I went to Austin on Thursday for the Texas Women's conference, so I drove half-way to Killen Wednesday night so I would be closer. I left my house at 7:00 in the morning and it took me until 10:15 to get into Austin, get to the parking garage, and get to the convention center. Traffic was awful, and there were 7,000 women there. I missed the opening session where Bill Gate's wife talked, but I made it to the first seminar session where I got to hear Cat Osterman speak. She is the pitcher for the UT softball and won the Olympic Gold Medal for the US team. Then I went to the luncheon where I got to see Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of york speak. She was amazing and was a lot of fun. It was really sad to hear her talk about Diana (her sister-in-law) and her battle with her weight. The really inspirational part can at the end of the day when I was front and center to see Maya Angelou speak. She sang and read poetry and was so vibrant and timeless. The trip home was not bad and I am really glad I went.
Then on Friday I went to Six Flags with Dave, my sister Carol, and her boyfriend Justin. The main attraction was supposed to be Fright Fest, but it wasn't really that scary. we got to ride all of the rides, and of course Titan was amazing!!! Basically it was just a great opportunity for me and my sis to spend some time together, and we had a blast!!
THEN....After getting back to Waco at 1:00 in the morning and not getting in bed until 1:30, I got up at 5:00 so I could be at the Mayborn at 6:00 for a class trip to Bayou Bend in Houston. Bayou Bend was the home of Miss Ima Hogg (really!) and is now the museum that houses her collection of American Decorative arts. On our way home we stopped at Winedale where the crazy guide lady kept touching all the artifacts and slammed the door of a 200 year old German Shrank into the door frame! We all alomst died. It was a fun trip, but no more chairs!!!