in the motorhome.  UGH.....Even Murphy was fanning his monkey & John McCain doll. 

We had such a good time visiting with Lance and Sarah over dinner and then were given a tour of the college campus as well as Lance's apartment.  I love ya, Lance, but you haven't been taking my decorating tips very seriously.  I'll send ya a couple more later this month....

Chuck and I couldn't be more proud of both of these guys.  Lance will be playing his final season of football for Midwestern this fall and then graduating in December.  He plans on preparing to take the grueling test to become an officer in the Marines.  He is passionate about this decision and has been working towards this goal for almost a year now.   It seems like yesterday that he and I were heading down the road singing "The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round"....except we would change the words to, "The Gunman on the Bus Goes Bang Bang Bang".  It was back in the time when DART buses in Dallas were getting held up all the time.   See, he grew up just fine in spite of my bad example!  Sarah, his girlfriend of almost 6 years, is studying Business and working a full time job.  She is a lovely young lady and is an independent thinker.  She sets her mind to something and she accomplishes it!  They both have visions and goals and we have no doubt whatsoever that both will not only meet but exceed these goals.  They have their heads on straight and we love them both very much. 

Well, only one more day of our adventure.  I feel sad, yet excited to be home for a bit, and looking forward to the next journey down the road.  We are hoping to make a trip to the Upper East Coast this Fall.  Look out Annie Lou & Don, here we come!

One more day............