Holy Snake!

Brother #1 and SIL A came to visit for 36 hours this week. I got to meet my newest nephew CAT, was kidnapped, spent time with friends and laughed until my head hurt. The day they left, we went to Space Center Houston as SIL A had never been to Houston before and was excited to see Johnson Space Center. When we got back from the Tram Tour, they had a special interactive snake presentation by Texas Snakes. When they called for volunteers to come up and hold each snake, SIL A immediately started waving her arm in the air. She was wearing a snake skin printed head scarf and got picked to go on stage. We had so much fun! Here's a picture of all of us wearing an Albino Burmese Python.

CAT, Snake, John, Me, EAST, Abby
(Photo taken by Texas Snakes.)
4 January 2013

My nephew, EAST, has only met me once before at their wedding so he wasn't used to calling me anything. He was so funny because he kept calling me "Grandma" instead of Auntie E. He asked me how old I was when we went out for breakfast and when I told him I was 5,020, he responded that no old lady was that age. Little punk! It was so cold I kept my arms wrapped around him to share body heat anytime we were outside. When we were standing still, he would rock us back and forth. Such a cutie! We also had a blast on the Angry Birds Play Place. He went up to the very top--4 stories up!--and waved down at me from the bubble window. 

Best conversation of the visit:

EAST: Did you know you can't use hookers in Texas?
Adults: What?! Um, really? Do you know what a hooker is?
EAST: Yes. Don't you know what a hooker is?
Me: Yes, I know what a hooker is but why don't you tell me what it is?
East: A hooker is a tow truck.

After we got our stifled laughter under control so we wouldn't hurt his feelings, SIL A had to explain what the more widely understood definition of hooker is. Some things you learn while on vacation you just can't share with your friends at school.

It was a wonderful whirlwind visit and I hope to see them again soon....for more than 36 hours. Love their guts!