TCC Homecoming - Galveston, TX

THURSDAY: Josh and I ventured to Galveston, TX for a long weekend. It was Texas Chiropractic College's Annual Homecoming. That morning, we dropped Andrew off at daycare, made a quick stop at Mom & Dad’s to drop of Andrew’s luggage, toys and car seat, and we are on the road! We met a friend in Huntsville for lunch at McKenzies BBQ then we drove the rest of the way. We arrived at Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center around 2pm. We visited the vendor exhibits, socialized with other chiropractors and then got ready for dinner. We drove down the seawall and ate at Landry’s Seafood. We returned to the hotel and made an appearance at the “beach party”. It was muggy, the mosquitoes were out for blood, and there were no more drink tickets, so we made quick round of hello and headed back to the room.

Our hotel room at Moody Gardens

FRIDAY: Josh was up early to start attending classes. He needed to earn CEU’s for his State License. I met him and a couple friends for lunch. We went to The Spot on the seawall – it was a great burger joint! Friday afternoon more exhibits, class and mingling. We visited with Grandpa Doc & Connie for awhile before getting ready for the Banquet. We got all dressed up and attended the banquet for a nice dinner and fellowship with other Doctors and Professors from TCC.

Josh with his Grandparents, Dr. Shelby and Connie Elliott

All dressed up for the Banquet

SATURDAY: Josh was up early again for class. I packed up and checked out of the hotel room. I was supposed to meet a friend and hang out at Schlitterbahn water park all day, but at the last minute she couldn’t make it. After Josh finished around 4:30 we drove to his dad’s house in Houston, picked up some Pizza and played games that evening with Granbet and Brycelynn, our niece.

Josh sitting in Medicare class

SUNDAY: Up early to get ready for church. Josh, Brycelynn and I met Grandpa Doc and Connie at their church, First Baptist Church Pasadena. They recently added onto their facility so Connie gave us the tour! It was HUGE and obviously very beautiful. My favorite part was the new Worship Center and Chapel designed for weddings, funerals and other special services. The theme of the Chapel is “The Life of Christ”; the stained glass windows around the chapel portray Jesus’ life story. The Elliott’s donated money to get a stained glass window in their name; their window tells the story of Jesus’ baptism.

After service we all ate at Frank’s. Then it was time for the three of us to start heading home, but we had a few pit stops on the way. First , we went to Karl’s new house. We needed to pick up our lawn equipment (he has been hanging onto it since we moved last October). We got to tour his new place visit for a short while and then we had to hit the road again. We made another quick stop in Huntsville; Our friend Meghan had just bought her first house so we wanted to check it out. It was a short visit because we needed to head back, but we really enjoyed seeing her again! We arrived home around dinner time, unloaded the lawn equipment and luggage then headed to pick up Andrew.

We certainly missed him, but definitely enjoyed the time away. Thanks to Mom and Dad for allowing him to stay there while we got a mini vacation.