My husband was a major ASS over the 4 day holiday. I think he won Ass of the Year this time. But he made up for it

I was raised by my best friend's enormous traditional hispanic family that included me in their gift exchange and reprimanded me when their own daughter got made me do bad stuff. Jill and her hubby come to Vegas quite often, but I've missed my annual Tamale-Making-Christmas party. Chris and Danny are tight, too, plus all Jill's kid are like my own, and her 5 siblings are like my own, and the offspring of all these kids thing I rock. Nobody knows we're coming - it's a huge suprise.

Chris surprised me with tickets to San Antonio next week. We even got a rental car for the full five days, and I'm actually choked up crying right now because I needed this so, sooo bad. Another dear friend of 20 years lives in Ft. Worth - Jamie and I were friends since high school, and I was in his wedding but then lost touch. After 13 years, he found me on the internet and we've been talking for a year. We may even take a day trip and spend a night at his place.

I'll also be in Dallas for my annual Slumber Parties Convention in March along with about 500 other women.

We arrive in San Antonio 12/7 and return the Sunday 12/11 in the morning. Ya'll better lock up your doors and board up your windows, Hurricane DeLarla is brewing.

Lisa,

If you come to Fort Worth and dont come to visit me, I will personally kick your butt!!!

Babs in TX

That is to cool. You have fun Girl you deserve it!

Hey Lisa, come on down!!! I think Texas is big enough to hold ya! :-) Have fun!!

Have a fun trip! There's nothing like a few days away to recharge, and you certainly deserve it.

We cancelled our Vegas trip (too expensive this year, sob!!) but I need to book us into a hotel away from the kids or you're going to see me on the news. Bandster slays family, tonight at 11...

I'd love to see ya if maybe some of us could get together. I realize how hectic it is to try and see everyone.

I'm right between Dallas and Fort Worth, so if you are in the area give me a shout!

Okay, I need phone numbers! And I need to know from San Antonio to Ft. Worth where you all are.

Nana....(waggin finger) you know 6th street can sure get you into a lot of trouble! *sigh* I miss Austin sometimes.

I don't know what the heck 6th street is, but anywhere there's trouble should have a Texas size neon DeLARLA sign. I'm looking into renting Harleys for the day from San Antonio, then me & Hubby taking off early towards Ft. Worth. If this 6th street place is near, I think we need a t-shirt! We'll probably hit all the Harley stops along the road to buy t-shirts, since that's what us biker people do! So Betty, where are they along the way? And my band is pretty Lucy Goosey, so I'm bringing a Texas appetite!

HOW FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw on another board that there is a doctor in Dallas who sees patients of Mexican doctors. His name is Dr. Frederick Maese. I just thought I would pass this info onto you. Have fun in Texas!!!!

Lisa they are all over down here, you can't go too far without seeing one! We have one about 10 minutes from our house too! Fort Worth has them and every town you go through will have them. Waco might be one you want to get too! The harley by us is the longhorn, and it has pictures of the longhorn on the back.

I don't know if you are familiar with Strokers, Rick Fairless owns it and he is a bike builder. He has his own show on speed on Tuesday nights. Anyway they have a whole set up there, bar, store and all and it is a lot of fun too. It is nothing to see about 1000-1500 bikes there on the weekend. I bet your DH knows who he is! He wears all those tye dye shirts. He sells those at his place too!

Hey Betty, I have been to Stroker's several times, it is a cool place! I had a friend that used to play in a band there on the weekends during the summer. Really nice group of people. Delarla, there is a huge Harley Davidson showroom right off of 35 outside of Waco. Can't miss the place.

COOL !! Have fun

Thanks for the doctor info, but I'll pass this time since the whole reason I'm going on vacation is to forget about hospitals and doctors!

STOKERS it is! I'll talk to hubby tonight and see if he's game. If he's gonna be a big baby about all that driving, then I'll make the day trip alone and just drive the rental car. But when I mention 1000 Harleys and tie died Harley shirts with longhorns on the back... just ask Penni, he'll do whatever I tell him!

I'm getting so excited! Check out this e-mail from Jill. It's killing me, but I can't respond because I'm avoiding her since it's a big suprise that we're showing up:

Lis, Everyone's asking why you aren't coming to to the Tamale party on the 10th???? Dad has total knee replacement on the 13th, it might be our last and it is soooo much fun, you won't regret it. I am going to do a beer bong for the kids since they have been asking me for years. Irene and Lynda will be there and others as well. You can meet my grandson. Please come. thanks

I just talked to Chris, and he's game but whined that we can't be at Stoker's for Friday night. So for now, looks like we'll be leaving San Antonio in the morning on the 8th (hopefully on 2 Harleys.) I don't know what time we'll get to the Dallas area, but we'll save our appetites and hope to meet up with some of ya'll.